Matteo Elias Kenzo Guendouzi Olié ( [ mateo ɡɛnduzi ] ( ) ; born 14 April 1999 ) is a french master football player who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 cabaret Marseille, on loanword from Premier League club Arsenal, and the France national team .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Guendouzi started his career at the academy of Paris Saint-Germain at the long time of 6. He left Paris to join Lorient ‘s academy in 2014. After representing the Lorient allow team, he was promoted to the first team in 2016.
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Lorient [edit ]
Guendouzi made his introduction for Lorient on 15 October 2016, in the Ligue 1 equal against Nantes in a 1–2 frustration. He played nine times in all competitions, [ 4 ] during his debut season of 2016–17 as Lorient were relegated to the second tier at the end of the temper. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the 2017–18 temper, Guendouzi featured 21 times for Lorient as they missed out on promotion, finishing seventh in Ligue 2. [ 7 ]
arsenal [edit ]
Guendouzi playing for Arsenal in 2018 On 11 July 2018, during the summer transfer window, it was announced that Guendouzi had joined Premier League club Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the area of £7m plus bonuses. [ 8 ] Head coach Unai Emery said : He is a talented young player and a distribute of clubs were matter to in him. He has big potential and gained good first-team have final temper with Lorient. He wants to learn and improve and will be an crucial depart of our first-team squad ”. [ 9 ] On 12 August 2018, Guendouzi made his Premier League introduction in Arsenal ‘s open regular of the season against defending Champions Manchester City where he made 72 touches, the most for his team. They lost the match 0–2. [ 10 ] Guendouzi scored the beginning professional goal of his career on 4 October 2018, rounding off the score in Arsenal ‘s 3–0 off win over Qarabağ, a humble force from just inside the penalty area, after an serve from Alexandre Lacazette. [ 11 ] On 29 May 2019, Guendouzi came off the bench in the Europa League concluding against Chelsea, in which Arsenal finally lost 1-4. [ 12 ] On 20 June 2020, following a post-match affray with Brighton player Neal Maupay, Guendouzi was excluded from Arsenal train and left out of the club ‘s match-day squads due to a history of issues with his “ attitude and general demeanor. ” [ 13 ]
Hertha BSC ( loanword ) [edit ]
On 5 October 2020, Arsenal announced that Guendouzi would be loaned out to Hertha BSC for the duration of the 2020–21 season. [ 14 ] On 1 November 2020, Guendouzi made his debut in a 1–1 draw against VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. [ 15 ] On 12 December 2020, he scored his first goal for the golf club and in the Bundesliga against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. [ 16 ]
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Marseille ( loan ) [edit ]
On 6 July 2021, it was announced that Guendouzi was loaned out to Ligue 1 golf club Marseille for the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season. The deal included an option-to-buy depend on sealed conditions being met. [ 17 ] He enjoyed a estimable start to his Marseille career, promptly gaining the appreciation of fans through both his dally, [ 18 ] and his personality in standing up for the team – including during a match against Nice, when he protected team-mate Dimitri Payet from fans who rushed onto the slope, gaining strangle marks on his neck in the march. [ 19 ]
International career [edit ]
Guendouzi was born in a suburb of Paris, France. He has represented France at levels up to France U20s. [ 7 ] With overtone Moroccan inheritance, Guendouzi was approached by Morocco director Hervé Renard in 2017 to change allegiances to play for the Morocco national team. however, after Guendouzi ‘s father met Renard in March 2017, Guendouzi decided to remain and pledge allegiance to France. [ 20 ] On 2 September 2019, Guendouzi was called up to the french senior side for the beginning time to replace the hurt Paul Pogba for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania and Andorra. [ 21 ] however, he was an unused substitute in both matches. He was recalled to the France side on 1 September 2021, to replace the hurt Corentin Tolisso for World Cup Qualification matches against Bosnia, Ukraine and Finland. [ 22 ] He made his debut on 16 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Finland. [ 23 ]
personal life [edit ]
Matteo Guendouzi has a Moroccan father and french mother, he is the brother of Milan who besides is a football player. [ 24 ] Guendouzi is married to Mae Rfsk and the couple had their first daughter in May 2021. [ 25 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 7 November 2021[26]
International [edit ]
- As of match played 16 November 2021[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
France
2021
1
0
Total
1
0
Honours [edit ]
Arsenal
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France