Yan Valery
Yan Valery (born 22 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Southampton.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yan Valery[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 February 1999||
Place of birth | Champigny-sur-Marne, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
Number | 43 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | AS Outre-Mer du Bois l'Abbé | ||
2009–2013 | Champigny FC 94 | ||
2013–2015 | Rennes | ||
2015–2017 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Southampton | 34 | (2) |
National team | |||
2015–2016 | France U17 | 7 | (0) |
2017 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Valery joined Southampton in 2015 from Stade Rennais.[3] On 27 November 2018, Southampton boss Mark Hughes handed Valery his first team debut in an EFL Cup match against Leicester City.[4] Four days later, he made his league debut, playing the whole match in a 2–2 draw against Manchester United.[5]
On 2 March 2019, Valery scored his first Southampton goal in a 3–2 defeat away to Manchester United, opening the scoring with "an outstanding finish".[6] The week later, Valery would score his second in a 2–1 win at home to Tottenham Hotspur.[7]
International career
Valery was born in France to a Martiniquais father and Tunisian mother.[8] Valery has represented France at both under-17 and under-18 level.[9] In January 2019, he met with Tunisia manager Alain Giresse and agreed to play for the Tunisia national football team.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 July 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton | 2018–19[11] | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
2019–20[12] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Career total | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
References
- "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- "Yan Valery: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Yan Valery profile at Southampton". Southampton F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- "Carabao Cup: Leicester City beat Saints on penalties". BBC Sport. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "We need mad dogs, says Mourinho". BBC Sport. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Southampton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Yan Valery sera-t-il l'une des prochaines stars de l'équipe Tunisie ?". Kapitalis. March 15, 2019.
- "Yan Valery". French Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- "Un nouveau joueur expatrié en sélection tunisienne". www.kawarji.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Games played by Yan Valery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Games played by Yan Valery in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
- Yan Valery at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Yan Valery at Soccerway
- Southampton FC profile