Julian Jeanvier
Julian Marc Jeanvier (born 31 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Brentford as a central defender. He rose to prominence with Reims, before joining Brentford in 2018. Born in France, he represents Guinea at international level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julian Marc Jeanvier[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Clichy, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Central defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2006 | US Clichy-sur-Seine | ||
2006–2007 | L'Entente SSG | ||
2006–2008 | Clairefontaine | ||
2008–2009 | Nancy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Nancy II | 54 | (2) |
2013 | Nancy | 6 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Lille II | 22 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Red Star (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Reims | 62 | (5) |
2018– | Brentford | 50 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Guinea | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:48, 4 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:47, 18 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Early years and Nancy
A central defender, Jeanvier began his career in 2000 with hometown club US Clichy-sur-Seine.[3] He moved to L'Entente SSG in 2006 and trained concurrently at Clairefontaine,[4] before joining the academy at Nancy in 2008.[3] Jeanvier progressed into the reserve team and made 54 appearances and scored two goals in the Championnat de France Amateur between 2009 and 2013.[5][6] The appointment of former head of youth Patrick Gabriel as first team manager midway through the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season saw Jeanvier promoted into the first team squad and he made 10 appearances between January and April 2013.[5][7] He refused the offer of a new two-year contract extension and departed the Stade Marcel Picot at the end of the 2012–13 season.[7]
Lille
Jeanvier joined Ligue 1 club Lille on a four-year contract during the 2013 off-season.[7] Behind Simon Kjær, Marko Baša, David Rozehnal and Adama Soumaoro in the central defensive pecking order,[7] he was completely out of favour with manager René Girard,[5] who had replaced Rudi Garcia soon after Jeanvier's arrival at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.[8] He instead played for the reserve team and spent the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons on loan at Mouscron-Péruwelz and Red Star respectively.[5][9] He failed to make a first team appearance and left the club in August 2016.[5][10]
Reims
In August 2016, Jeanvier dropped into Ligue 2 to join Reims.[10] He established himself in the starting lineup and was voted into the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year at the end of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.[11] Jeanvier had a successful 2017–18 season, vice-captaining the team and helping the club to the Ligue 2 championship and promotion to Ligue 1.[12][13] He departed the Stade Auguste-Delaune in July 2018,[12] after making 67 appearances and scoring five goals for the club.[5]
Brentford
On 30 July 2018, Jeanvier moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee, speculated to be £1.8 million.[14][15] He scored a goal in each of his first two appearances for the club, which came in the early rounds of the EFL Cup,[16] but a foot injury suffered in October 2018 ruled him out for two months.[17][18] The unavailability of Chris Mepham and new head coach Thomas Frank's deployment of three centre backs saw Jeanvier win a starting place on his return to fitness in December 2018 and he remained a near-ever present starter until the end of the 2018–19 season.[19][20][21] Despite being behind Pontus Jansson and Ethan Pinnock in the pecking order when either was available,[22] Jeanvier made 27 appearances and scored one goal during the 2019–20 season,[23] but he did not feature during the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign.[24]
International career
Jeanvier was a member of the France U18 team which finished runners-up at the 2010 Copa del Atlántico, but he failed to win a cap.[3][25] He made his debut for Guinea in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Gambia on 7 June 2019 and made one appearance at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[26]
Personal life
Jeanvier was born in France and is of Guinean and Guadeloupean descent.[27] His father was also a footballer and played for Red Star.[7] He is married to a Guinean woman and has a Guinean passport.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 August 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nancy II | 2009–10[6] | CFA Group A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2010–11[6] | CFA Group B | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
2011–12[5] | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
2012–13[5] | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
Total | 54 | 2 | — | — | — | 54 | 2 | |||||
Nancy | 2012–13[5] | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Lille | 2013–14[5] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Lille II | 2013–14[5] | CFA Group A | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2015–16[5] | CFA 2 Group G | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) | 2014–15[5] | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Red Star (loan) | 2015–16[5] | Ligue 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
Reims | 2016–17[5] | Ligue 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
2017–18[5] | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
Total | 62 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 67 | 5 | |||
Brentford | 2018–19[16] | Championship | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 5 | |
2019–20[23] | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 50 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6 | ||
Career total | 235 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 15 |
International
- As of match played 17 November 2019[26]
Guinea national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2019 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Reims
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18[11]
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Julian Jeanvier – Defender – First Team – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- Julian Jeanvier at the French Football Federation (in French)
- "Julian Jeanvier : "Le LOSC, ça ne se refuse pas" | Lille LOSC". www.losc.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Julian Jeanvier at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- foot-national.com. "Julian Jeanvier joueur de Reims Stade de Reims". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Canivenc, Clovis (15 October 2017). "Julian Jeanvier, la force tranquille – Stadito". Stadito (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Red Star – AC Ajaccio : la bonne surprise Julian Jeanvier" (in French). 24 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "Julian Jeanvier (Lille) prêté au Red Star (in French)". lequipe.fr (in French). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "Julian Jeanvier: Brentford sign French central defender". BBC Sport. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Get to Know: Julian Jeanvier". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Mercato : Julian Jeanvier à Brentford – Stade de Reims". Stade de Reims (in French). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! – Stade de Reims" (in French). 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Brentford complete signing of Julian Jeanvier". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Brentford agree deal for Reims defender Julian Jeanvier". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Games played by Julian Jeanvier in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Brentford vs Millwall preview". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "Match Preview: Brentford vs Swansea City". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- Warlow, Robert (24 December 2018). "The latest Brentford injury news ahead of Bristol City clash". footballlondon. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Storer, Tom (3 January 2019). "Yoann Barbet reveals the mastermind behind Brentford's recent improved form". footballlondon. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Julian Jeanvier Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Brentford are on the cusp of the Premier League". sport.optus.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Games played by Julian Jeanvier in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Match – Iles Canaries – France – FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Julian Jeanvier". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- "Julian Jeanvier, défenseur de l'AS Nancy-Lorraine : " Le coach a pris un risque avec moi " – Abonnement". www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr (in French).
- Touré, Lamine (25 May 2019). "Syli : qui est Julian Jeanvier, ce nouveau défenseur guinéen ?". Guineefoot.info (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
External links
- Julian Jeanvier at brentfordfc.com
- Julian Jeanvier at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Julian Jeanvier – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Julian Jeanvier at Soccerbase