Billy Koumetio

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Billy Koumetio
Personal information
Full name Billy Dawson Koumetio [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2014 Vaulx-en-Velin
2014–2018 Lyon
2018 Orléans
2018–2020 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Liverpool 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Austria Wien (loan) 5 (0)
2023–2024 → Dunkerque (loan) 8 (0)
2024– → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 France U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024

Billy Dawson Koumetio (born 14 November 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. [3]

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Club career

Koumetio moved to Liverpool's Academy from French side US Orléans in November 2018. 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

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

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

On 1 February 2024, Koumetio joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [17]

International career

Born in France, Koumetio is of Cameroonian descent. [18] 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. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2023 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2019–20 [21] —————1 [lower-alpha 3] 010
2020–21—————1 [lower-alpha 3] 010
2021–22—————2 [lower-alpha 3] 020
Total————4040
Liverpool 2020–21 Premier League 0000001 [lower-alpha 4] 00010
2021–22 000010000010
Total000010100020
Austria Wien II (loan) 2022–23 2. Liga 40————40
Austria Wien (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 9030—3 [lower-alpha 5] 0—150
Dunkerque (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 2 8010———90
Career total21040104040330

Honours

Liverpool FC

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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.
  5. ↑ "Koumetio and 9 LFC youngsters to look out for in 2020/21". This Is Anfield. 18 August 2020. 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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