Frédéric Guilbert (French pronunciation: [fʁedeʁik ɡilbɛʁ]; born 24 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie A club Lecce. A product of the Caen youth system, he has played mainly in France for AS Cherbourg, Bordeaux and Strasbourg, as well as a spell with English side Aston Villa. He has a single cap for the France U21 side.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Valognes, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | AS Valognes | ||
| 2008–2012 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Caen II | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | AS Cherbourg | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Bordeaux II | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bordeaux | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Caen (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Caen | 55 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Aston Villa | 25 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Caen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 46 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Strasbourg | 50 | (2) |
| 2024– | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editBordeaux
editGuilbert joined Bordeaux in 2014 from Cherbourg. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 5 April 2015 in a 2–1 home win against Lens replacing Thomas Touré after 79 minutes.[3]
SM Caen
editOn 28 July 2017, Guilbert transferred to Caen after completing a loan spell during the 2016–17 season.[4]
Guilbert was known for being a proficient and hard tackler with an average of 3.1 clearances and 2.9 tackles per game respectively throughout his final season with the club.[5] He finished his time with Caen having amassed 106 appearances over three seasons.[2]
Aston Villa
editOn 31 January 2019, Guilbert signed for Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, but would remain at Caen on loan until the end of the season.[6] He scored his first goal for Villa in an EFL Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 27 August 2019.[7] He would go onto score his second goal for Aston Villa in the EFL Cup semi-final match against Leicester City on 8 January 2020.
Guilbert's Villa career started positively, described by Paul Doyle in The Guardian as "solid defensively and a regular threat going forward."[8] However, following a knee injury and then the subsequent arrival of Matty Cash in the summer of 2021 Guilbert's appearances were limited.[9]
Strasbourg (loan)
editOn 31 January 2021, Guilbert signed for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season.[10] Guilbert made his Strasbourg debut on 10 February 2021 in a 2–0 home defeat to Montpellier in the Coupe de France.[11] On 3 March 2021, Guilbert scored his first goal for Strasbourg, a late winner in a 1–0 home victory over Monaco in Ligue 1.[12] After returning to Villa from his loan spell for pre-season, on 31 August 2021, Guilbert returned to Strasbourg on loan for the 2021–22 season.[13]
Guilbert stayed at Villa following the summer transfer window of 2022. In September 2022, Aston Villa submitted their 25-player Premier League squad for the 2022–23 season, including Guilbert, despite rumours in a local newspaper that he had been instructed to train with the Under-21s rather than the senior squad.[14]
Strasbourg
editOn 17 January 2023, after not having made a senior competitive appearance for Aston Villa since August 2021, Guilbert signed for Strasbourg on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.[15] Guilbert himself stated that it was a free transfer, with his Villa contract being terminated by mutual consent.[16]
Lecce
editOn 27 August 2024, Lecce announced that they had signed Guilbert to a two-year contract on a free transfer from Strasbourg, with an option for a third year.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 May 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen II | 2011–12 | CFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| AS Cherbourg | 2013–14 | CFA | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 93 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Caen (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Lecce | 2024-2025 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 265 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 8 | ||
Honours
editAston Villa
References
edit- ^ "Frederic Guilbert: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Frédéric Guilbert at Soccerway
- ^ "Bordeaux vs Lens – 5 April 2015 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Frédéric Guilbert moves to SM Caen". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Jirobe, Mark (29 May 2019). "What Aston Villa Fans Can Expect from Frederic Guilbert". Onefootball. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Transfer news: Frederic Guilbert joins Aston Villa". Aston Villa F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Crewe 1–6 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Aston Villa's Frédéric Guilbert: 'I was told I'd be a third-rate player, at best'". The Guardian. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Forgotten Aston Villa man admits 'past is in the past' ahead of pre-season". BirminghamLive. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Guilbert moves on loan to Strasbourg". Aston Villa Official Site. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Strasbourg vs. Montpellier - Football". ESPN. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Stratmann, Edward (4 March 2021). "Monaco's remarkable run ends against Strasbourg". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Club, Aston Villa Football (31 August 2021). "Frédéric Guilbert joins Strasbourg on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (14 September 2022). "Aston Villa name Premier League squad and include Frederic Guilbert". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Guilbert departs Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (17 January 2023). "Frederic Guilbert finally leaves Aston Villa to secure return to France". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Lecce". U.S. Lecce (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
edit
- Frédéric Guilbert at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Frédéric Guilbert at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)