Dimitri Foulquier

Dimitri Foulquier

Foulquier with France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Dimitri Christophe Foulquier [1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth	Sarcelles, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Valencia
Number	20
Youth career
2000–2001	Capesterre Belle-Eau
2001–2007	Marquisat Capesterre
2007–2011	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Rennes B	19	(1)
2011–2013	Rennes	19	(0)
2013–2017	Granada	92	(1)
2017–2020	Watford	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Strasbourg (loan)	16	(0)
2018–2019	→ Getafe (loan)	25	(3)
2020	→ Granada (loan)	17	(1)
2020–2021	Granada	34	(0)
2021–	Valencia	105	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	France U18	7	(0)
2011–2012	France U19	10	(1)
2012–2013	France U20	13	(0)
2013–2014	France U21	13	(0)
2018–	Guadeloupe	2	(0)
Medal record Representing   France Men's football FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023

Dimitri Christophe Foulquier (born 23 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for La Liga club Valencia. Born in France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

He spent most of his career in Spain, playing in La Liga for Granada, Getafe and Valencia, having also played in Ligue 1 for Rennes and Strasbourg. He also made three Premier League appearances for Watford.

Foulquier previously represented France up to the under-21 team, ^[3] before switching to represent Guadeloupe at senior international level.

Club career

Rennes

Born in Sarcelles, Île-de-France, Foulquier was raised in Capesterre, a commune in the overseas region and department of Guadeloupe. ^[4] After excelling with local clubs in the commune, he was spotted by Rennes scout Patrick Rampillon and, subsequently, joined the professional club in July 2007. ^{[4] [5]}

Foulquier was awarded the Best Academy Player award for the 2009–10 season. ^[3] After appearing on the bench in matches during the 2010–11 season, ^[4] he was promoted to the senior team by manager Frédéric Antonetti for the 2011–12 season. He was assigned the number 24 shirt and made his professional debut on 2 October 2011 in a league match against Lille, starting but being replaced at half-time in a 2–0 away loss. ^[6] He made 22 total appearances, including his UEFA Europa League debut in a 3–1 loss at Atlético Madrid on 15 December, ^[7] and was sent off on 11 May 2013 in a 4–1 loss at Valenciennes for two yellow cards in the space of three minutes. ^[8]

Granada

On 27 August 2013, Foulquier was loaned to La Liga side Granada. ^[9] He made his debut in the competition on 30 September, replacing Michael Pereira in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao. ^[10]

On 25 May 2014, the Andalusians bought Foulquier outright, for a €2 million fee, with the player signing a five-year deal. ^[11] He scored the only goal of his spell on 24 October 2015, in the third minute of a 1–1 draw with Real Betis at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes. ^[12]

Watford

Foulquier signed for Watford on 25 August 2017, with the club also being owned by the Pozzo family. ^[13] He was immediately loaned back to his birth country's top league, joining Strasbourg for the season. ^[14] The early part of his spell was affected by injury. ^[15]

On 23 August 2018, Foulquier returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Getafe. ^[16] He played 25 times in a 5th-place season that secured Europa League qualification, scoring in consecutive wins at Rayo Vallecano and at home to Betis in October. ^{[17] [18]}

Foulquier made his Watford debut on 27 August 2019 in the second round of the EFL Cup, a 3–0 home win over Coventry City. ^[19] On 21 September he made his Premier League bow, being replaced by Roberto Pereyra after 33 minutes of an 8–0 loss at reigning champions Manchester City; it was 5–0 after 18 minutes. ^[20]

Granada return

On 2 January 2020, Foulquier returned to Granada on loan for the rest of the season with the option to buy. ^[21] He played regularly as the campaign ended in 7th place and European qualification, and scored in a 3–0 win at Osasuna on 23 February. ^[22] His move was made permanent through a buying option on 24 July, signing him to a three-year contract. ^[23]

Valencia

On 30 August 2021, Foulquier signed a four-year deal with Valencia, also in the top tier, for a fee of €2.5 million. ^[24] He made seven appearances as they finished runners-up in the Copa del Rey, being substituted for Yunus Musah in the 100th minute of the final 1–1 draw with Betis in which his replacement was the only one to miss in the penalty shootout. ^[25]

International career

Foulquier was a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which he scored in the penalty shoot-out in the final against Uruguay. ^[26]

Foulquier was called up to the Guadeloupe national team for CONCACAF Nations League match against Curaçao on 19 November 2018. ^[27] He made his debut as a starter in that game, which Guadeloupe lost 6–0. ^[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2024 ^[29]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rennes	2011–12	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	—		3	0
	2012–13		15	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2013–14		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
Granada	2013–14	La Liga	24	0	1	0	—		—		—		25	0
	2014–15		25	0	2	0	—		—		—		27	0
	2015–16		21	1	3	0	—		—		—		24	1
	2016–17		22	0	0	0	—		—		—		22	0
	Total		92	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	1
Watford	2019–20	Premier League	3	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
Strasbourg (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 1	16	0	2	0	1	0	–		—		19	0
Getafe (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	25	3	4	0	—		—		—		29	3
Granada (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	17	1	5	0	—		—		—		22	1
Granada	2020–21	La Liga	32	0	4	1	—		10 [c]	0	—		46	1
Valencia	2021–22	La Liga	29	0	7	0	—		—		—		36	0
	2022–23	La Liga	30	0	2	0	—		—		1 [d]	0	33	0
	2023–24	La Liga	33	0	1	0	—		—		—		34	0
	2024–25	La Liga	13	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		105	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	116	0
Career total			309	5	31	1	5	0	11	0	1	0	357	6

1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Supercopa de España

Honours

France U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013 ^[26]

References

1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Getafe" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Getafe] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
2. "Dimitri Foulquier: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
3. "Jeunes: Dimitri Foulquier récompensé". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
4. "Dimitri Foulquier ne se "prend pas la tête"". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
5. "Dimitri, graine de champion". Viva Presse (in French). 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
6. "LOSC Lille – Stade Rennais FC". Ligue 1. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. "El Atlético sella la primera plaza en un Calderón vacío (3-1)" [Atlético seal first place in an empty Calderón (3-1)]. Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
8. "Valenciennes – Rennes : 4–1. Valenciennes dépasse Rennes" [Valenciennes – Rennes: 4–1. Valenciennes overtake Rennes]. Le Télégramme (in French). 11 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
9. "Foulquier llega cedido" [Foulquier arrives on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
10. "El Arabi recupera la sonrisa del público granadino" [El Arabi recovers the smiles from the granadino attendance] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
11. "El Granada ejerce la opción de compra sobre Foulquier" [Granada activates the buyout clause over Foulquier] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
12. Ollero, J. (24 October 2015). "Empate de regalos (1–1)" [Gifted draw (1–1)]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
13. Walker, Ron (25 August 2017). "France Under-21 right-back Dimitri Foulquier joins Watford from Granada". Watford Observer . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
14. "Watford prête Dimitri Foulquier à Strasbourg" [Watford loan Dimitri Foulquier to Strasbourg]. L'Équipe (in French). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
15. Pereira, Alexis (16 February 2018). "Info FM, Dimitri Foulquier : "Strasbourg est un club qui va réussir cette saison et dans l'avenir"" [Info FM, Dimitri Foulquier: "Strasbourg is a club that will succeed this season and in the future"] (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
16. Matthews, Anthony (23 August 2018). "Watford defender Dimitri Foulquier joins Getafe on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
17. "El Rayo no logra culminar la remontada y cae ante el Getafe en Vallecas" [Rayo fail to complete the comeback and fall to Getafe in Vallecas]. El Español (in Spanish). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
18. McTear, Euan (28 October 2018). "Two quick-fire goals take Getafe past Real Betis". Marca. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
19. Gray, Ryan (28 August 2019). "Watford players rated after their Carabao Cup win over Coventry City". Watford Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
20. Bradley, Charlie (21 September 2019). "Man City vs Watford: Defender Dimitri Foulquier substituted on debut after only 32 minutes in thrashing". The Independent . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
21. Gray, Ryan (2 January 2020). "Dimitri Foulquier leaves Watford for Granada on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
22. Lara, Lorenzo (23 February 2020). "El Granada castiga los errores de Osasuna" [Granada punish Osasuna's errors]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
23. Grey, Ryan (24 July 2020). "Dimitri Foulquier leaves Watford and joins Granada permanently". Watford Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
24. Picó, Diego (30 August 2021). "Oficial: Foulquier firma por el Valencia hasta 2025" [Official: Foulquier signs for Valencia until 2025]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
25. Valldecabres, Juan Carlos (24 April 2022). "El penalti trágico: El Valencia pierde la final de la Copa del Rey" [The tragic penalty: Valencia lose the Copa del Rey final]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
26. "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
27. "Beauvue et d'autres pros avec les Gwada Boys" [Beauvue and other pros with the Gwada Boys]. France-Antilles (in French). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
28. "Curaçao v Guadeloupe game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2018.
29. "D. Foulquier". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Valencia CF website
• Dimitri Foulquier at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Dimitri Foulquier at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Dimitri Foulquier – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Dimitri Foulquier at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Dimitri Foulquier at National-Football-Teams.com