Dayot Upamecano

Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano (born 27 October 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the France national team.

Dayot Upamecano
Upamecano with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998
Place of birth Évreux, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2007 Vaillante S. Angers
2008–2009 FC De Prey
2009–2013 Évreux
2013–2015 Valenciennes FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Liefering 16 (0)
2016–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 17 (0)
2017– RB Leipzig 102 (4)
National team‡
2014 France U16 3 (0)
2014–2015 France U17 12 (0)
2015–2016 France U18 10 (1)
2016–2017 France U19 6 (0)
2018– France U21 15 (0)
2020– France 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:21, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Club career

Upamecano is a product of the youth team of Valenciennes FC. After attracting the attention of a number of major European clubs, including Manchester United, he joined Red Bull Salzburg in July 2015 for a reported fee of €2.2 million.[2] He was an unused substitute in Red Bull's UEFA Champions League game against Malmö FF on 29 July 2015.[3] He made his professional debut for Red Bull's farm team, FC Liefering, two days later, in a 2–1 league win against St. Pölten.[4]

On 13 January 2017, Upamecano joined RB Leipzig on a ​4 1⁄2-year deal, for a reported €10 million fee.[5] On 2 July 2018, he was shortlisted for the 2018 Golden Boy award.

On 31 July 2020, Upamecano signed a new deal until 2023.[6]

International career

Born in France, Upamecano is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[7] He played for the France under-16 team that finished third in the 2014 Aegean Cup.[8] He played in three of his country's four games and was named the competition's best defender.[9][10] He subsequently moved up to the France under-17 squad, making his debut in a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus on 27 October 2014.[9] France won the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, with Upamecano playing in all six of his country's matches and being named in the team of the tournament.[11][12] He made his debut for France under-18 in a 0–0 friendly draw with United States under-18 on 4 September 2015.[13] He is eligible to play for Guinea-Bissau and for France.

Upamecano made his debut for the France national football team, on 5 September 2020, starting in a UEFA Nations League group-stage match against Sweden.[14] Three days later on 8 September, he scored his first international goal in a 4–2 win against Croatia.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2015–16 Austrian First League 160———160
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 200000—20
2016–17 150105[lower-alpha 1]0—210
Total 1701050—230
RB Leipzig 2016–17 Bundesliga 12000——120
2017–18 2832011[lower-alpha 2]0—413
2018–19 150304[lower-alpha 3]0—220
2019–20 280208[lower-alpha 4]0—380
2020–21 191205[lower-alpha 4]0—261
Total 102490280—1394
Career total 1364100330001784
  1. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 7 October 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202031
Total31

International goals
Scores and results list the France's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Upamecano goal.
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 8 September 2020Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2 Croatia3–24–22020–21 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

International

France

Individual

References
  1. "Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano". Bundesliga. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Manchester United target Dayot Upamecano signs for FC Red Bull Salzburg". International Business Times. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Red Bull Salzburg 2 – 0 Malmö FF". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. "FC Liefering gewinnt zu neunt gegen St. Pölten" (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. "RB Leipzig sign Dayot Upamecano from Red Bull Salzburg". Goal.com. 13 January 2017.
  6. "Arsenal dealt major blow as transfer target signs new RB Leipzig contract". talksport.com. 31 July 2020.
  7. "Dayot Upamecano, l'autre Français de Leipzig". leprogres.fr. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. "Dayot Upamecano: Who is the Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal target?". Sky Sports. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  9. "Dayot Upamecano" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  10. "USA win 2014 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup". Turkish Football Federation. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  11. "Dayot Upamecano". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  12. "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  13. "France – Etats-Unis" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  14. UEFA.com. "Sweden-France | Line-ups | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  15. "France 4-2 Croatia: Les Bleus win replay of 2018 World Cup final". Yahoo! Sports. 8 September 2020.
  16. "Dayot Upamecano Socceway Profile". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  17. "Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  18. "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  19. "ESM reveal Team of the Year for 2019/20". Marca.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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