Adrien Rabiot

Adrien Rabiot

Rabiot in action for Paris Saint-Germain in 2013
Personal information
Full name Adrien Rabiot
Date of birth (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995
Place of birth Saint-Maurice, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 25
Youth career
2001–2003 Créteil
2003–2004 Alfortville
2004–2008 Créteil
2008 Manchester City
2008–2009 Pau
2009–2010 Pôle Espoirs de Castelmaurou
2010–2012 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2014 Paris Saint-Germain B 9 (0)
2012– Paris Saint-Germain 74 (7)
2013 → Toulouse (loan) 13 (1)
2013 → Toulouse B (loan) 2 (1)
National team‡
2010 France U16 2 (0)
2011–2012 France U17 5 (0)
2012 France U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 France U19 20 (4)
2014 France U20 6 (0)
2013– France U21 15 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:20, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Adrien Rabiot (French pronunciation: ​[adʁjɑ̃ ʁabjo]; born 3 April 1995) is a French footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. as a central midfielder.

He spent most of his career with Paris Saint-Germain FC, making his debut with the first team in 2012 and winning nine major honours, including four consecutive Ligue 1 titles.

Rabiot is a French youth international, having represented his nation up to under-21 level.

Club career

Rabiot was born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, and played youth football for several teams, including two spells at US Créteil-Lusitanos and a few months at Manchester City.[2] On 2 July 2012, after excelling at the Camp des Loges, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain FC.[3]

Rabiot was promoted to the senior team by manager Carlo Ancelotti ahead of the 2012–13 season.[4] In the club's pre-season he started in the penalty shootout defeat to FC Barcelona,[5] and, on 26 August, played his first game in Ligue 1, a 0–0 home draw against FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[6]

Rabiot made his UEFA Champions League debut on 6 November 2012, playing injury in a 4–0 group stage home win over GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[7] In January of the following year he was loaned to fellow league side Toulouse FC,[8] scoring his first professional goal on 9 March 2013 which was the game's only at Stade Brestois 29, from 25 yards.[9]

Returned to PSG, Rabiot contributed with 46 games and six goals[10][11] combined as the team won back-to-back domestic leagues from 2013 to 2015, but seemed to be on the verge of leaving the club as his mother Véronique acted as his main advisor during negotiations for a better contract.[12][13] He started the 2015–16 campaign by getting sent off for two yellow cards after only 29 minutes, in the opening match against Lille OSC (eventual away 1–0 win).[14]

Rabiot scored his first goal in European competition on 25 November 2015 to open a 5–0 Champions League group win at Malmö FF,[15] and repeated the feat the following 9 March in a 2–1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, putting PSG into the quarter-finals 4–2 on aggregate.[16] Four days later, he scored in a 9–0 routing at bottom team Troyes AC that sealed the league title with eight games remaining.[17]

On 23 April 2016, Rabiot was sent off in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, a 2–1 win over Lille OSC.[18]

International career

On 13 August 2013, aged just 18, Rabiot made his first appearance for the French under-21 team, starting in a 0–0 friendly draw with Germany in Freiburg.[19]

Statistics

Club

As of 19 April 2016[20]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2012–13 60201090
Toulouse (loan) 2012–13 13100—131
Paris Saint-Germain 2013–14 2523160343
2014–15 2148040334
2015–16 2219273386
Paris SG total 74722318311413
Career total 87822318312714
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

PSG

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Rabiot Adrien" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Adrien Rabiot: «Quelque chose de grand»" [Adrien Rabiot: «Something great»] (in French). Le Parisien. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Adrien Rabiot" [First professional contract for Adrien Rabiot] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rabiot, la dernière surprise signée Ancelotti" [Rabiot, the last surprise signed Ancelotti] (in French). Le 10 Sport. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "PSG: Le fabuleux destin d’Adrien Rabiot" [PSG: The fabulous destiny of Adrien Rabiot] (in French). Le Parisien. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rabiot, la révélation parisienne!" [Rabiot, the Parisian revelation!] (in French). Football.fr. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Le PSG aux portes de la qualification" [PSG on the verge of qualification] (in French). UEFA.com. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Adrien Rabiot prêté à Toulouse" [Adrien Rabiot loaned to Toulouse] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Stade Brestois-TFC (0–1): Rabiot relance Toulouse" [Stade Brestois-TFC (0–1): Rabiot puts Toulouse back on track] (in French). Eurosport. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "PSG, Rabiot aux anges après son double" [PSG, Rabiot in heaven after brace]. Goal.com. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "PSG – Reims (3–2): Paris lorgne sur le triplé" [PSG – Reims (3–2): Paris eyes three-peat]. Le Parisien. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Transfert: la mère de Rabiot règle ses comptes avec le PSG et réclame un départ!" [Transfer: Rabiot's mother settles the finance with PSG and demands out!]. Maxifoot. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Adrien Rabiot, pour l'exemple?" [Adrien Rabiot, as an example?]. So Foot. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lille 0–1 PSG: Lucas Moura rifles 10-man Parisiens to win". Goal.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ibrahimović's happy return as Paris thrash Malmö". UEFA.com. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain beat Chelsea because of Adrien Rabiot's hair". Fox Sports. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "PSG win Ligue 1 title as Zlatan Ibrahimovic nets nine-minute hat trick". ESPN FC. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "PSG 2–1 Lille: Di Maria nets winner in cup final". Goal.com. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Amical: Allemagne-France (0–0)" [Friendly: Germany-France (0–0)] (in French). Foot 365. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "A. Rabiot". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

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