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)
2015–2016 → FC 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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