Alphonse Areola

Alphonse Areola
Areola with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alphonse Francis Areola
Date of birth (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 23
Youth career
1999–2006 Petits Anges
2006–2012 Paris Saint-Germain
2006–2009 INF Clairefontaine
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Paris Saint-Germain B 57 (0)
2013–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 75 (0)
2013–2014Lens (loan) 35 (0)
2014–2015Bastia (loan) 35 (0)
2015–2016Villarreal (loan) 32 (0)
2019–2020Real Madrid (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021Fulham (loan) 36 (0)
2021–2022West Ham United (loan) 1 (0)
2022– West Ham United 36 (0)
International career
2008–2009 France U16 14 (0)
2009–2010 France U17 10 (0)
2010–2011 France U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 France U19 8 (0)
2012–2013 France U20 16 (0)
2013–2014 France U21 9 (0)
2018– France 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2018 Russia
Runner-up 2022 Qatar
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

Alphonse Francis Areola (French: [alfɔ̃s aʁeɔla];[2] born 27 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team.

An academy graduate of PSG, he spent the early parts of his career on loan, enjoying spells with Lens, Bastia, and Villarreal. During his stint with Villarreal, Areola broke the club record for the longest period of play without conceding a goal, remaining unbeaten for a period of 620 minutes. He returned to PSG in 2016, where he went on to make over 100 appearances. In 2019, Areola joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan. In 2020, he joined Fulham on loan; he followed up with another loan to West Ham United in 2021. In June 2022, Areola joined West Ham for a fee in the region of €12 million.

Areola has represented France at every youth level and was part of the squads that won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ "Alphonse Areola". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 23 February 1993. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "ALPHONSE AREOLA – Gauche / Droite". 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via YouTube.

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