french football player

Eduardo Celmi Camavinga ( hold 10 November 2002 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga clubhouse Real Madrid and the France national team .

early biography [edit ]

Camavinga was born in a refugee clique in Miconge, Angola in 2002, to congolese parents, who fled from Kinshasa. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He has five siblings. His family moved to France when he was 2. They moved to Fougères, where he grew up. He practiced judo for a time, before giving it up to focus entirely on football. In 2013, the Camavingas ‘ family was burn depressed, destroying most of the family ‘s property ; Eduardo has claimed that this was a reservoir of motivation that pushed him to pursue a career in football. [ 6 ]

On 7 July 2020, he obtained the Baccalauréat ES ( Economic and Social ) without mention. [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

Club career [edit ]

Rennes [edit ]

Camavinga has been a separate of Rennes ‘ youth system since the age of 11. He signed his first gear professional condense on 14 December 2018, at the senesce of 16 years and one month, becoming the youngest ever professional for the clubhouse. [ 9 ] He made his professional debut for Rennes in a 3–3 Ligue 1 marry with Angers on 6 April 2019, [ 10 ] becoming the youngest player to ever play for Rennes ‘ first team, [ 11 ] at 16 years and six months old. On 18 August 2019, Camavinga recorded an aid and was awarded the man of the match award in a 2–1 win against Paris Saint-Germain. [ 12 ] He scored his first goal for Rennes in a 1–0 acquire against Lyon on 15 December 2019, in the 89th minute of the game. [ 13 ] In the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, he featured in four matches for Rennes against Krasnodar, Chelsea and Sevilla. [ 14 ]

actual Madrid [edit ]

On 31 August 2021, Real Madrid announced Camavinga had signed a shrink until 30 June 2027 from Rennes. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] He made his debut in a 5–2 win over Celta Vigo on 12 September 2021, in which he scored a goal shortly after coming off the bench. [ 17 ]

International career [edit ]

Born in Cabinda, Angola, Camavinga moved to France at the age of two. On 5 November 2019, he obtained french citizenship. [ 18 ] On 11 November 2019, Camavinga was selected to represent France ‘s under-21 team for games against Georgia and Switzerland, after Matteo Guendouzi was called up to the elder team. [ 19 ] On 27 August 2020, Camavinga was called up to play on France ‘s senior team after Paul Pogba was sidelined by a positive COVID-19 trial. He became, in the process, the youngest actor to be called up to the french elder team since René Gérard in 1932, who was only 17 years, nine months and 17 days previous. [ 20 ] On 8 September, he debuted in a 4–2 winnings against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League, replacing N’Golo Kanté midway through the second half. [ 21 ] In doing so he became the youngest player to play for french national team since Maurice Gastiger in 1914 at 17 years, nine months, and 29 days honest-to-god. [ 22 ] On 7 October 2020, Camavinga made his first start for France in a 7–1 succeed against Ukraine where he scored his beginning international finish, opening the score with an overhead kick. This made him the youngest goalscorer for France since Maurice Gastiger in 1914. [ 23 ] On 25 June 2021, Camavinga was named in Sylvain Ripoll ‘s 18-man France squad for the Summer Olympics in 2021. [ 24 ] however he was belated removed from the police squad after his cabaret, Rennes, objected. [ 25 ]

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career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 22 December 2021[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes B 2018–19 Championnat National 3 13 4 — — — — 13 4
Rennes 2018–19 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 25 1 5 0 1 0 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 36 1
2020–21 Ligue 1 35 1 0 0 — 4[c] 0 — 39 1
2021–22 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 — 2[d] 0 — 6 0
Total 71 2 5 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 88 2
Real Madrid 2021–22 La Liga 13 1 0 0 — 4[c] 0 0 0 17 1
Career total 97 7 5 0 1 0 14 0 1 0 118 7

International [edit ]

As of match played 14 October 2020[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2020 3 1
Total 3 1
Scores and results list France’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camavinga goal.
List of international goals scored by Eduardo Camavinga
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 2  Ukraine 1–0 7–1 Friendly

Honours [edit ]

Individual

References [edit ]