Dimitri Foulquier

Dimitri Christophe Foulquier (born 23 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Granada. Foulquier previously represented the France national under-21 football team,[3] before switching to represent the Guadeloupe national football team.

Dimitri Foulquier
Foulquier playing for France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dimitri Christophe Foulquier[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Sarcelles, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Granada
Number 2
Youth career
2000–2001 Capesterre Belle-Eau
2001–2007 Marquisat Capesterre
2007–2011 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Rennes 19 (0)
2013–2017 Granada 92 (1)
2017–2020 Watford 2 (0)
2017–2018 → RC Strasbourg (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Getafe (loan) 22 (3)
2020 → Granada (loan) 17 (1)
2020– Granada 18 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019

Early life

Born in Sarcelles, Foulquier was raised in Capesterre, a commune in the overseas region and department of Guadeloupe.[4]

Club career

Rennes

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. Foulquier 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 on the half-time in the eventual 0–2 away loss.[6]

Granada

On 27 August 2013, Foulquier was loaned to La Liga side Granada.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 30 September, replacing Michael Pereira in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

On 25 May 2014, the Andalusians bought Foulquier outright, for a €2 million fee, with the player signing a five-year deal.[9]

Watford

Foulquier signed for Watford on 25 August 2017,[10] but was immediately loaned out to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg for the remainder of the 2017–18 Season.[11]

On 23 August 2018, Foulquier returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Getafe CF. On 21 September 2019, he made his Premier League debut, against Manchester City F.C., in an 8–0 loss.[12] Foulquier started the match, but was subbed off after 33 minutes.[13]

On 2 January 2020, Foulquier returned to Granada on loan for the rest of the season with the option to buy.[14][15] His move was made permanent on 24 July 2020.[16][17]

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.[18]

Foulquier was called up to the Guadeloupe national football team for CONCACAF Nations League match against Curaçao on 19 November 2018.[19] He made his debut for the squad in that game, as a starter, which Guadeloupe lost with the score of 0–6.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 October 2019[21]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2011–12 Ligue 1 20001030
2012–13 1502000170
2013–14 20000020
Total 1902010220
Granada 2013–14 La Liga 2401000250
2014–15 2502000270
2015–16 2113000241
2016–17 2200000220
Total 9216000981
Strasbourg (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 16030–190
Getafe (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 2534000293
Watford 2019–20 Premier League 20200040
Career total 1544170101724
Notes
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions, Copa del Rey, EFL Cup
  2. Includes UEFA Super Cup

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.
  2. "Dimitri Foulquier: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Jeunes: Dimitri Foulquier récompensé". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. "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. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. "LOSC Lille – Stade Rennais FC". Ligue 1. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "Foulquier llega cedido" [Foulquier arrives on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. France Under-21 right-back Dimitri Foulquier joins Watford from Granada
  11. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Watford-prete-dimitri-foulquier-a-strasbourg/828745
  12. "Official: Foulquier Joins Getafe". Watford FC. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. Hoskin, Rob (2019-09-21). "Watford's Dimitri Foulquier just suffered the worst debut in Premier League history". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  14. Gray, Ryan (2 January 2020). "Dimitri Foulquier leaves Watford for Granada on loan". watfordobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. "Official: Foulquier Leaves On Loan". WatfordFC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  16. "Official: Foulquier Departs". Watford FC. 24 July 2020.
  17. "El Granada CF se hace con los servicios de Foulquier hasta 2023" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  18. "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  19. "Beauvue et d'autres pros avec les Gwada Boys - Toute l'actualité de la Guadeloupe en ligne - FranceAntilles.fr". www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.mobi (in French).
  20. "Curaçao v Guadeloupe game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2018.
  21. "D. Foulquier". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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