Dayot Upamecano

Dayot Upamecano

Upamecano in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Dayotchanculle Upamecano
Date of birth (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998
Place of birth Évreux, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club 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)
2015–2016FC Liefering (loan) 16 (0)
National team
2014 France U16 3 (0)
2014–2015 France U17 12 (0)
2015– France U18 10 (1)
2016– France U19 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

  1. "Dayot Upamecano Socceway Profile". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. "Manchester United target Dayot Upamecano signs for FC Red Bull Salzburg". International Business Times. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Red Bull Salzburg 2 – 0 Malmö FF". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. "FC Liefering gewinnt zu neunt gegen St. Pölten" (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. "Dayot Upamecano: Who is the Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal target?". Sky Sports. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Dayot Upamecano" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. "USA win 2014 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup". Turkish Football Federation. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. "Dayot Upamecano". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  9. "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  10. "France – Etats-Unis" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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