Alexis Araujo

Alexis Araujo
Personal information
Full name Alexis Araujo
Date of birth (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996
Place of birth Tourcoing, France
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gazélec Ajaccio
(on loan from Lille)
Number 14
Youth career
–2014 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Lille B 51 (8)
2015– Lille 1 (0)
2016 → Boulogne (loan) 14 (2)
2016–2017 → Dunkerque (loan) 30 (4)
2017– → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 26 (1)
National team‡
2012 France U16 3 (0)
2013 Portugal U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:33, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016

Alexis Araujo (born 7 December 1996) is a French-born Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gazélec Ajaccio,[1] on loan from Lille.[2]

Club career

Araujo is a youth exponent from Lille. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 November 2015 against Troyes AC replacing Éric Bauthéac after 87 minutes in a 1–1 away draw.[3]

During the second half of the 2015–16 season he was loaned out to Championnat National side Boulogne.

He stayed in the Championnat National the following season, moving to USL Dunkerque on loan.[4][5]

International career

Araujo was born in France to parents of Portuguese descent. He debuted for the France U16s, making three appearances for them.[6] Within the year, in 2013, he debuted for the Portugal U17s.[7] He remains eligible for both France and Portugal.

References

  1. ↑ Alexandre Chochois (20 June 2017). "Lille : Un attaquant prêté en Ligue 2". foot-national.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Portugal - A. Araujo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Lille vs. Troyes - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Alexis Araujo (Lille) prêté à Dunkerque" [Alexis Araujo (Lille) lent to Dunkerque]. L'Equipe (in French). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Football: Le Lillois Alexis Araujo prêté à Dunkerque" [Football: Alexis Araujo from Lille lent to Dunkerque]. Le Phare Dunkerquois. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ↑ https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/1926838864-alexis-araujo
  7. ↑ http://www.eurosport.fr/football/matches-amicaux/2015/avant-portugal-france-ces-bleus-qui-ont-la-selecao-dans-le-coeur_sto4894055/story.shtml


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