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Francis Coquelin
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Personal information
Date of birth 13 May 1991 (1991-05-13) (age 20)
Place of birth Laval, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Arsenal
Number 39
Youth career
2000–2005 AS du Bourny
2005–2008 Stade Lavallois
2008 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008– Arsenal 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Lorient (loan) 24 (1)
National team‡
2007–2008 France U17 3 (0)
2008–2009 France U18 5 (0)
2009–2010 France U19 16 (0)
2010–2011 France U20 12 (0)
2011– France U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 2 January 2012 (GMT).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:41, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Francis Coquelin (born 13 May 1991 in Laval) is a French football player who currently plays for English club Arsenal. He plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also be utilized at right midfield or at right back. Coquelin is a French youth international and currently plays on the under-21 team.

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[edit] Club career

Born in Laval, Mayenne, Coquelin began his career playing for AS Laval Bourny before departing in 2005 for the biggest club in the commune, Stade Lavallois. Coquelin spent three years at the club before being spotted by renowned Arsenal scout Gilles Grimandi, while on international duty, playing in a 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite round qualification match against Israel.

[edit] Arsenal

[edit] 2008–09 season

In July 2008, Coquelin joined Arsenal from Stade Lavallois following a successful trial with the club. Although he suffered a thigh injury which cut the trial short, Coquelin impressed and was subsequently offered a deal to stay in North London.[1] Coquelin played for the first team in Arsenal's pre-season matches against Barnet and Szombathelyi Haladás,[2] and made his competitive first team debut for Arsenal in a 6–0 win over Sheffield United on 23 September 2008, coming on as a substitute for Fran Mérida to play at right back.[3] Coquelin scored his first goal in an Arsenal shirt in a reserve match against Stoke City on 5 October 2008, shooting powerfully in from the edge of the box with his weaker left foot.[4]

[edit] 2009–10 season

Coquelin was a regular for Arsenal F.C. Reserves during the 2009-10 season, playing 12 times and scoring twice.[5] On 22 September 2009 he made his first start for the first team against West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup third round, playing 58 minutes before he was replaced by Mark Randall.[6] He featured again in the League Cup, this time as a second half substitute for Fran Mérida in the 2-1 victory against Liverpool.[7] Francis made a disappointing first FA Cup start in a 3–1 loss to Stoke City. Playing in an unfamiliar right back position, he was substituted in the second half for Aaron Ramsey.[8]

[edit] Loan to FC Lorient

Francis Coquelin in training for FC Lorient

Coquelin opted for a move to FC Lorient on a loan deal that saw him play his football in France throughout the 2010–11 season. He made his Lorient debut as a second-half substitute in the 2–1 home defeat to Nice on 14 August 2010.[9] Francis grabbed his first assist as Lorient lost 6–3 to Lille. After beating one Lille player, Coquelin played a through ball for Kevin Gameiro for Lorient's opener.[10] Coquelin received his first red card while playing at right back against Valenciennes. He received the second yellow card after a hand ball decision.[11] Coquelin scored his first goal in professional football as FC Lorient beat Stade Rennais F.C. 2–1, Francis scored the winner from close range after Rennes goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez had spilled a Morgan Amalfitano long range effort.[12] In the latter stages of the season Coquelin was heavy used on the right hand side of midfield. He completed his loan with Lorient making 24 appearances in Ligue 1, one appearance in the Coupe de France and scoring one goal.[13] Sky Sports reported that Lorient manager Christian Gourcuff was keen to re-sign Coquelin as well as his Arsenal team mate Gilles Sunu on an additional year's loan.[14]

[edit] Return to Arsenal

After spending pre-season at the U-20 World Cup with France, Francis Coquelin returned to Arsenal and on 28 August 2011 made his first team league debut against Manchester United. Coquelin played 62 minutes in the 8–2 defeat before being substituted for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.[15] Coquelin made his second Premier League start for Arsenal in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Despite Arsenal losing the game 2–1, Coquelin was voted as Arsenal.com’s Man of the Match by fans for the first time.[16] On 6 December 2011, Coquelin made his UEFA Champions League debut for Arsenal in the 3–1 away defeat to Olympiacos, playing 67 minutes before being substituted for Tomáš Rosický.[17] On 10 January 2012, Francis Coquelin signed a new long-term contract at Arsenal. The Frenchman had been rewarded with a new deal after demonstrating his versatility with a string of fine performances in both holding midfield and defence.[18]

[edit] International career

Francis is a French youth international having earned caps for the under-17s, under-18s, under-19s, under-20s and under-21s. Coquelin played a key role in France winning the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, starting 4 of France's 5 matches.[19] In the semi-final against Croatia, Coquelin skipped past three challenges and slipped a pass through for Cédric Bakambu to score the winning goal and put France into the final.[20]

Francis Coquelin, as well as Arsenal team mate Gilles Sunu, were named in France under-20's final 21-man squad that competed at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Francis started and completed all seven of France's world cup games, as France finished fourth in Colombia.[21]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 29 January 2012
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Arsenal 2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2009–10 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Lorient (loan) 2010–11 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 1
Arsenal 2011–12 7 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0
Career total 31 1 1 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 42 1 1

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Arsenal Youth

[edit] International

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Coquelin signing complete and new home kit revealed". arsenalyouth.wordpress.com. http://arsenalyouth.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/coquelin-signing-complete-and-new-home-kit-revealed/. 
  2. ^ "Francis Coquelin". Arsenal F.C.. http://www.arsenal.com/reserves-youth/players/francis-coquelin. 
  3. ^ "Arsenal 6–0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 23 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626710.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "Arsenal Res. 3–2 Stoke Res.". Arsenal F.C.. http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3020278/reserves/arsenal-res-v-stoke-city?tab=report. 
  5. ^ "2009/10". Arsenal F.C.. http://www.arsenal.com/reserves-youth/players/francis-coquelin/2009/10?tab=report. 
  6. ^ "Arsenal 2–0 West Brom". Arsenal F.C.. http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3191260/first-team/arsenal-v-w.b.a.?tab=report. 
  7. ^ "Match: Arsenal v Liverpool - English Carling Cup - ESPN Soccernet". http://soccernet.espn.go.com. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=284385&cc=5739. 
  8. ^ "Match: Stoke City v Arsenal - English FA Cup - ESPN Soccernet". http://soccernet.espn.go.com. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=285993&cc=5739. 
  9. ^ "Loan Watch: Coquelin makes Lorient debut". Arsenal.com. 2011-05-01. http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/loan-watch-coquelin-makes-lorient-debut. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
  10. ^ "Loanees – Coquelin Assists As Lansbury Stars". Young Guns Blog. 2011-03-01. http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2010/12/loanees-coquelin-assists-as-lansbury-stars/. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 
  11. ^ "Loanees: JET Scores, Afobe & Miyaichi Assist". Young Guns Blog. 2011-03-01. http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/02/loanees-jet-scores-afobe-miyaichi-assist/. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 
  12. ^ "Video: Coquelin Goal v Rennes « Young Guns". Young Guns Blog. 2011-04-17. http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/04/video-coquelin-goal-v-rennes/. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 
  13. ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Player profile Francis COQUELIN". Ligue1.com. 2011-05-31. http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/coquelin-francis. Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
  14. ^ "Lorient keen to keep Gunners". Patrick Haond. 2011-05-31. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_6919217,00.html. Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
  15. ^ "BBC Sport - Man Utd 8-2 Arsenal". BBC. 2012-08-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14606020.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  16. ^ "Man of the Match against Spurs - Coquelin". Arsenal.com. 2011-10-04. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/man-of-the-match-against-spurs-coquelin?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arsenal-news+%28News+Feed%29. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  17. ^ "Match Report". Sky Sports. 2011-12-06. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3447150,00.html. 
  18. ^ "Coquelin signs new long-term contract". Arsenal.com. 2012-01-10. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/coquelin-signs-new-long-term-contract. Retrieved 2012-01-10. 
  19. ^ "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". French Football Federation. 2011-04-26. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=1606016767&id_cat=4. Retrieved 2011-04-26. 
  20. ^ "UEFA.com - Under-19 2010 - France-Croatia". UEFA. 2011-04-26. http://www.uefa.com/under19/matches/season=2010/round=15349/match=2002409/report/index.html. Retrieved 2011-04-26. 
  21. ^ "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, fiche, boutique". FFF. 2011-06-13. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/der_selection.php?id_selection=4. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 

[edit] External links

France squad – 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
France
Arsenal F.C. – current squad
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