french association football musician

Thomas Benoît Lemar ( behave 12 November 1995 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a midfielder for spanish club Atlético Madrid and the France national team. He is known for his versatility, being able to play on both wings and through the kernel. Features of his bet on include dribbling and passing ability. Lemar began his senior career at Caen in 2013. He played 32 times for the club, before moving to Monaco for £3.4 million in 2015. [ 4 ] In 2018, he signed for spanish club Atlético Madrid, where he won the UEFA Super Cup in his debut season.

Lemar represented France at every level from U17 to U21, and made his external aged debut in 2016 against the Ivory Coast. [ 5 ] He was a member of the team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, besides featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Caen [edit ]

Lemar made his Ligue 2 debut in the open game of the 2013–14 season on 2 August 2013, replacing Jérôme Rothen after 78 minutes in Caen ‘s 3–1 home win over Dijon. [ 6 ]

monaco [edit ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

On 1 July 2015, Lemar formally joined Monaco for an undisclosed fee. [ 7 ] He scored his first goal for the club on 22 August 2015, scoring in a 1–1 draw with Toulouse. [ 8 ] On 20 September, he scored in the club ‘s 2–3 home loss to Lorient. [ 9 ] Four days late, Lemar scored in Monaco ‘s 3–2 gain over Montpellier at the Stade de la Mosson. [ 10 ] On 17 January 2016, Lemar scored in Monaco ‘s 2–0 away win over Lorient. [ 11 ] On 4 March, Lemar scored the hatchway goal in Monaco ‘s 2–2 draw with his former club Caen. [ 12 ] [ 4 ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

Lemar with Monaco in 2016 Lemar with Monaco in 2016 On 14 September 2016, Lemar scored his first base goal of the season in Monaco ‘s 2–1 off win over English baseball club Tottenham Hotspur. [ 13 ] Three days late, he scored twice in Monaco ‘s 3–0 win over Rennes. [ 14 ] On 1 October, he scored the opening finish in Monaco ‘s 7–0 away win over Metz. [ 15 ] On 21 October, he scored the fifth of six goals in Monaco ‘s 6–2 winnings over Montpellier, and on 18 November, he scored in Monaco ‘s 3–0 win over Lorient. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On 22 November, Lemar scored the winning goal in Monaco ‘s 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, scoring in the 53rd hour with his goal coming one minute after Tottenham had equalized through Harry Kane in the 52nd minute. [ 18 ] On 15 January 2017, Lemar scored in Monaco ‘s 4–1 win over Marseille, which moved Monaco to the top of the postpone. [ 19 ] On 1 February, Lemar scored in Monaco ‘s 5–4 win over Championnat National golf club Chambly. [ 20 ] On 1 March, Lemar scored the winning goal in a 4–3 extra-time aside win over Marseille in a 2016–17 Coupe de France polish of 16 match. [ 21 ] On 1 April, Lemar scored in the Coupe de la Ligue Final against Paris Saint-Germain, scoring the equalizer in the 27th minute, but Monaco finally would lose the final 4–1. [ 22 ] Lemar finished the season with 14 goals in all competitions. [ 23 ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

In the 2017 summer transfer windowpane, Lemar was linked to Premier League clubs Liverpool and Arsenal, though an agreement was never reached. On 29 June, Monaco rejected a £31m bid from Arsenal, and in late August, Liverpool had a wish of £65m rejected. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Arsenal made a final offer of €100m which was later rejected by the musician. [ 26 ]

On 28 October 2017, Lemar scored his first goal of the season in Monaco ‘s 2–0 acquire over Bordeaux. [ 27 ] On 15 December, Lemar scored the second base goal in Monaco ‘s 4–0 win over AS Saint-Étienne. [ 28 ] On 9 January 2018, Lemar scored in Monaco ‘s 2–1 away win over Nice in the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue quarter-finals. [ 29 ]

Atlético Madrid [edit ]

On 18 June 2018, La Liga club Atlético Madrid confirmed that an agreement had been reached with Monaco for the transfer of Lemar. [ 30 ] On 27 July, Lemar successfully passed his medical, joining for a report tip of €70 million. [ 31 ] On 22 September, Lemar scored his first league finish for Atletico against Getafe in a 2–0 off winnings, where he besides hit the fritter that resulted in an own goal for Getafe keeper David Soria. [ 32 ] He ended the 2018–19 season with three goals in all competitions. In the 2019–20 season, Lemar featured in 29 matches in all competitions, however he finished the season with no goals and no assists. [ 33 ] On 5 December 2020, Lemar scored his side ‘s open goal against Valladolid in a 2–0 win, ending a race of 45 matches at club level without scoring dating back to April 2019. [ 34 ] In the 2020–21 season, as director Diego Simeone began experimenting with the 3–5–2 formation, Lemar amazingly became a starter in the stead of a left-sided central midfielder despite cutthroat competition from Saúl Ñíguez .

International career [edit ]

Lemar was called up to the senior France squad to face Sweden and Ivory Coast in November 2016 after Kingsley Coman withdrew through injury. [ 35 ] He made his introduction on 15 November against the latter, replacing Adrien Rabiot for the final examination 12 minutes of a home friendly match that ended in 0–0 draw. [ 36 ] His first international goals for the elder team came in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against the Netherlands, scoring doubly as France won 4–0. [ 37 ] On 17 May 2018, he was called up by director Didier Deschamps to the 23-man french police squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 38 ] He made his only appearance of the tournament in France ‘s final group couple against Denmark on 26 June, which ended in a 0–0 absorb. [ 39 ] On 15 July, France won the World Cup for the second time in their history after defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final of the tournament. [ 40 ]

style of play [edit ]

Lemar is a versatile midfielder able to play on both wings a well as through the center and in a exempt role. [ 41 ] He is predominantly left footed, but is besides competent with his properly foot. [ 41 ] He is noted for his excellent dribble skills, strong passing ability and release kicks. [ 41 ] He has said he prefers to link-up with teammates, rather than taking on defenders : “ I am trying to avoid duels and concentrate on passing angstrom a lot as possible. ” [ 41 ] He will frequently attempt to score from long range. [ 41 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of match played 24 October 2021[42]

International [edit ]

As of match played 1 September 2021[43]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2016 1 0
2017 7 2
2018 6 1
2019 8 1
2021 5 0
Total 27 4
As of match played 1 September 2021. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lemar goal.[43]

Honours [edit ]

Monaco
Atlético Madrid
France
Individual
Orders

References [edit ]