french affiliation football player

Lucas Digne ( french pronunciation : ​ [ lykɑ diɲ ] ; born 20 July 1993 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Everton and the France national team. Digne began his career at Lille before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2013. After spending a season on loanword at Roma, he moved to Barcelona in July 2016. Despite not playing regularly at either club, he won twelve honours at Paris and Barcelona combined. He joined Everton in August 2018.

Digne won the 2013 World Cup with the France under-20 team, and made his aged international debut in March 2014. He represented France at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 ( where his nation reached the final ) and UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Lille [edit ]

Digne acting for Lille in 2012 Born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, Digne finished his development at Lille, signing his first professional condense on 27 July 2010 for three years. [ 3 ] Ahead of the 2011–12 temper, Digne was promoted to the senior team permanently and assigned the number 3 shirt. He made his professional debut on 26 October 2011 in a 6–1 victory over Sedan in the last 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue. [ 4 ] In January 2012, Digne extended his compress until 2016. [ 5 ] On 28 January, he made his Ligue 1 introduction at the Stadium Nord Lille Metropole, playing the final two minutes of a 3–0 acquire over Saint-Étienne. [ 6 ] He totalled 16 league appearances as the defending champions came one-third. Digne was a regular in the 2012–13 season. On 23 February 2013, having given Lille the jumper cable in a 3–1 acquire at Ajaccio when his cross was deflected in by Yoann Poulard, he was sent off after an hour for a foul on Matthieu Chalmé. [ 7 ] He scored his first goal on 7 April, a punishment in a 5–0 home winnings over Lorient, [ 8 ] and two weeks late he added another to equalise in a 2–1 comeback victory at Bastia. [ 9 ]

Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]

On 17 July 2013, Digne signed a five-year distribute with Paris Saint-Germain, [ 10 ] on a fee believed to be around €15 million. [ 11 ] On 3 August, he was an idle utility as they won the 2013 Trophée des Champions with a 2–1 victory over Bordeaux in Gabon. [ 12 ] He did not make his introduction until 13 September in a 2–0 succeed at the same opponents, as coach Laurent Blanc rotated his team ahead of the UEFA Champions League. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] PSG ended the season with both the league and league cup titles, though Digne was back-up to brazilian veteran Maxwell. [ 15 ] Digne played the full 90 minutes in the 2014 Trophée des Champions, which PSG won 2–0 against Guingamp in Beijing. [ 16 ] The Parisians won all four domestic honours in 2014–15, with Digne an fresh alternate in their Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue concluding victories .

Roma ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 26 August 2015, italian Serie A club Roma signed Digne from PSG on a season-long loanword deal for €2.5 million, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. [ 17 ] He made his debut five days subsequently, playing the entire equal in a 2–1 victory against title holders Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico. He blew a sarcastic kiss at adversary Roberto Pereyra and advised him to check the scoreboard, a gesture likened to one by Roma captain Francesco Totti to Igor Tudor of the lapp equal in a 4–0 win in February 2004. [ 18 ] Digne scored his first goal for the Giallorossi on 26 September with a close-range header in a 5–1 base succeed over Carpi, having earlier assisted Kostas Manolas in opening his account for the club. [ 19 ] Against the same opponents on 12 February, he returned from injury to score from 30 metres in a 3–1 win, [ 20 ] and on 17 April he opened a 3–3 draw at Atalanta. [ 21 ] The team from Italy ‘s capital came third in Serie A, and Digne declared that he wanted the move to be made permanent. [ 22 ]

Barcelona [edit ]

Digne lining up for Barcelona in 2016 On 13 July 2016, Digne joined spanish La Liga slope Barcelona on a five-year deal. The tip was €16.5 million ( £13.8 million ), with the possibility to increase to €20.5 million ( £17.1 million ), according to person and team results. [ 23 ] On 14 August 2016, Digne made his first appearance for Barcelona in a 0–2 victory against Sevilla in the 2016 Supercopa de España beginning leg, as a 27th-minute substitute for compatriot Jérémy Mathieu. [ 24 ] He played 26 full games in his beginning season at the Camp Nou, scoring once in a 7–0 ( 8–1 aggregate ) winnings over Segunda División B club Hércules in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey on 21 December 2016. [ 25 ] Barcelona won that cup, with Digne unused in the final on 27 May 2017, a 3–1 win over Alavés. [ 26 ] Digne played 20 times in 2017–18 as Barcelona won the league and cup double under newly coach Ernesto Valverde. On 18 October 2017, he scored from Lionel Messi ‘s assist in a 3–1 home plate acquire over Olympiacos in the Champions League group stagecoach. [ 27 ]

Everton [edit ]

Digne joined English clubhouse Everton on 1 August 2018, for a five-year deal on an initial fee of £18 million. [ 28 ] He made his debut ten days later, replacing duplicate goalscorer and chap debutant Richarlison for the last four minutes of a 2–2 puff at Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 29 ] On his foremost start on 29 August in a 3–1 EFL Cup succeed against Rotherham United, he assisted a goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin. [ 30 ] Digne made his inaugural Premier League start for Everton four days belated in a family game against Huddersfield Town, and assisted Calvert-Lewin ‘s headed equalizer in a 1–1 draw. [ 31 ]

By the start of October, Digne had become Everton ‘s first-choice left back, ahead of veteran Leighton Baines. [ 32 ] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 December, in the sixth minute of stop time at the end of a match against Watford, curling in a free kick for a 2–2 draw. [ 33 ] Sixteen days former he scored twice in a 5–1 acquire at Burnley, with a free complain and a 30-yard shoot. [ 34 ] On 29 January 2019 he was sent off in a 1–0 succeed at Huddersfield for denying Adama Diakhaby a goalscoring opportunity with a cruddy. [ 35 ] Digne ‘s first base season at Everton concluded with individual honours as he was named the Club ’ s Player of the Season, as voted for by supporters, and Players ‘ Player of the Season alongside midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye, the foremost time the prize had been shared. [ 36 ] On 25 October 2020, Digne was sent off in a 2–0 loss at Southampton for a dirty on Kyle Walker-Peters. Referee Kevin Friend recorded it as “ good foul shimmer ” which is punished with a three-game suspension, but the ban was reduced to one peer on solicitation. [ 37 ]

International career [edit ]

Digne was a french youth external and represented his nation at the U16, U17, and U18 levels. At the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, he played every match as France won the entitle. [ 15 ] He was beginning called up for the senior side in February 2014, ahead of a friendly match against the Netherlands on 5 March. [ 38 ] He debuted in that peer, as a half-time substitute for Patrice Evra in a 2–0 gain at the Stade de France. [ 39 ] In June, coach Didier Deschamps named Digne as one of 23 members of the french police squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, wearing the act 17 shirt. [ 40 ] His one appearance for the eventual quarter-finalists was the one-third group crippled against Ecuador, in which he suffered a foul that earned the ecuadorian captain Antonio Valencia a straight crimson menu. [ 41 ] Digne was chosen for the french team that came runner-up on home land at UEFA Euro 2016, but did not play. [ 42 ] He was put on standby for the police squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 43 ] At UEFA Euro 2020, Digne came on at half time in the 2–2 group drawing card with Portugal, due to Lucas Hernandez ‘s injury. Minutes late, he besides withdrew due to a second joint muscle injury. [ 44 ] The injuries at left spinal column forced Deschamps to use an untested 3–5–2 geological formation in the death 16 against Switzerland, which France lost. [ 45 ]

personal life [edit ]

On December 27, 2014, Digne married his girlfriend Tiziri, who he met while both were attending lycée, similar to sixth form. [ 46 ] The couple have two children, a son called Isahoet born in April 2019 and a daughter Inhaya, born in 2021. [ 47 ] Digne was in Barcelona when it was hit by a panic attack on 17 August 2017, and gave first help to the victims. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] [ 50 ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

As of match played 7 November 2021[51]
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
Lille 2011–12 Ligue 1 16 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
2012–13 Ligue 1 33 2 2 0 2 0 7[a] 1 44 3
Total 49 2 3 0 3 0 7 1 62 3
Paris Saint-Germain 2013–14 Ligue 1 15 0 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 20 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 15 0 5 0 2 0 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 24 0
Total 30 0 6 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 44 0
Roma (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 33 3 1 0 8[a] 0 0 0 42 3
Barcelona 2016–17 La Liga 17 0 3 1 4[a] 0 2[c] 0 26 1
2017–18 La Liga 12 0 4 0 3[a] 1 1[c] 0 20 1
Total 29 0 7 1 7 1 3 0 46 2
Everton 2018–19 Premier League 35 4 1 0 1 0 37 4
2019–20 Premier League 35 0 1 0 3 1 39 1
2020–21 Premier League 30 0 4 0 3 0 36 0
2021–22 Premier League 10 0 0 0 2 1 12 1
Total 110 4 5 0 9 2 125 6
Career total 251 9 22 1 16 2 25 2 4 0 317 14

International [edit ]

As of match played 16 November 2021[52]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2014 8 0
2015 2 0
2016 5 0
2017 5 0
2018 3 0
2019 7 0
2020 5 0
2021 8 0
Total 43 0

Honours [edit ]

Paris Saint-Germain
Barcelona
France U20
France
Individual

  • Everton Players’ Player of the Season: 2018–19 (shared with Idrissa Gueye)[54]

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