Jordan Amavi
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Amavi playing for Nice in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Kevin Amavi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Toulon, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Sporting Toulon Var | ||
| 2010–2013 | Nice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Nice B | 20 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Nice | 55 | (4) |
| 2015– | Aston Villa | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | France U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | France U21 | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:24, 5 October 2015 (UTC). | |||
Jordan Kevin Amavi (born 9 March 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for English club Aston Villa. He has previously played for French side OGC Nice.
Club career
Born in Toulon, Amavi made his Ligue 1 debut with Nice in the opening game of the 2013–14 season on 10 August 2013 against Lyon.[3]
On 18 July 2015 he signed for Premier League side Aston Villa on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £9 million.[4][5][6] He made his debut on 8 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win over Bournemouth at Dean Court.[7]
International career
Amavi was part of the France under-20 team which finished as runners-up to Brazil at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nice B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | CFA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Nice | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2015–16 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 79 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 7 | ||
References
- ↑ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Jordan Amavi". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- 1 2 "J. Amavi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "Villa complete signing of Jordan Amavi". Aston Villa Football Club. 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Aston Villa ‘complete transfer deal for defender Jordan Amavi from Nice’". Metro. 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Aston Villa sign France full-back Jordan Amavi from Nice". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ Prentki, Tom (8 August 2015). "Bournemouth 0 Aston Villa 1, match report: Eddie Howe's wasteful side punished by debut Gestede goal". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Final: Brazil – France (KO: 1 June 2014 17:00)". Toulon Tournament. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jordan Amavi". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
External links
- Jordan Amavi profile at Soccerway
- France profile at FFF
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