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Mathieu Debuchy

Personal information
Full name	Mathieu Debuchy
Date of birth	(1985-07-28) 28 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Fretin, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Newcastle United
Number	11
Youth career
1992–1993	Frétin
1993–2003	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2013	Lille	218	(15)
International career
2011–	France	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:04, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Mathieu Debuchy (Template:IPA-fr ; born 28 July 1985 in Fretin) is a French footballer who plays for English club Newcastle United. He is often deployed in the right back position, but began his career playing as a midfielder usually acting as a deep-lying playmaker.

Club career

Lille

Debuchy began his career playing for his hometown club Union Sportive Frétin before joining Lille at the age of eight. After spending a decade in Lille's youth system, he was promoted to the senior team following the winter break of the 2003–04 season. Debuchy was given the number 33 shirt and simultaneously made his professional debut and first start on 31 January 2004 in a league match against Metz. He played the entire match as Lille recorded a 1–0 win. Debuchy made five more appearances that season, which included two starts and three substitute appearances.

The following season, Debuchy switched to the number 2 and his playing time increased significantly. He appeared in 19 matches and scored three goals. His first professional goal came against Bordeaux. Debuchy scored the goal in the first minute of the match. Lille's solid form that season resulted in the club finishing second in the league and, as a result, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. Debuchy was also instrumental in Lille's run to the Round of 16 in 2004–05 UEFA Cup where the club was eliminated by rival French club Auxerre.

Debuchy became a fixture in the starting eleven during the 2005–06 season. On 26 March 2006, he damaged knee ligaments in a league match against Strasbourg. The injury required surgery ruling him out for six months. As a result of the injury, Debuchy missed the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. A week after suffering the injury, on 4 April, Lille officials awarded Debuchy a contract extension until 2010.

Debuchy signed a contract extension on 28 February 2011, tying him down to the club until 2015. That season he was instrumental in the team's advancement to the final of the Coupe de France appearing in all five matches the team contested. In the final, Debuchy played the entire match as Lille defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 at the Stade de France. A week later, Lille clinched the Ligue 1 championship by drawing 2–2 away to Paris Saint-Germain, Debuchy providing the cross from which Moussa Sow netted Lille's second goal. The result meant that the players had achieved the club's first league championship since the 1953–54 season and the club's first double since the 1945–46 season. The domestic cup and league title were the first two domestic honours of Debuchy's career.

The following season started off with a 1–1 draw against Nancy on 6 August 2011, with the right back opening the scoring in the 47th minute. Debuchy was part of the Lille squad that dramatically fell 5–4 to Bordeaux on 12 February 2012, scoring Lille's third goal of the game as former teammate, Ludovic Obraniak netted the winner in the 90th minute. The following weekend, Lille got back on track with a 1–0 defeat of Lorient, as Debuchy scored the only goal of the game. Debuchy started and played the full 90 minutes in all six group games of the Champions League that season, as Lille finished bottom of their tight group and crashed out of Europe because of a 0–0 draw with Trabzonspor on the final matchday. The campaign was hugely successful for Debuchy on a personal level as he made his breakthrough in the French squad as well as being named in the UNFP Team of the Year. Following the season, Lille manager Rudi Garcia described Debuchy as a defender who "plays high and attacks but defensively is also very rigorous and he exudes confidence."

Newcastle united

Debuchy joined newcastle on 2 january 2012 and chose the number 11 shirt

International career

Debuchy has been capped with the under-21 team. On 5 August 2010, Debuchy was called up to the senior team for the first time by new manager Laurent Blanc for the team's friendly match against Norway on 11 August 2010 but did not win his first cap until November 2011. He scored his first goal for France in a friendly against Iceland on 27 May 2012. Blanc selected Debuchy in his final 23 man squad for the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine on 29 May. He started at right back for Les Bleus opening match against England, helping his side to a 1–1 draw, in which his performance was hailed as "outstanding" and "terrific." He played the full 90 minutes of France's second group match against, a 2–0 defeat of co-hosts Ukraine on 15 June.

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 19 May 2012)

International

(Correct as of 16 October 2012)

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 May 2012	Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France	Iceland	1–2	3–2	Friendly match
Correct as of 27 May 2012

Honours

Club

Lille

• Ligue 1 (1): 2010–11
• Coupe de France (1): 2010–11

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (1): 2011–12

Notes

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions
2. Includes UEFA Supercup

References

1. "Player Profile". Lille OSC. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
2. Metz v. Lille Match Report
3. UEFA Europa League 2004/05 - History - Lille-Auxerre – UEFA.com
4. Blow for Lille starlet
5. Debuchy prolonge au LOSC
6. AFP: Footballer Debuchy extends Lille contract
7. COUPE DE FRANCE : football, résultats, calendrier, reportage, photos
8. "Late Obraniak strike wins cup". ESPN. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
9. Report: Paris Saint-Germain v Lille - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC
10. "Champions!". L'Équipe (in French). 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
11. "Ligue 1 round-up". Sky Sports. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
12. Report: AS Nancy Lorraine v Lille - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC
13. Report: Lille v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC
14. Report: Lorient v Lille - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC
15. Mathieu Debuchy Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer - - ESPN FC
16. UEFA Champions League 2011/12 - History - Lille-Trabzonspor – UEFA.com
17. Le palmarès complet UNFP
18. Debuchy adapting well to international arena – UEFA.com
19. France 3 Iceland 2: Les Bleus win from 2-0 down | Mail Online
20. Blanc finds no place for Gourcuff, Yanga-Mbiwa – UEFA.com
21. England 1 France 1 - match report: Joleon Lescott and Samir Nasri score in Euro 2012 | Mail Online
22. England up and running after 1-1 opening draw against France at Euro 2012 but work is needed - Telegraph
23. Euro 2012 results Ukraine 0 France 2: Les Bleus strike twice after lightning and thunderstorms halt clash | Mail Online
24. "Mathieu DEBUCHY". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
25. DEBUCHY Mathieu, French Football Federation, accessed 12 March 2012

External links

• LFP Profile
• Sports Illustrated Profile
• Lille OSC Profile

v t e France squad – UEFA Euro 2012
1 Lloris (c) 2 Debuchy 3 Evra 4 Rami 5 Mexès 6 Cabaye 7 Ribéry 8 Valbuena 9 Giroud 10 Benzema 11 Nasri 12 Matuidi 13 Réveillère 14 Ménez 15 Malouda 16 Mandanda 17 M'Vila 18 Diarra 19 Martin 20 Ben Arfa 21 Koscielny 22 Clichy 23 Carrasso Coach: Blanc

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• 1985 births
• Living people
• French footballers
• Newcastle United players
• France international footballers
• France under-21 international footballers
• Association football fullbacks
• UEFA Euro 2012 players
• Ligue 1 players