Alphonse Areola
Areola with Paris Saint-Germain in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Petits Anges | ||
| 2006–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2008–2009 | → INF Clairefontaine (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Paris Saint-Germain | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Lens (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bastia (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Villarreal (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2014 |
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Alphonse Areola (born 27 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He previously enjoyed consecutive loan spells with Lens, Bastia and La Liga side, Villarreal. During his stint with the latter, Areola broke the club record for the longest period of play without conceding a goal, remaining unbeaten for 620 minutes. He has represented France at every youth level and was part of the France U20 side that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2013.
Areola began playing football at the age of 6 for Entente Sportive des Petits Anges and spent seven years at his local club before signing for Ligue 1 side, Paris Saint-Germain. When Areola was 15, and upon the advice of coaches in Paris, he enrolled at Clairefontaine in order to further his development. He returned to PSG the following year and signed his first professional contract with the Parisians in July 2009, putting pen to paper on a three year deal.
On 18 May 2013, Areola made his senior debut for PSG, replacing first-choice goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu in the 48th minute of a 3–1 home win over Brest. PSG had been crowned Ligue 1 champions prior to the match and their opponents were already relegated. He made his first start for the club the following weekend in a 3–1 win over Lorient. Areola played 61 minutes in the final match of the season before being substituted for fourth-choice 'keeper Ronan Le Crom, who was sent off later in the match for a foul on Julien Quercia.
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