Dimitri Foulquier

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Dimitri Foulquier
Foulquier with France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dimitri Christophe Foulquier[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Sarcelles, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)
Right back
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2001 Capesterre Belle-Eau
2001–2007 Marquisat Capesterre
2007–2011 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Rennes B 19 (1)
2011–2013 Rennes 19 (0)
2013–2017 Granada 92 (1)
2017–2020 Watford 3 (0)
2017–2018 →
Strasbourg
(loan)		 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Getafe (loan) 25 (3)
2020 → Granada (loan) 17 (1)
2020–2021 Granada 34 (0)
2021– Valencia 87 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 France U18 7 (0)
2011–2012 France U19 10 (1)
2012–2013 France U20 13 (0)
2013–2014 France U21 13 (0)
2018– Guadeloupe 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:04, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023

Dimitri Christophe Foulquier (born 23 March 1993) is a professional

right back for La Liga club Valencia. Born in France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team
.

He spent most of his career in Spain, playing in La Liga for Granada, Getafe and Valencia, having also played in Ligue 1 for Rennes and Strasbourg. He also made three Premier League appearances for Watford.

Foulquier previously represented France up to the under-21 team,[3] before switching to represent Guadeloupe at senior international level.

Club career

Rennes

Born in

department of Guadeloupe.[4] After excelling with local clubs in the commune, he was spotted by Rennes scout Patrick Rampillon and, subsequently, joined the professional club in July 2007.[4][5]

Foulquier was awarded the Best Academy Player award for the 2009–10 season.[3] After appearing on the bench in matches during the 2010–11 season,[4] he was promoted to the senior team by manager Frédéric Antonetti for the 2011–12 season. He was assigned the number 24 shirt and made his professional debut on 2 October 2011 in a league match against Lille, starting but being replaced at half-time in a 2–0 away loss.[6] He made 22 total appearances, including his UEFA Europa League debut in a 3–1 loss at Atlético Madrid on 15 December,[7] and was sent off on 11 May 2013 in a 4–1 loss at Valenciennes for two yellow cards in the space of three minutes.[8]

Granada

On 27 August 2013, Foulquier was loaned to

Michael Pereira in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[10]

On 25 May 2014, the Andalusians bought Foulquier outright, for a €2 million fee, with the player signing a five-year deal.[11] He scored the only goal of his spell on 24 October 2015, in the third minute of a 1–1 draw with Real Betis at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes.[12]

Watford

Foulquier signed for Watford on 25 August 2017, with the club also being owned by the Pozzo family.[13] He was immediately loaned back to his birth country's top league, joining Strasbourg for the season.[14] The early part of his spell was affected by injury.[15]

On 23 August 2018, Foulquier returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Getafe.[16] He played 25 times in a 5th-place season that secured Europa League qualification, scoring in consecutive wins at Rayo Vallecano and at home to Betis in October.[17][18]

Foulquier made his Watford debut on 27 August 2019 in the second round of the

Coventry City.[19] On 21 September he made his Premier League bow, being replaced by Roberto Pereyra after 33 minutes of an 8–0 loss at reigning champions Manchester City; it was 5–0 after 18 minutes.[20]

Granada return

On 2 January 2020, Foulquier returned to Granada on loan for the rest of the season with the option to buy.[21] He played regularly as the campaign ended in 7th place and European qualification, and scored in a 3–0 win at Osasuna on 23 February.[22] His move was made permanent through a buying option on 24 July, signing him to a three-year contract.[23]

Valencia

On 30 August 2021, Foulquier signed a four-year deal with

final 1–1 draw with Betis in which his replacement was the only one to miss in the penalty shootout.[25]

International career

Foulquier was a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which he scored in the penalty shoot-out in the final against Uruguay.[26]

Foulquier was called up to the Guadeloupe national team for CONCACAF Nations League match against Curaçao on 19 November 2018.[27] He made his debut as a starter in that game, which Guadeloupe lost 6–0.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2011–12 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 — 3 0
2012–13 15 0 0 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2013–14 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
Granada 2013–14 La Liga 24 0 1 0 — — — 25 0
2014–15 25 0 2 0 — — — 27 0
2015–16 21 1 3 0 — — — 24 1
2016–17 22 0 0 0 — — — 22 0
Total 92 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 1
Watford 2019–20 Premier League 3 0 0 0 2 0 — — 5 0
Strasbourg
(loan) 		2017–18 Ligue 1 16 0 2 0 1 0 – — 19 0
Getafe (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 25 3 4 0 — — — 29 3
Granada (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 17 1 5 0 — — — 22 1
Granada 2020–21 La Liga 32 0 4 1 — 10[c] 0 — 46 1
Valencia 2021–22 La Liga 29 0 7 0 — — — 36 0
2022–23 La Liga 30 0 2 0 — — 1[d] 0 33 0
2023–24 La Liga 28 0 1 0 — — — 29 0
Total 87 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 98 0
Career total 291 5 31 1 5 0 11 0 1 0 339 6
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

Honours

France U20

References

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Getafe" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Getafe] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Dimitri Foulquier: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Jeunes: Dimitri Foulquier récompensé". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Dimitri Foulquier ne se "prend pas la tête"". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Dimitri, graine de champion". Viva Presse (in French). 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. ^ "LOSC Lille – Stade Rennais FC". Ligue 1. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "El Atlético sella la primera plaza en un Calderón vacío (3-1)" [Atlético seal first place in an empty Calderón (3-1)]. Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Valenciennes – Rennes : 4–1. Valenciennes dépasse Rennes" [Valenciennes – Rennes: 4–1. Valenciennes overtake Rennes]. Le Télégramme (in French). 11 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Foulquier llega cedido" [Foulquier arrives on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "El Arabi recupera la sonrisa del público granadino" [El Arabi recovers the smiles from the granadino attendance] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ^ "El Granada ejerce la opción de compra sobre Foulquier" [Granada activates the buyout clause over Foulquier] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ^ Ollero, J. (24 October 2015). "Empate de regalos (1–1)" [Gifted draw (1–1)]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  13. ^ Walker, Ron (25 August 2017). "France Under-21 right-back Dimitri Foulquier joins Watford from Granada". Watford Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Watford prête Dimitri Foulquier à Strasbourg" [Watford loan Dimitri Foulquier to Strasbourg]. L'Équipe (in French). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  15. ^ Pereira, Alexis (16 February 2018). "Info FM, Dimitri Foulquier : «Strasbourg est un club qui va réussir cette saison et dans l'avenir»" [Info FM, Dimitri Foulquier: "Strasbourg is a club that will succeed this season and in the future"] (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ^ Matthews, Anthony (23 August 2018). "Watford defender Dimitri Foulquier joins Getafe on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  17. ^ "El Rayo no logra culminar la remontada y cae ante el Getafe en Vallecas" [Rayo fail to complete the comeback and fall to Getafe in Vallecas]. El Español (in Spanish). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ McTear, Euan (28 October 2018). "Two quick-fire goals take Getafe past Real Betis". Marca. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  19. ^ Gray, Ryan (28 August 2019). "Watford players rated after their Carabao Cup win over Coventry City". Watford Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  20. ^ Bradley, Charlie (21 September 2019). "Man City vs Watford: Defender Dimitri Foulquier substituted on debut after only 32 minutes in thrashing". The Independent. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  21. ^ Gray, Ryan (2 January 2020). "Dimitri Foulquier leaves Watford for Granada on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  22. ^ Lara, Lorenzo (23 February 2020). "El Granada castiga los errores de Osasuna" [Granada punish Osasuna's errors]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  23. ^ Grey, Ryan (24 July 2020). "Dimitri Foulquier leaves Watford and joins Granada permanently". Watford Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  24. ^ Picó, Diego (30 August 2021). "Oficial: Foulquier firma por el Valencia hasta 2025" [Official: Foulquier signs for Valencia until 2025]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  25. ^ Valldecabres, Juan Carlos (24 April 2022). "El penalti trágico: El Valencia pierde la final de la Copa del Rey" [The tragic penalty: Valencia lose the Copa del Rey final]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  26. ^ a b "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  27. ^ "Beauvue et d'autres pros avec les Gwada Boys" [Beauvue and other pros with the Gwada Boys]. France-Antilles (in French). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Curaçao v Guadeloupe game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2018.
  29. ^ "D. Foulquier". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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