Rémy Cabella
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rémy Cabella | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ajaccio, France | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| 2004–2009 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | Montpellier | 97 | (24) |
| 2010–2011 | → Arles-Avignon (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | France U21 | 17 | (4) |
| 2014– | France | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2014 | |||
Rémy Cabella (born 8 March 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays for Montpellier in Ligue 1.[2] He plays as an attacking midfielder and has been described as a fast, agile and creative midfielder who can play on the wing or behind a striker.[3]
Early life and career
Cabella was born to an Italian father and a Corsican mother.[4] He started his youth career at local club Gazélec Ajaccio before joining Montpellier's academy at the age of 14 and winning the 2009 Coupe Gambardella with their under-19 team.[5]
Club career
Montpellier
Cabella signed a three-year professional contract with Montpellier in July 2009. He injured the cruciate ligament in his right knee during training in September and was ruled out for the season.[5]
He was sent on loan to Arles-Avignon for the 2010–11 Ligue 1 season, where he scored three goals in 17 league appearances.
Cabella signed a two-year extension to his contract in January 2012, which would keep him at the club til 2016. In a 1–0 win over Brest on 4 February 2012, Cabella struck a volley from a cross that struck the back of his teammate Geoffrey Dernis and went into the opposition's net for a goal. Cabella was credited with the assist. [6] On 11 February 2012 in a 3–0 victory over Ajaccio, Cabella scored with a right-footed shot across Ajaccio's keeper after being put away by Olivier Giroud. [7] On 20 May 2012, he won the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier HSC over PSG, for the first time in the club's history.
In May 2014, Cabella announced his intention to leave the club in the summer.[8]
International career
Cabella was named on the stand-by list for France's 2014 World Cup squad.[9] He made his international debut coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Yohan Cabaye in a 4–0 friendly match win over Norway on 27 May 2014.[10] On 6 June, Cabella replaced Clement Grenier who withdrew from the World Cup squad through injury.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2014. [1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Arles-Avignon (loan) | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Montpellier | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 14 | ||
| Total | 97 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 133 | 31 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League.
International
- As of match played 27 May 2014[12]
| France national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Montpellier
References
- ^ a b c "Rémy CABELLA". Ligue 1. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Cabella prêté à Arles" (in French). Mercato365. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Osborn, Simon (14 October 2013). "Who is Remy Cabella? Lowdown on the Manchester United target". Metro.
- ^ "Remy CABELLA profile". FIFA. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ a b Eastham, James. "Remy Cabella: 'Newcastle were interested in January - the Premier League is fantastic'". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Ligue 118:00 +00:00, February 4, 2012Stade de la Mosson (4 February 2012). "Gamecast: Montpellier v Brest - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ligue 114:00 +00:00, February 11, 2012Stade de la Mosson (11 February 2012). "Gamecast: Montpellier v AC Ajaccio - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Transfer news: Remy Cabella boost for Newcastle United". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Samir Nasri misses out on France squad". ESPN FC. 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Giroud bags brace in stroll". ESPN FC. 27 May 2014.
- ^ Holyman, Ian. "Injured Grenier out of World Cup". ESPN FC. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ Cabella.html Rémy Cabella at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Rémy Cabella – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Rémy Cabella at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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