Raphaël Guerreiro
 Guerreiro with Lorient in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raphaël Adelino José Guerreiro | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Blanc-Mesnil | ||
| 2005–2008 | Clairefontaine | ||
| 2008–2012 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Caen B | 55 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Caen | 37 | (1) |
| 2013– | Lorient | 95 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013-2015 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2014– | Portugal | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2016. | |||
Raphaël Adelino José Guerreiro (born 22 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for French club FC Lorient mainly as a left back but also as a left midfielder.
Born in France, he began his career at Caen, signing in 2013 with Lorient where he made his Ligue 1 debut.
Guerreiro represented Portugal at under-21 and senior level, first appearing for the latter in 2014.
Club career
Born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis to a Portuguese father and a French mother, Guerreiro played youth football for three clubs, finishing his formation at SM Caen after signing in 2008 at the age of 14.[1] After starting as a senior with the reserve team he made his professional debut in the 2012–13 season, appearing in all the games and failing to start only once in an eventual fourth-place finish in Ligue 2; he was also elected to the Team of the Year.
On 27 June 2013, Guerreiro moved to Ligue 1 after signing a four-year contract with FC Lorient.[2] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 10 August, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Lille OSC.
On 1 November 2014, Guerreiro scored his first goal for Lorient, opening the scoring at title-holders Paris Saint-Germain F.C. but in an eventual 1–2 defeat.[3] He finished the campaign with seven goals to help his team stave off relegation, including the equaliser as they came from behind to defeat his former employers 2–1 at the Stade du Moustoir.[4]
Guerreiro opened the scoring in a Derby Breton on 24 October 2015, assisted by Majeed Waris in a 1–1 home draw against Stade Rennais FC.[5]
International career
Though born in France, Guerreiro accepted the call to represent the Portuguese under-21s after being spotted by Rui Jorge's coaching staff, making his debut on 21 March 2013 in a 0–1 home defeat against Sweden.[6]
On 7 November 2014, even though he hardly spoke the language,[7] he was called up by Fernando Santos to the full side for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Armenia and a friendly with Argentina.[8] He made his debut on 14 November against the former opponent, playing the entire 1–0 win in Faro;[9] four days later, against the latter, he scored in the last minute for the only goal at Old Trafford.[10]
Guerreiro returned to the under-21s for the 2015 UEFA European Championship in the Czech Republic, helping them finish in second place. He was one of five Portuguese included in the Team of the Tournament.[11]
International goals
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2014 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England |  Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
Guerreiro supported S.L. Benfica as a child and dreamt of playing for Real Madrid, where his favourite player Cristiano Ronaldo played. His Portugal under-21 manager, Rui Jorge, remembered him as a very introverted character, in part due to his language difficulties.[7]
Club statistics
- As of 20 February 2016[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen | 2012–13 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 1 |
| Lorient | 2013–14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |
| Total | 92 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 10 | |
| Career Total | 130 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 11 | |
References
- ↑ "Pour Raphaël Guerreiro, c'est l'année d'après" [For Raphaël Guerreiro, it's the year after] (in French). Ouest-France. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Raphaël Guerreiro et Vincent Aboubakar au FC Lorient" [Raphaël Guerreiro and Vincent Aboubakar to FC Lorient] (in French). FC Lorient. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Raphael Guerreiro marcou, mas o PSG ganhou" [Raphael Guerreiro scored, but PSG won] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ayew offre une victoire capitale à Lorient" [Ayew offers a key victory to Lorient] (in French). L'Équipe. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Rennes, tenu en échec à Lorient, n'avance plus" [Rennes, held in check by Lorient, advance no further] (in French). Eurosport. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Guerreiro a joué avec le Portugal" [Guerreiro played with Portugal] (in French). SM Caen. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Raphaël: um nome com dois pontos para um lateral com pinta" [Raphaël: two-dotted name for full-back that wants to leave his mark] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Homewood, Brian (7 November 2014). "Jose Bosingwa recalled to Portugal squad four years after former Chelsea defender made his last international appearance". Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Record-breaker Ronaldo helps Portugal sink Armenia". UEFA.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Bernstein, Joe (18 November 2014). "Argentina 0–1 Portugal: Raphael Guerreiro scores injury-time winner as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are withdrawn at half-time in heavyweight showdown at Old Trafford". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Raphaël Guerreiro". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raphaël Guerreiro. |
- Raphaël Guerreiro at footballzz.co.uk
- Raphaël Guerreiro profile at ForaDeJogo
- L'Équipe stats (French)
- Raphaël Guerreiro – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- National team data (Portuguese)
- Foot-National profile (French)
- Raphaël Guerreiro at National-Football-Teams.com
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