Frédéric Guilbert
Frédéric Guilbert (French pronunciation: [fʁedeʁik ɡilbɛʁ]; born 24 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Valognes, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | AS Valognes | ||
| 2008–2012 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Caen II | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | AS Cherbourg | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Bordeaux II | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bordeaux | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Caen (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Caen | 55 | (1) |
| 2019– | Aston Villa | 25 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Caen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021– | → Strasbourg (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:53, 28 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Bordeaux
Guilbert joined Girondins de Bordeaux in 2014 from AS Cherbourg. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 5 April 2015 in a 2–1 home win against RC Lens replacing Thomas Touré after 79 minutes.[3]
SM Caen
On 28 July 2017, Guilbert transferred to SM Caen after completing a loan spell during the 2016–17 season.[4]
Guilbert was known for being a proficient and hard tackler with an average of 3.1 clearances and 2.9 tackles per game respectively throughout his final season with the club.[5] He finished his time with Caen having amassed 106 appearances over three seasons.[2]
Aston Villa
On 31 January 2019, Guilbert signed for Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, but would remain at Caen on loan until the end of the season.[6] He scored his first goal for Villa in an EFL Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 27 August 2019.[7] He would go onto score his second goal for Aston Villa in the EFL Cup semi-final match against Leicester City on 8 January 2020.
Strasbourg (loan)
On 31 January 2021, Guilbert signed for Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg Alsace on loan for the rest of the season.[8] Guilbert made his Strasbourg debut on 10 February 2021 in a 2–0 home defeat to Montpellier in the Coupe de France.[9] On 3 March 2021, Guilbert scored his first goal for Strasbourg, a late winner in a 1-0 home victory over AS Monaco in Ligue 1.[10] After returning to Villa from his loan spell for pre-season, on 31 August 2021, Guilbert returned to Strasbourg on loan for the 2021–22 season.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 23 January 2022[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Caen II | 2011–12 | CFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| AS Cherbourg | 2013–14 | CFA | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Caen (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 6 | ||
References
- "Frederic Guilbert: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "F. Guilbert". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- "Bordeaux vs Lens – 5 April 2015 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Frédéric Guilbert moves to SM Caen". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- Jirobe, Mark (29 May 2019). "What Aston Villa Fans Can Expect from Frederic Guilbert". Onefootball. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Transfer news: Frederic Guilbert joins Aston Villa". Aston Villa F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Crewe 1–6 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Guilbert moves on loan to Strasbourg". Aston Villa Official Site. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Strasbourg vs. Montpellier - Football". ESPN. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Stratmann, Edward (4 March 2021). "Monaco's remarkable run ends against Strasbourg". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Club, Aston Villa Football. "Frédéric Guilbert joins Strasbourg on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
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- Frédéric Guilbert at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Frédéric Guilbert at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Frédéric Guilbert at Soccerway