Yan Valery

Yan Valery (born 22 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Southampton.

Yan Valery
Personal information
Full name Yan Valery[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999[2]
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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2018–19[11] Premier League 232001000242
2019–20[12] Premier League 110001000120
Career total 342002000362

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Yan Valery: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Yan Valery profile at Southampton". Southampton F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. "Carabao Cup: Leicester City beat Saints on penalties". BBC Sport. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. "We need mad dogs, says Mourinho". BBC Sport. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. "Southampton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. "Yan Valery sera-t-il l'une des prochaines stars de l'équipe Tunisie ?". Kapitalis. March 15, 2019.
  9. "Yan Valery". French Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  10. "Un nouveau joueur expatrié en sélection tunisienne". www.kawarji.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  11. "Games played by Yan Valery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  12. "Games played by Yan Valery in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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