Willem Geubbels
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willem Geubbels[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Villeurbanne, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2010 | ASVEL | ||
2010–2017 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Lyon B | 12 | (6) |
2017– | Lyon | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | France U16 | 6 | (6) |
2017– | France U17 | 8 | (4) |
2017– | France U18 | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2017 |
Willem Geubbels (born 16 August 2001) is a French footballer who plays as forward for Lyon in Ligue 1.[2]
Club career
Lyon
Geubbels developed through the Lyon academy. He made his first team debut on 23 September 2017 in a 3–3 home draw against Dijon in Ligue 1. He entered the field after 84 minutes replacing Lucas Tousart.[3] In doing so, Geubbels became the first player born in the 21st century to appear in Ligue 1 as well as the 5th youngest player ever to make a Ligue 1 debut at 16 years, one month and seven days old.[4][5][6] On 7 December, Geubbels came on for an injured Maxwel Cornet in the 45+1' minute of a 1–0 away loss to Atalanta in the Europa League.[7] In doing so, Geubbels once again became the first player born in the 21st century to appear in the UEFA Europa League as well as the youngest player ever to make a Europa League debut at 16 years and 113 days old.[8][9]
Personal life
Geubbels was born in France to a Dutch father, and a mother of Central African Republic descent.[10] His uncles, Amos Youga and Kelly Youga, are both footballers who represented the Central African Republic national team.[11]
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 13 December 2017) [2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyon | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ a b "France - W. GEUBBELS - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Lyon vs. Dijon - 23 September 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Geubbels, premier joueur né au 21e siècle à évoluer en Ligue 1". Le Figaro (in French). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Lyon : Willem Geubbels, premier joueur né au 21e siècle à évoluer en Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "21st Century Boy - Lyon youngster Geubbels makes Ligue 1 history". beIN Sports. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Atalanta vs. Lyon - 7 December 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Lyon perd face à l'Atalanta Bergame et finit deuxième de son groupe". L'Équipe (in French). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2017/18" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "OL : à 15 ans, Geubbels entre par la grande porte".
- ^ "Qui est Willem Geubbels, le nouveau phénomène de l'OL".
External links
- France profile at FFF
- OL profile
- LFP Profile