Loïc Négo

Loïc Négo (born 15 January 1991) is a French-born Hungarian footballer who plays for Fehérvár and the Hungary national team as a defender.[1]

Loïc Négo

Loïc Négo playing in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Loïc Négo
Date of birth	15 January 1991
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Fehérvár
Number	11
Youth career
2003–2004	Garges-les-Gonesse
2004–2005	Bourget
2005–2010	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Nantes	13	(0)
2011–2013	Roma	0	(0)
2013	→ Standard Liège (loan)	2	(0)
2013–2014	Újpest	4	(1)
2014–2015	Charlton Athletic	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Újpest (loan)	23	(2)
2015–	Fehérvár	160	(26)
National team^‡
2006–2007	France U16	7	(0)
2007–2008	France U17	17	(1)
2008–2009	France U18	8	(0)
2009–2010	France U19	12	(0)
2010–2011	France U20	15	(0)
2020–	Hungary	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Career

He officially joined Roma on a five-year contract following the conclusion of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2] Of Guadeloupean origin, Négo plays as right back capable of also playing as a wing-back on the same side. He is a French youth international and has represented his nation at all levels of youth for which he is eligible. Négo was a part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil. On 18 June 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2011. Négo made his professional debut on 14 May 2010 in a league match against Caen appearing as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 defeat.[3]

On 29 January 2014, Négo signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Championship side Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee, ahead of their fixture against Wigan Athletic[4] where he made his league debut for the club.

In August 2014, Négo rejoined Újpest on a season long loan deal.[5]

On 31 August 2015, Négo joined Fehérvár FC on a permanent deal.[6]

International career

Négo was born in France and is of Guadeloupean descent.[7] He is a youth international for France. In February 2019, Négo acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization.[8] On 8 October 2020, he debuted in the Hungary national football team against Bulgaria in the playoff of the Euro 2020.[9] On 12 November 2020, he scored his first goal wearing the national team shirt against Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs at the Puskás Aréna. A couple of minutes after his goal, Dominik Szoboszlai took the lead and Hungary won 2-1 against Iceland and qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020.[10]

Personal life

In an interview, he said that he is very happy to represent Hungary in international competitions.[11] He has been living in Hungary for years.

Club statistics

As of matches played 6 December 2020

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes	2009–10	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0
	2010–11	12	0	4	1	–	–	–	–	16	1
	Total	13	0	4	1	–	–	–	–	17	1
Standard Liège	2012–13	2	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	0
	Total	2	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	0
Újpest	2013–14	4	1	2	0	3	0	–	–	9	1
	2014–15	23	2	7	1	7	0	–	–	37	3
	Total	27	3	9	1	10	0	–	–	46	4
Charlton Athletic	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
Fehérvár	2015–16	26	6	3	0	–	–	–	–	29	6
	2016–17	32	2	3	0	–	–	5	0	40	2
	2017–18	31	6	3	0	–	–	8	0	42	6
	2018–19	33	5	10	1	–	–	14	3	57	9
	2019–20	26	3	7	0	–	–	4	3	37	6
	2020–21	12	4	0	0	–	–	4	0	16	4
	Total	160	26	26	1	–	–	35	6	221	33
Career total		203	29	39	3	10	0	35	6	287	38

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 November 2020	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	4	Iceland	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

Honours

Fehérvár FC

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2017–18
• Magyar Kupa: 2019

France U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2010[12]

References

1. «AU VIDEOTON, JE SUIS STABLE» sofoot.com
2. "Loïc Négo à l'AS Rome" (in French). L'Equipe. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
3. "Nantes v. Caen Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
4. "Transfer window: Charlton sign Ghoochannejhad and Nego". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
5. "Loïc Négo joins Ujpest on loan". Charlton Athletic. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.
6. "Loïc Négo signs permanent deal at Hungarian club Videoton". Charlton Athletic FC. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
7. Newmedia, R. T. L. "Loïc Nego prêté au Standard jusqu'en fin de saison". RTL sport.
8. "Magyar állampolgár lett a Mol Vidi játékosa, Loic Nego" (in Hungarian). 444.hu. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
9. "Kétgólos siker Szófiában, egy meccsre az Eb!". valogatott.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
10. "Hungary 2 Iceland 1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
11. https://m4sport.hu/videok/nego-boldog-vagyok-hogy-magyarorszagot-kepviselhetem/
12. "Equipe de France : sept ans après, que deviennent nos champions d'Europe des moins de 19 ans ?" [France national team: seven years later, what became of our under-19 European champions?]. France Football (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

External links

• Loïc Nego – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
• Loïc Nego – FIFA competition record
• Loïc Négo at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Profile at Soccerway