Samuel Umtiti

Samuel Umtiti

Umtiti playing for Lyon in 2015
Personal information
Full name Samuel Umtiti
Date of birth (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 23
Youth career
1999–2001 Menival
2001–2011 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Lyon B 21 (0)
2012–2016 Lyon 131 (3)
2016– Barcelona 6 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 France U17 7 (0)
2010–2011 France U18 7 (0)
2011–2012 France U19 13 (2)
2012–2013 France U20 13 (0)
2013–2014 France U21 7 (1)
2016– France 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2016

Samuel Umtiti (French pronunciation: ​[sa.mɥɛl ym.ti.ti]; born 14 November 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the France national team.

He began his professional career with Lyon in 2012, winning the Coupe de France and Trophée des Champions that year. He totalled 170 games and five goals before a €25 million transfer to Barcelona in 2016.

After winning 47 caps and scoring three goals at youth level, including winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Umtiti represented France at UEFA Euro 2016, where his nation reached the final.

Club career

Lyon

Umtiti was included in a Lyon squad for the first time on 16 August 2011, remaining an unused substitute as they defeated Rubin Kazan 3–1 in the Champions League play-off round first leg.[2] He made his professional debut on 8 January 2012, playing the entire match in a 3–1 victory over local rivals Lyon-Duchère in a Coupe de France game.[3] Six days later, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Montpellier, playing the full game.[4] He made a total of 18 appearances in all competitions in his first season.

In the 2012–13 season, he became a more regular member of the Lyon first team. On 12 January 2013, against Troyes in a 2–1 away win, he scored his first career goal.[5] He finished the season with 32 appearances in all competitions and two goals.

At the end of the 2015-16 season he was named as the "best player of the season" by Lyon fans, in front of Alexandre Lacazette.

Barcelona

On 30 June 2016, Umtiti signed for Spanish La Liga side FC Barcelona for a fee of €25 million.[6] On 17 August, Umtiti made his first appearance for Barcelona in the second leg of the 2016 Supercopa de España which Barcelona won 3–0 versus Sevilla and lifted the trophy.[7]

International career

Youth

Umtiti is a France youth international, having represented his nation from under-17 to under-21 levels. He was an integral member of the team that won France's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in almost every game but missed the final against Uruguay due to a red card received in the semi-final against Ghana.

Senior

Umtiti was born and spent his first two years in the Cameroonian city of Yaoundé. The Fédération Camerounaise de Football and former international Roger Milla met his advisors in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to represent their team.[8]

Umtiti, who was uncapped at senior level, was selected by France national team manager Didier Deschamps to be part of his Euro 2016 squad following an injury to fellow centre-back Jérémy Mathieu.[9] Umtiti made his senior debut on 3 July by playing every minute of the quarter-final against Iceland at the Stade de France, replacing the suspended Adil Rami. He became the first outfield player since Gabriel De Michèle at the 1966 FIFA World Cup to win his first cap for France by appearing in the finals of a major tournament and was accurate with all 77 of his passes during the match, which France won 5–2.[10]

Statistics

Club

As of 30 November 2016.[11]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup Europe2 Other3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2011–12 120303000—180
2012–13 26100006100322
2013–14 2801030100—420
2014–15 351201021—402
2015–16 30120104010381
Total 13138080222101705
Barcelona 2016–17 6010—3010110
Career total 13739080252201815
Umtiti playing for U-19 France against U-19 Spain in 2012

1Coupe de France appearances.

2Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances.

3Trophée des Champions and Supercopa de España appearance.

International

As of match played 1 September 2016.[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201640
Total40

Honours

Club

Lyon
Barcelona

International

References

  1. ↑ "Samuel Umtiti OLWeb.fr profile".
  2. ↑ "Lyon recover to lead Rubin". UEFA. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "APRÈS-MATCH LYON-DUCHÈRE - OL". olweb.fr. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "MONTPELLIER VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS 1-0". Soccerway. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "TROYES VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS 1 - 2". Soccerway. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Barcelona confirm €25m Umtiti agreement". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Sport (2016-08-18). "Javier Mascherano out injured... Samuel Umtiti to play?". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  8. ↑ Ramsay, Arnaud (8 March 2016). "Samuel Umtiti : «Je joue toute ma vie sur le terrain»" [Samuel Umtiti: "I play my whole life on the pitch"]. France Football (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Parrish, Rob (28 May 2016). "Umtiti replaces Mathieu in France's Euro 2016 squad". Goal. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (3 July 2016). "France 5–2 Iceland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Samuel Umtiti Soccerway Profile". Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Samuel Umtiti - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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