Dimitri Foulquier

Dimitri Christophe Foulquier (born 23 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Valencia. Foulquier previously represented the France national under-21 football team,[3] before switching to represent the Guadeloupe national team.

Dimitri Foulquier
Foulquier playing for France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dimitri Christophe Foulquier[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Sarcelles, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2001 Capesterre Belle-Eau
2001–2007 Marquisat Capesterre
2007–2011 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Rennes 19 (0)
2013–2017 Granada 92 (1)
2017–2020 Watford 2 (0)
2017–2018 → RC Strasbourg (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Getafe (loan) 22 (3)
2020 → Granada (loan) 18 (1)
2020–2021 Granada 32 (0)
2021– Valencia 12 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 France U18 7 (0)
2011–2012 France U19 10 (1)
2012–2013 France U20 13 (0)
2013–2014 France U21 13 (0)
2018– Guadeloupe 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019

Early life

Born in Sarcelles, Foulquier was raised in Capesterre, a commune in the overseas region and department of Guadeloupe.[4]

Club career

Rennes

After excelling with local clubs in the commune, he was spotted by Rennes scout Patrick Rampillon and, subsequently, joined the professional club in July 2007.[4][5]

Foulquier was awarded the Best Academy Player award for the 2009–10 season.[3] After appearing on the bench in matches during the 2010–11 season,[4] he was promoted to the senior team by manager Frédéric Antonetti for the 2011–12 season. Foulquier was assigned the number 24 shirt and made his professional debut on 2 October 2011 in a league match against Lille, starting but being replaced on the half-time in the eventual 2–0 away loss.[6]

Granada

On 27 August 2013, Foulquier was loaned to La Liga side Granada.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 30 September, replacing Michael Pereira in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

On 25 May 2014, the Andalusians bought Foulquier outright, for a €2 million fee, with the player signing a five-year deal.[9]

Watford

Foulquier signed for Watford on 25 August 2017,[10] but was immediately loaned out to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg for the remainder of the 2017–18 Season.[11]

On 23 August 2018, Foulquier returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Getafe CF. On 21 September 2019, he made his Premier League debut, against Manchester City F.C., in an 8–0 loss.[12] Foulquier started the match, but was subbed off after 33 minutes.[13]

Granada return

On 2 January 2020, Foulquier returned to Granada on loan for the rest of the season with the option to buy.[14][15] His move was made permanent on 24 July 2020.[16][17]

Valencia

On 30 August 2021, Foulquier signed a four-year deal with Valencia, also in the top tier.[18]

International career

Foulquier was a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which he scored in the penalty shoot-out in the final.[19]

Foulquier was called up to the Guadeloupe national team for CONCACAF Nations League match against Curaçao on 19 November 2018.[20] He made his debut for the squad in that game, as a starter, which Guadeloupe lost with the score of 6–0.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 May 2021[22]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2011–12 Ligue 1 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2012–13 1500020—170
2013–14 200000—20
Total 190002010220
Granada 2013–14 La Liga 24010——250
2014–15 25020——270
2015–16 21130——241
2016–17 22000——220
Total 921600000981
Watford 2019–20 Premier League 300020—50
Strasbourg (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 1602010–190
Getafe (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 25340——293
Granada (loan) 2019–20 17150——221
Granada 2020–21 32041—10[lower-alpha 1]0461
Total Granada 1412151001001663
Career total 2045210501102415
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

France U20

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Getafe" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Getafe] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Dimitri Foulquier: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Jeunes: Dimitri Foulquier récompensé". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. "Dimitri Foulquier ne se "prend pas la tête"". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  5. "Dimitri, graine de champion". Viva Presse (in French). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. "LOSC Lille – Stade Rennais FC". Ligue 1. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "Foulquier llega cedido" [Foulquier arrives on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "El Arabi recupera la sonrisa del público granadino" [El Arabi recovers the smiles from the granadino attendance] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. "El Granada ejerce la opción de compra sobre Foulquier" [Granada activates the buyout clause over Foulquier] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. France Under-21 right-back Dimitri Foulquier joins Watford from Granada
  11. "Watford prête Dimitri Foulquier à Strasbourg". L'Équipe.
  12. "Official: Foulquier Joins Getafe". Watford FC. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. Hoskin, Rob (21 September 2019). "Watford's Dimitri Foulquier just suffered the worst debut in Premier League history". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  14. Gray, Ryan (2 January 2020). "Dimitri Foulquier leaves Watford for Granada on loan". watfordobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. "Official: Foulquier Leaves On Loan". WatfordFC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  16. "Official: Foulquier Departs". Watford FC. 24 July 2020.
  17. "El Granada CF se hace con los servicios de Foulquier hasta 2023" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  18. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | Dimitri Foulquier". Valencia CF. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  19. "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  20. "Beauvue et d'autres pros avec les Gwada Boys - Toute l'actualité de la Guadeloupe en ligne - FranceAntilles.fr". www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.mobi (in French).
  21. "Curaçao v Guadeloupe game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2018.
  22. "D. Foulquier". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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