Julien Escudé

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Julien Escudé
Personal information
Full name Julien Escudé
Date of birth 17 August 1979 (1979-08-17) (age 32)
Place of birth Chartres, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Sevilla
Number 14
Youth career
1994–1998 Cannes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–1999 Cannes 21 (1)
1999–2003 Rennes 112 (0)
2003–2006 Ajax 61 (6)
2006– Sevilla 152 (6)
National team‡
2006– France 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2010

Julien Escudé (born 17 August 1979 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre) is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] France / Ajax

Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division. After some solid performances, on 26 July 1999, the 20-year-old joined top level club Stade Rennais FC, then managed by young Paul Le Guen, where he gradually developed into a first division player, amassing nearly 150 official appearances.

In the 2003 summer, Escudé signed with Dutch side AFC Ajax,[1] scoring six times in his first two seasons combined for the Amsterdam Arena outfit, and winning the Eredivisie title in his first year. In August 2005, after a defeat against Feyenoord, he fell out of favour with manager Danny Blind, and never played a match afterwards.[2]

[edit] Sevilla

In January 2006, Escudé signed for Sevilla FC in La Liga, for €1.5 million. His league debut came on 11 February, as he played nine minutes in a 4–0 win at Andalusia neighbours Cádiz CF; in the following round, he played the entire 1–0 home success against Celta de Vigo.[3]

Escudé became an essential defensive unit in the following years for Sevilla, helping it conquer a total of five titles (he played in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup final, a 4–0 win against England's Middlesbrough). His importance grew after the long injury layoff which bothered club captain Javi Navarro, but the Frenchman would also be sidelined for a long part of the 2007–08 season, with a groin problem.[4] Sevilla finished fifth, missing on UEFA Champions League qualification.

[edit] International career

In March 2005, Escudé was called to the French national team for two 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland and Israel, but eventually did not make his debut; his first game was on 11 October 2006, playing as left back against Faroe Islands for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying stage - he was not picked for the final stage.

On 18 November 2009, in the 10th minute of the second leg of the 2010 World Cup qualification playoffs against the Republic of Ireland, Escudé broke his nose and had to be stretchered off;[5] he was also not selected for the squad of 23 which appeared in South Africa.

National team Club Season Apps Goals
France Sevilla 2006–07 2 0
2007–08 5 0
2008–09 1 0
2009–10 4 0
Total 12 0

[edit] Honours

Ajax
Sevilla

[edit] Personal

Escudé's older brother, Nicolas, played tennis professionally, reaching the top 20 in 2000.[1] His father Paul, was also a footballer, representing mainly Pau FC.

During his spell with Sevilla, Escudé played several matches with "SQD" on the back of his shirt, it being the phonetic spelling of his surname.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Clubs reach agreement, Julien Escude signs four year Ajax contract; Ajax USA, 17 July 2003
  2. ^ Ajax looking to future; Sky Sports
  3. ^ Escude pleased at Sevilla start; Sky Sports
  4. ^ Escude to miss Steaua return; Sky Sports, 29 October 2007
  5. ^ Escude out for two weeks; Sky Sports, 19 November 2009

[edit] External links

France squad – 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
France
Sevilla FC – current squad
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