Alexis Araujo

Alexis Araujo (born 7 December 1996) is a French-born Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sporting Club Lyon.[1]

Alexis Araujo
Araujo in october 2018.
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)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Club Lyon
Number 10
Youth career
–2014 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Lille B 51 (8)
2015–2017 Lille 1 (0)
2016 → Boulogne (loan) 14 (2)
2016–2017 → Dunkerque (loan) 30 (4)
2017–2019 Gazélec Ajaccio 37 (1)
2019 → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 13 (1)
2019–2020 Quevilly-Rouen 17 (1)
2020– Sporting Club Lyon 7 (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 13:27, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Araujo was released from his contract by Lille in October 2017, and signed for Gazélec Ajaccio in Ligue 2.[5] After 37 Ligue 2 appearances in a 16 months, he was loaned to US Quevilly-Rouen in January 2019, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] After a successful loan spell, he joined Quevilly-Rouen on a permanent deal in June 2019.[7]

In August 2020 Araujo followed his Quevilly-Rouen manager to Sporting Club Lyon, signing an initial one-year contract with the club.[8]

International career

Araujo was born in France to parents of Portuguese descent. He debuted for the France U16s, making three appearances for them.[9] Within the year, in 2013, he debuted for the Portugal U17s.[10] He remains eligible for both France and Portugal.

References
  1. "Portugal - A. Araujo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. "Lille vs. Troyes - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  3. "Alexis Araujo (Lille) prêté à Dunkerque" [Alexis Araujo (Lille) lent to Dunkerque]. L'Equipe (in French). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "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.
  5. "Lille libère Alexis Araujo qui signe au GFC Ajaccio" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 October 2017.
  6. "Arrivée d'Alexis Araujo en Prêt !" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 3 January 2019.
  7. "Quevilly Rouen : Alexis Araujo arrive libre (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 June 2019.
  8. "Alexis Araujo un renfort de choix pour le SC Lyon" (in French). footamateur.fr. 31 August 2020.
  9. https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/1926838864-alexis-araujo
  10. 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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