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]

The native form of this personal name is Négo Loïc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Loïc Négo
Loïc Négo playing in 2020
Personal information
Full name Loïc Négo
Date of birth (1991-01-15) 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes 2009–10 1000––––10
2010–11 12041––––161
Total13041––––171
Standard Liège 2012–13 2000––––20
Total2000––––20
Újpest 2013–14 412030––91
2014–15 2327170––373
Total27391100––464
Charlton Athletic 2013–14 100000––10
Total100000––10
Fehérvár 2015–16 26630––––296
2016–17 32230––50402
2017–18 31630––80426
2018–19 335101––143579
2019–20 26370––43376
2020–21 12400––40164
Total16026261––35622133
Career total2032939310035628738


International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2020Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary4 Iceland1–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

Honours

Fehérvár FC

France U19

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.


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