Dayot Upamecano
_22.JPG) Upamecano in 2016. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dayotchanculle Upamecano | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Évreux, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Vaillante S. Angers | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC De Prey | ||
| 2009–2013 | Évreux FC | ||
| 2013–2015 | Valenciennes FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | France U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | France U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015– | France U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016– | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2016 | |||
Dayotchanculle "Dayot" Upamecano (born 27 October 1998) is a French footballer who currently plays as a central defender in the Austrian Bundesliga for Red Bull Salzburg and in the First League for its farm team FC Liefering.[1]
Club career
Upamecano is a product of the youth team of Valenciennes FC and after attracting the attention of a number of major European clubs, including Manchester United, he joined Red Bull Salzburg in July 2015 for a reported fee of €2.2 million.[2] He was an unused substitute in Red Bull's UEFA Champions League game against Malmö FF on 29 July 2015.[3] He made his professional debut for Red Bull's farm team, FC Liefering, two days later in a 2–1 league win against St. Pölten.[4]
International career
Upamecano played for the France under-16 team that finished third in the 2014 Aegean Cup.[5] He played in three of his country's four games and was named the competition's best defender.[6][7] He subsequently moved up to the France under-17 squad, making his debut in a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus on 27 October 2014.[6] France won the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, with Upamecano playing in all six of his country's matches and being named in the team of the tournament.[8][9] He made his debut for France under-18 in a 0–0 friendly draw with United States under-18 on 4 September 2015.[10]
References
- ^ "Dayot Upamecano Socceway Profile". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Manchester United target Dayot Upamecano signs for FC Red Bull Salzburg". International Business Times. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Red Bull Salzburg 2 – 0 Malmö FF". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "FC Liefering gewinnt zu neunt gegen St. Pölten" (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Dayot Upamecano: Who is the Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal target?". Sky Sports. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Dayot Upamecano" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "USA win 2014 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup". Turkish Football Federation. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Dayot Upamecano". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "France – Etats-Unis" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
External links
- France profile at FFF
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Évreux
- French people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- France youth international footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriates in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players