french association football actor

Presnel ‘Maestro’ Kimpembe ( bear 13 August 1995 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. [ 4 ] He was part of the France police squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup .

early years [edit ]

Kimpembe was born in Beaumont-sur-Oise, France, to a congolese father and a haitian mother. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He was named after his maternal grandfather. [ 7 ]

Club career [edit ]

Kimpembe made his professional debut for Paris Saint-Germain on 17 October 2014 against Lens, replacing Thiago Motta after 76 minutes in a 3–1 away win. [ 4 ] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 14 February 2017, keeping a clean and jerk sheet in a 4–0 gain against Barcelona. [ 8 ] On 12 February 2019, Kimpembe scored his first finish for PSG against Manchester United in an away meet at Old Trafford, turning home at the far-post from an Ángel Di María corner in the 53rd hour. [ 9 ] however, in the hark back leg in Paris, he jumped to block a injection in wound fourth dimension that was given as a penalty for handball after the reviewer consulted VAR. PSG went on to lose the equal 3–1, and were subsequently knocked out due to the away goals rule. [ 10 ] On 11 July 2020, Kimpembe signed a abridge extension with Paris Saint-Germain, with the share lasting until 2024. [ 11 ]

International career [edit ]

Kimpembe got his foremost call up to the senior France side after Eliaquim Mangala withdrew through injury for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Netherlands in October 2016. [ 12 ] In January 2018, William Gallas, former Arsenal and Chelsea player said that Kimpembe is the future of the french team. [ 13 ]
Kimpembe finally made his first team debut on 27 March 2018, a year and a half after his first call-up, in a friendly against Russia. [ 4 ] He came on for Ousmane Dembélé in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 away victory. On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23 man french team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 14 ] Kimpembe won the World Cup with France in 2018, a tournament in which he played a full of 90 minutes, against Denmark in the group stage. [ 15 ] On 18th May 2021, he was called up to the 26 man french team for the 2020 european Championships. [ 16 ] He started in all four matches for France, playing in every minute of the tournament until their eventual get the better of to Switzerland in the round of 16. [ 17 ]

personal animation [edit ]

In June 2020, Kimpembe began his own streetwear collection called PK3 Paris. [ 18 ] On 1 November 2021, he launched an auction for objects belonging to sportspeople for which the profits would be given to Médecins Sans Frontières in order to help the haitian people. [ 19 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 3 November 2021[4]
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
Paris Saint-Germain B 2013–14 CFA 4 0 — — — — 4 0
2014–15 CFA 23 0 — — — — 23 0
2015–16 CFA 13 1 — — — — 13 1
2016–17 CFA 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 41 1 — — — — 41 1
Paris Saint-Germain 2014–15 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 Ligue 1 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2016–17 Ligue 1 19 0 4 0 3 0 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 28 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 28 0 4 0 3 0 3[a] 0 0 0 38 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 24 0 3 0 1 0 8[a] 1 0 0 36 1
2019–20 Ligue 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 10[a] 0 0 0 28 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 28 0 0 0 — 11[a] 0 1[b] 0 40 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 12 0 0 0 — 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 17 0
Total 134 0 13 0 10 0 37 1 3 0 197 1
Career total 175 1 13 0 10 0 37 1 3 0 238 2

International [edit ]

As of match played 10 October 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2018 7 0
2019 2 0
2020 4 0
2021 12 0
Total 25 0

Honours [edit ]

Paris Saint-Germain [ 4 ]
France
Individual
Orders

References [edit ]

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