Raphaël Guerreiro

Raphaël Adelino José Guerreiro ComM (European Portuguese: [ɡɨʁɐjɾu]; born 22 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Portuguese national team mainly as a left back but also as a left midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is José and the second or paternal family name is Guerreiro.
Raphaël Guerreiro
Guerreiro with Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Raphaël Adelino José Guerreiro[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993[1]
Place of birth Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 13
Youth career
1999–2005 Blanc-Mesnil
2005–2008 Clairefontaine
2008–2012 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Caen B 55 (4)
2012–2013 Caen 38 (1)
2013–2016 Lorient 102 (10)
2016– Borussia Dortmund 97 (18)
National team‡
2013–2015 Portugal U21 13 (0)
2014– Portugal 45 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:33, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

Born in France, he began his career at Caen, signing in 2013 with Lorient where he made his Ligue 1 debut. In June 2016, he joined Borussia Dortmund.

Guerreiro represented Portugal at under-21 and senior level, first appearing for the latter in 2014. He was part of their squad at the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament.

Club career

Caen

Born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis to a Portuguese father and a French mother, Guerreiro played youth football for three clubs, finishing his formation at Stade Malherbe Caen after signing in 2008 at the age of 14.[2] After starting as a senior with the reserve team he made his professional debut in the 2012–13 season, appearing in all the games and failing to start only once in an eventual fourth-place finish in Ligue 2; he was also elected to the Team of the Year.

Lorient

On 27 June 2013, Guerreiro moved to Ligue 1 after signing a four-year contract with FC Lorient.[3] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 10 August, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Lille OSC.

On 1 November 2014, Guerreiro scored his first goal for Lorient, opening the scoring at title-holders Paris Saint-Germain F.C. but in an eventual 1–2 defeat.[4] He finished the campaign with seven goals to help his team stave off relegation, including the equaliser as they came from behind to defeat his former employers 2–1 at the Stade du Moustoir.[5]

Guerreiro opened the scoring in a Derby Breton on 24 October 2015, assisted by Majeed Waris in a 1–1 home draw against Stade Rennais FC.[6]

Borussia Dortmund

On 16 June 2016, Borussia Dortmund signed Guerreiro to a four-year contract[7] for a reported fee of €12 million (£9.5 million).[8] Under coach Thomas Tuchel, he was primarily deployed as a midfielder.[9]

Guerreiro scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League on 14 September 2016, in a 6–0 away win against Legia Warsaw in the group phase.[10] In the 2018–19 edition of the competition, and also at that stage, he added braces in victories over Atlético Madrid (4–0, home)[11] and AS Monaco FC (2–0).[12]

International career
Guerreiro at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Guerreiro accepted the call to represent the Portugal under-21 team after being spotted by Rui Jorge's coaching staff, making his debut on 21 March 2013 in a 0–1 home defeat against Sweden.[13] On 7 November 2014, even though he hardly spoke the language,[14] he was called up by Fernando Santos to the full side, for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Armenia and a friendly with Argentina.[15] He made his debut on 14 November against the former opponent, playing the entire 1–0 win in Faro.[16] Four days later, against Argentina, he scored in the last minute for the only goal at Old Trafford.[17]

Guerreiro returned to the under-21s for the 2015 UEFA European Championship in the Czech Republic, helping them finish in second place.[18] He was one of five Portuguese included in the Team of the Tournament.[19]

Guerreiro was selected by the main squad for their Euro 2016 campaign,[20] playing the full 90 minutes in the first game, a 1–1 draw to Iceland in Saint-Étienne.[21] Portugal went on to win the competition, defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final in extra time; following his performances throughout the competition, he was nominated for the Young Player of the Tournament Award, which ultimately went to his teammate Renato Sanches.[22]

In spite of an injury-riddled season,[23] Guerreiro was picked for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[24]

Personal life

In 2014, Guerreiro said that he supported S.L. Benfica, dreamed of playing for Real Madrid and his favourite player was Cristiano Ronaldo. His Portugal under-21 manager, Rui Jorge, remembered him as a very introverted character, in part due to his language difficulties.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 January 2021.[25]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen II 2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur 211—211
2011–12 343—343
Total 554—554
Caen 2012–13 Ligue 2 3811020—411
Lorient 2013–14 Ligue 1 3400000—340
2014–15 3471010—367
2015–16 3432050—413
Total102103060—11110
Borussia Dortmund 2016–17 Bundesliga 24650—61—357
2017–18 9120—41—152
2018–19 23230—64—326
2019–20 29800—8010388
2020–21 12210—5100183
Total9718110—2971013825
Career total29233150802971034540

International
As of 14 November 2020[26]
Portugal
YearAppsGoals
201421
201510
2016131
201740
2018100
201990
202060
Total452

International goals
As of 29 May 2016 (Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Guerreiro goal)[26]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2014Old Trafford, Manchester, England2 Argentina1–01–0Friendly
2 29 May 2016Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal6 Norway2–03–0

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

International

Portugal

Individual

Orders

References
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  2. Lainé, Guillaume (11 January 2013). "Pour Raphaël Guerreiro, c'est l'année d'après" [For Raphaël Guerreiro, it's the year after]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. "Raphaël Guerreiro et Vincent Aboubakar au FC Lorient" [Raphaël Guerreiro and Vincent Aboubakar to FC Lorient] (in French). FC Lorient. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. "Raphael Guerreiro marcou, mas o PSG ganhou" [Raphael Guerreiro scored, but PSG won]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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  14. Candeias, Pedro (7 November 2014). "Raphaël: um nome com dois pontos para um lateral com pinta" [Raphaël: two-dotted name for cool full-back]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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  16. "Record-breaker Ronaldo helps Portugal sink Armenia". UEFA. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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  22. "Renato Sanches named Young Player of the Tournament". UEFA. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016. New European champion Renato Sanches has been chosen above Kingsley Coman and Portugal team-mate Raphael Guerreiro for the SOCAR Young Player of the Tournament award.
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