Dayot Upamecano

Dayot Upamecano
Upamecano with Red Bull Salzburg in 2016
Personal information
Full name Dayotchanculle Oswald 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 Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2007 Vaillante S. Angers
2008–2009 FC De Prey
2009–2013 Évreux
2013–2015 Valenciennes FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Liefering 16 (0)
2016–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 17 (0)
2017– RB Leipzig 46 (3)
National team‡
2014 France U16 3 (0)
2014–2015 France U17 12 (0)
2015–2016 France U18 10 (1)
2016–2017 France U19 6 (0)
2018– France U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018

Dayotchanculle Oswald "Dayot" Upamecano (born 27 October 1998) is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a central defender in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig.[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]

On 13 January 2017, Upamecano joined RB Leipzig on four-and-a-half year deal, for reported €10 million fee.[5] On 2 July 2018, he was shortlisted for the 2018 Golden Boy award.

International career

Upamecano was born in France and is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[6] Upamecano played for the France under-16 team that finished third in the 2014 Aegean Cup.[7] He played in three of his country's four games and was named the competition's best defender.[8][9] He subsequently moved up to the France under-17 squad, making his debut in a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus on 27 October 2014.[8] 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.[10][11] He made his debut for France under-18 in a 0–0 friendly draw with United States under-18 on 4 September 2015.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2018[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2015–16 Erste Liga 160———160
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16 Österreichische Bundesliga 200000—20
2016–17 150105[lower-alpha 1]0—210
Total 170105000230
RB Leipzig 2016–17 Bundesliga 12000——120
2017–18 2402011[lower-alpha 2]0—370
Total 3602011000490
Career total 6903016000880
  1. ↑ One appearance in the Champions League and four appearances in the Europa League
  2. ↑ Five appearances in the Champions League and six appearances in the Europa League

Honours

International

France

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "RB Leipzig sign Dayot Upamecano from Red Bull Salzburg". Goal.com. 13 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dayot Upamecano, l'autre Français de Leipzig". leprogres.fr. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dayot Upamecano: Who is the Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal target?". Sky Sports. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Dayot Upamecano" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "USA win 2014 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup". Turkish Football Federation. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Dayot Upamecano". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "France – Etats-Unis" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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