Arnaud Souquet

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Arnaud Souquet
Personal information
Full name Arnaud Souquet
Date of birth (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Paris, France
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dijon
Number 2
Youth career
2001–2007 CO Vincennois
2007–2010 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Lille 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Paris (loan) 33 (1)
2012–2013 → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2007–2008 France U16 6 (0)
2008–2009 France U17 15 (2)
2009–2010 France U18 6 (0)
2011–2012 France U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2012

Arnaud Souquet (born 12 February 1992 in Paris) is a French footballer who currently plays for French club Dijon in Ligue 2. He primarily plays in the midfield position, but can also be utitilized as defender. Souquet is a France youth international having earned caps with both the under-16s and the under-17 team, whom he played with at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Football career

Souquet was born in Paris and began his career playing for CO Vincennois, the same club that produced the likes of Blaise Matuidi and Yacine Brahimi. While attending the Vincennes-based club, Souquet had the opportunity to join both the famous Clairefontaine academy and the Parisian giants Paris Saint-Germain. However, he declined the chance and after his father met with then-president Alain Cayzac of the latter, he declined that chance, as well.[1]

Souquet joined Lille in 2007 as a youth player after the club spotted him while playing with Vincennes.[2] After excelling in the club's youth system and internationally, for the 2008–09 season, he was promoted to the club's Championnat de France amateur team, despite being only 16 years old at the time. He made his debut with the reserves in their 1–5 defeat to AS Nancy reserves on 14 September 2008.[3] Over the course of the season, he made 12 appearances, which included nine starts. Following the season, on 17 July 2009, Souquet signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[4]

After starting the season with the club's Championnat de France amateur team, on 30 September 2009, due to injuries to midfielders Florent Balmont and Ludovic Obraniak, manager Rudi Garcia announced that Souquet would be included in the team for the club's match against Czech club Slavia Prague in the UEFA Europa League.[5] Souquet was assigned the number 35 shirt and made his professional debut, as a starter, playing the entire 90 minutes. In the match, which Lille won 5–1, Souquet scored his first professional goal in the 88th minute and also assisted on a goal scored by Pierre-Alain Frau.[6][7] On 17 October, he made his league debut starting in the club's match against Rennes. The match ended 0–0 with Souquet only playing the first half.[8]

International career

Souquet has played with both the under-16s and the under-17 team. He was a regular in the under-17s during the run up to the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. During the qualification process, he scored goals against Scotland and Denmark. The 1–0 victory over Denmark assured progression to the tournament, where France were eliminated in the group stages. In total with the under-17s, Souquet made 15 appearances and scored two goals.

Career statistics

(Correct as of 17 March)

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Lille 2009–10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1
Total 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1
Career total 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Arnaud Souquet se révèle à Prague et s'installe dans le groupe lillois. Lavoixdessports.com (15 September 2011). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  2. ↑ À la découverte d'Arnaud Souquet. Myfoot.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Nancy Reserves – Lille Reserves Match Report. Foot-national.com (14 September 2008). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Premier contrat professionnel pour Arnaud Souquet. Espoirsdufootball.com (28 July 2011). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  5. ↑ La chance de Souquet
  6. ↑ SK Slavia Praha 1 – 5 LOSC Lille Métropole. Uefa.com. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Lille run riot in Prague. Ligue1.com. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  8. ↑ Lille v. Rennes Match Report. Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.

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