Anthony de Freitas

Anthony de Freitas
Personal information
Full name Anthony Jean Marie Gerard de Freitas
Date of birth (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder; left-back
Club information
Current team
Port Vale
Number 28
Youth career
Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Monaco II 38 (1)
2015Monts d'Or Azergues (loan) 1 (1)
2016Varzim (loan) 19 (1)
2016– Port Vale 10 (0)
National team
2013 France U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 27 November 2016 (UTC).


Anthony Jean Marie Gerard de Freitas (born 10 May 1994) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for English League One club Port Vale.

A former Monaco youth team player, he spent time on loan at Monts d'Or Azergues in the Championnat de France Amateur and with Portuguese side Varzim in the LigaPro. He also won two caps for the France under-20 team. He was signed by English club Port Vale in July 2016.

Playing career

Monaco II

As a youth team player with Monaco, he played for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur, featuring five times in 2012–13 as Monaco II finished 12th, 17 times in the 2013–14 season as they finished in eighth place, and scoring one goal in 16 games in the 2014–15 campaign to help the club to a ninth place finish. He also played one game on loan at Monts d'Or Azergues on 19 December 2015, scoring 19 minutes after entering the game as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with GF38.[2] He then was loaned out to Portuguese side Varzim in the LigaPro.[3] He made his professional debut on 31 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw with Penafiel at the Estádio do Varzim SC.[4] He played a total of 19 games for the club, and scored his first goal in professional football on 8 May, in a 2–0 win over Oriental.[5] Capucho led Varzim to a ninth place finish in the league.

Port Vale

de Freitas signed a two-year contract with English League One club Port Vale in July 2016.[6] Manager Bruno Ribeiro compared de Freitas to himself as a player, and said his versatility made him a key player for the "Valiants".[7]

International career

He was called up to play for the France under-20 team at the Jeux de la Francophonie; France did not qualify for the knockout stages after losing 3–0 to Congo in the group stage.

Style of play

Speaking in July 2016, de Freitas described himself as a "fighter".[8] He can play across the midfield, and is also able to play at left-back.[9]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monts d'Or Azergues (loan) 2015–16[10]CFA Group B1100000011
Varzim (loan) 2015–16[10]LigaPro191000000191
Monaco II 2012–13[10]CFA Group C5000000050
2013–14[10]CFA Group C170000000170
2014–15[10]CFA Group C161000000161
Total 381000000381
Port Vale 2016–17[11]League One10020101[lower-alpha 1]0140
Career total 683201010723
  1. Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. "Port Vale FC Player Profiles". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "Chasselay MDA vs. Grenoble Foot 38 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. "Varzim: Four reinforcements and new contract for Capucho". Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. "Varzim 1-1 Penafiel". ZeroZero. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. "Oriental Lisboa vs. Varzim 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. Baggaley, Mike (1 July 2016). "Port Vale sign midfielder Anthony de Freitas from AS Monaco". The Sentinel. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. Baggaley, Mike (20 August 2016). "Port Vale: Anthony De Freitas is a hit with Bruno Ribeiro". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. "The First Words - Anthony de Freitas". port-vale.co.uk. Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. Baggaley, Mike (20 August 2016). "Port Vale: Anthony De Freitas is a hit with Bruno Ribeiro". The Sentinel. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Anthony de Freitas profile at Soccerway
  11. "Games played by Anthony de Freitas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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