Dayot Upamecano

Dayot Upamecano

Upamecano in 2016.
Personal information
Full name	Dayotchanculle Upamecano
Date of birth	(1998-10-27) 27 October 1998
Place of birth	Évreux, France
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	4
Youth career
2004–2007	Vaillante S. Angers
2008–2009	FC De Prey
2009–2013	Évreux FC
2013–2015	Valenciennes FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Red Bull Salzburg	2	(0)
2015	→ FC Liefering (loan)	16	(0)
International career‡
2014	France U16	3	(0)
2014–2015	France U17	12	(0)
2015–	France U18	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:20, 16 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:57, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Dayotchanculle "Dayot" Upamecano (born 27 October 1998) is a French footballer who currently plays as a central defender in the Austrian Bundesliga for Red Bull Salzburg and in the First League for its farm team FC Liefering.

Club career

Upamecano is a product of the youth team of Valenciennes FC and after attracting the attention of a number of major European clubs, including Manchester United, he joined Red Bull Salzburg in July 2015 for a reported fee of €2.2 million. He was an unused substitute in Red Bull's UEFA Champions League game against Malmö FF on 29 July 2015. He made his professional debut for Red Bull's farm team, FC Liefering, two days later in a 2–1 league win against St. Pölten.

International career

Upamecano played for the France under-16 team that finished third in the 2014 Aegean Cup. He played in three of his country's four games and was named the competition's best defender. He subsequently moved up to the France under-17 squad, making his debut in a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus on 27 October 2014. France won the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, with Upamecano playing in all six of his country's matches and being named in the team of the tournament. He made his debut for France under-18 in a 0–0 friendly draw with United States under-18 on 4 September 2015.

External links

• France profile at FFF