Alassane Pléa
 Pléa training with Lyon in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alassane Pléa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Lille, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Ascq | ||
| 2008–2010 | Wasquehal | ||
| 2009–2012 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Lyon B | 67 | (23) |
| 2012–2014 | Lyon | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Auxerre (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2014–2018 | Nice | 111 | (36) |
| 2018– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | France U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | France U19 | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 6 | (3) |
| 2014 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2017 | |||
Alassane Pléa (born 10 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in Bundesliga. He plays either as a striker or winger.[1]
Club career
Lyon
Pléa made his senior debut for Lyon on 7 October 2012 in an away Ligue 1 match against Lorient, coming on as a substitute for Bafétimbi Gomis in the 90th minute; the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[2]
Nice
2016–17 season
On 20 October 2016, Pléa scored the only goal in the 1-0 away victory against Red Bull Salzburg in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group I match. That was Nice's first-ever UEFA club competition away win, having previously gone 15 UEFA club competition away matches without a win.[3]3 days later, he scored a hat-trick in a Ligue 1 match as leaders Nice won 4-2 at Metz to maintain their advantage at the top of the table at four points.[4]
On 20 February 2017, Pléa underwent arthroscopy of the right knee in Lyon, which would likely put him out of action for five months. Eight days earlier, he had injured his right knee during the first half of a Ligue 1 match against Rennes and had to be substituted in the 43rd minute. As of 21 February 2017, he was Nice's top Ligue 1 scorer and was 5th in the Ligue 1 top scorers' chart of the 2016-2017 season with 11 Ligue 1 goals.[5][6]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
In July 2018, Pléa joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Nice was reported as €25 million.[7]
International career
Pléa is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He played with the under-19 team at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
Career statistics
Club
As of 6 October 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Auxerre (loan) | 2013–14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Nice | 2014–15 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2016–17 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | |
| 2017–18 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 21 | |
| Total | 111 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 134 | 44 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2018–19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| Career total | 140 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 170 | 56 | |
Notes
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Entretien avec... Alassane Plea: "Signer pro à l'OL serait un aboutissement"". FootMercato (in French). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Lorient v. Lyon Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Three teams stay perfect, United beat Fenerbahçe". www.uefa.com. 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Pléa does trick to keep Nice clear". www.ligue1.com. 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Fin de saison pour le Niçois Alassane Pléa". L'Équipe. 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : Saison terminée pour Alassane Pléa, qui sera éloigné des terrains 5 mois". Eurosport. 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Alassane Plea signe à Mönchengladbach (officiel)". L'Équipe. 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Alassane Pléa (France) - Profile and career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
- Alassane Pléa – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Alassane Pléa at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- France stats at FFF
- Living people
- 1993 births
- French footballers
- French people of Malian descent
- Sportspeople from Lille
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- AJ Auxerre players
- OGC Nice players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- France youth international footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Bundesliga players