french association football player

Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano ( bear 27 October 1998 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the France national team .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Born in Évreux, Upamecano joined the young team of Valenciennes in 2013. [ 4 ]

crimson Bull Salzburg [edit ]

After attracting the care of a count of major european clubs, including Manchester United, he joined Red Bull Salzburg in July 2015 for a report fee of €2.2 million. [ 5 ] He was an unused alternate in Red Bull ‘s UEFA Champions League game against Malmö FF on 29 July 2015. [ 6 ] He made his professional introduction for Red Bull ‘s grow team, Liefering, two days by and by, in a 2–1 league gain against St. Pölten. [ 7 ] On 19 March 2016, he made his league debut with Red Bull Salzburg in a 2–1 acquire over SV Mattersburg. [ 8 ] In the beginning half of the 2016–17 season, Upamecano earned a regular place with the first team in both league and Europa League matches. [ 9 ]

RB Leipzig [edit ]

On 13 January 2017, Upamecano joined RB Leipzig on a 4+1⁄2-year deal, for a reported €10 million tip. [ 10 ] On 4 February 2017, he made his Bundesliga debut under bus Ralph Hasenhüttl in a 1–0 get the better of against Borussia Dortmund. [ 4 ] On 13 September 2017, he made his Champions League introduction in a 1–1 draw against Monaco. [ 11 ] On 9 February 2018, he scored his beginning goal in a 2–0 acquire over Augsburg. [ 12 ] On 2 July 2018, he was shortlisted for the 2018 Golden Boy award. [ 13 ] On 31 July 2020, Upamecano signed a raw softwood until 2023. [ 14 ] In the 2019–20 season, he reached with RB Leipzig the Champions League semi-finals under coach julian Nagelsmann. [ 15 ]

Bayern Munich [edit ]

On 14 February 2021, Bayern Munich announced an agreement for the sign of Upamecano on a five-year conduct, to be effective as of 1 July 2021. [ 16 ] The club reportedly met his release clause from Leipzig, set at €42.5 million. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Upamecano ‘s foremost game as a Bayern musician came in a pre-season friendly on 16 July 2021 against companion Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln that saw Bayern lose 3–2 after fielding a side largely consisting of allow and young players. [ 19 ] [ 20 ]

International career [edit ]

Born in Évreux, Upamecano is of Bissau-Guinean descent. [ 21 ] He played for the France under-16 team that finished third base in the 2014 Aegean Cup. [ 22 ] He played in three of his area ‘s four games and was named the competition ‘s best defender. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] He subsequently moved up to the France under-17 squad, making his debut in a european Championship modifier against Cyprus on 27 October 2014. [ 23 ] France won the 2015 UEFA european Under-17 Championship, with Upamecano playing in all six of his nation ‘s matches and being named in the team of the tournament. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] He made his introduction for France under-18 in a 0–0 friendly draw with United States under-18 on 4 September 2015. [ 27 ] Upamecano made his debut for the France national football team, on 5 September 2020, starting in a UEFA Nations League group-stage pit against Sweden. [ 28 ] Three days later on 8 September, he scored his first external finish in a 4–2 win against Croatia. [ 29 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 17 December 2021[30]

International [edit ]

As of match played 16 November 2021[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2020 3 1
2021 3 0
Total 6 1
As of match played 16 November 2021.
Scores and results list the France’s goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Upamecano goal[30]
List of international goals scored by Dayot Upamecano
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 2  Croatia 3–2 4–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A

Honours [edit ]

Bayern Munich
France U17
France

Individual

References [edit ]