Billy Koumetio

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Billy Koumetio
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Koumetio in 2024
Personal information
Full name Billy Dawson Koumetio [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Dundee
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2014 Vaulx-en-Velin
2014–2018 Lyon
2018 Orléans
2018–2020 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Liverpool 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Austria Wien (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Austria Wien II (loan) 4 (0)
2023–2024 → Dunkerque (loan) 8 (0)
2024 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2024– Dundee 14 (0)
International career
2019 France U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024

Billy Dawson Koumetio (born 14 November 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.

Contents

Club career

Liverpool

Koumetio moved to Liverpool's Academy from French side US Orléans in November 2018. [3] Koumetio was originally on the books of his hometown club Olympique Lyonnais where he was predominantly a winger at first. His height led to coaching staff turning him into a centre-back when he was 14. [4] Koumetio signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in August 2020, when aged 17 and already 1.91 metres (6 ft 3 in). [5]

He was a ball boy at Anfield for the 4–0 semi-final second leg victory over FC Barcelona in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League in May 2019. In October 2019 he was named on the bench at the age of 16 for the Carabao Cup tie against Arsenal FC at Anfield. [6]

Koumetio featured for Liverpool during the pre-season of the 2020–21 football season in friendly matches in Austria against Red Bull Salzburg and VfB Stuttgart. [7] Koumetio made his first-ever appearance for the Reds’ first team on 9 December 2020 substituting in for Fabinho at the heart of defence in the UEFA Champions League against FC Midtjylland. [8] [9] [10] In doing so, he became the youngest player to feature for Liverpool in the Champions League, a record that was later broken by Stefan Bajcetic in 2022. [11]

Austria Wien (loan)

On 23 June 2022, Koumetio signed for Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a season-long loan. [12] He was recalled on 10 January 2023. [13]

Dunkerque (loan)

On 29 August 2023, Koumetio joined Ligue 2 side USL Dunkerque on a season-long loan. [14] He made his debut in a league fixture against Grenoble Foot 38 on 16 September, and was sent off after 52 minutes for two bookable offences. [15] He was recalled on 16 January 2024. [16]

Blackburn Rovers (loan)

On 1 February 2024, Koumetio joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [17] He made his debut on 27 February as a substitute in an FA Cup match against Newcastle United. [18]

Dundee

On 9 August 2024, Koumetio left Liverpool and joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a two-year deal. [19] He made his debut from the bench the following day in a league victory at home to Heart of Midlothian. [20]

International career

Born in France, Koumetio is of Cameroonian descent. [21] He is a youth international for France at the Under-18 level.

Personal life

Billy Koumetio has a sister, Yzoire who signed for Liverpool Football Club Women’s Academy in September 2023. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2019–20 [24] —————1 [c] 010
2020–21—————1 [c] 010
2021–22—————2 [c] 020
Total————4040
Liverpool 2020–21 Premier League 0000001 [d] 00010
2021–22 Premier League000010000010
Total000010100020
Austria Wien (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 5030—3 [e] 0—110
Austria Wien II (loan) 2022–23 2. Liga 40————40
Dunkerque (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 2 8010———90
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2023–24 EFL Championship 0010———10
Dundee 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 1400010—00150
Career total31050204040460

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  2. ↑ "Billy Koumetio: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "lfc_fixture_academy_player_profile". Liverpool FC.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool career stats for Billy Koumetio - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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  10. ↑ Glendenning, Barry (9 December 2020). "FC Midtjylland v Liverpool: Champions League – live!". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Billy Koumetio returns to Liverpool from Austria Vienna loan". Liverpool FC.
  14. ↑ "Billy Koumetio joins USL Dunkerque on season-long loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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  20. ↑ "William Hill Premiership Results | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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