Billy Koumetio

Billy Koumetio (born 14 November 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays for Liverpool as a centre back.[2]

Billy Koumetio
Personal information
Full name Billy Koumetio
Date of birth (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 89
Youth career
2008–2014 Vaulx-en-Velin
2014–2018 Lyon
2018 Orléans
2018–2020 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Liverpool 0 (0)
National team
2019 France U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Koumetio moved to Liverpool's Academy from French side US Orléans in November 2018. Koumetio was originally on the books of his hometown club Olympique Lyonnais where he was predominantly a winger at first. His height led to coaching staff turning him into a centre-back when he was 14.[3] Koumetio signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in August 2020, when aged 17 and already 6ft 3”.[4]

He was a ball boy at Anfield for the 4-0 semi-final second leg victory over Barcelona FC in the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League in May 2019. In October 2019 he was named on the bench at the age of 16 for the Carabao Cup tie against Arsenal FC at Anfield. Manager Juergen Klopp was quoted as using the nickname “Billy the kid! He doesn’t look like a kid. In my opinion, his face looks like a kid but then all the rest is like ‘Wow!’[5] Koumetio featured for Liverpool during the pre-season of the 2020-21 football season in friendly matches in Austria against Red Bull Salzburg and VfB Stuttgart.[6] Koumetio made his first-ever appearance for the Reds’ first team on 9 December 2020 substituting in for Fabinho at the heart of defence in the UEFA Champions League against FC Midtjylland.[7][8][9]

International career

Born in France, Koumetio is of Cameroonian descent.[10] He is a youth international for France.

Career statistics
As of match played 9 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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Career total 000000100010
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Liverpool Roster". The Athletic.
  2. "lfc_fixture_academy_player_profile". Liverpool FC.
  3. "Liverpool career stats for Billy Koumetio - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. "Koumetio and 9 LFC youngsters to look out for in 2020/21". This Is Anfield. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. Pearce, James. "Liverpool's breakthrough star - Billy Koumetio". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. "Billy Koumetio needed just one pass to show why Jurgen Klopp is excited". Planet Football. 23 August 2020.
  7. "Klopp reassures 'big talent' Koumetio after error in 1st LFC start". This Is Anfield. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. Squires, Theo (6 September 2020). "Klopp sends Billy Koumetio message after 'difficult situations'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. Glendenning, Barry (9 December 2020). "FC Midtjylland v Liverpool: Champions League – live!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  10. Rédaction, La (17 July 2020). "Liverpool va faire signer pro la pépite Billy Koumetio". CamerounSports (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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