Maurice John Deville (born 31 July 1992) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swift Hesperange.[1][2]

Maurice Deville
Deville with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015
Personal information
Full name Maurice John Deville
Date of birth (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Sulingen, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Swift Hesperange
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2007 Swift Hesperange
2007–2008 SC Uckerath
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Alemannia Aachen II 44 (11)
2011–2013 SV Elversberg 61 (17)
2013–2014 1. FC Saarbrücken 12 (2)
2014–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 28 (5)
2015–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern 17 (4)
2016–2017FSV Frankfurt (loan) 13 (2)
2017–2020 Waldhof Mannheim 88 (15)
2020–2022 1. FC Saarbrücken 39 (7)
2022 SV Sandhausen 12 (0)
2022– Swift Hesperange 32 (1)
International career
Luxembourg U17
Luxembourg U19
Luxembourg U21
2011– Luxembourg 61 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:27, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Early life

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Maurice Deville was born in 1992 in Sulingen,[3] the son of a German mother[4] and Luxembourg footballer Frank Deville.[5] His parents later separated.[5]

Career

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Deville has played club football in Germany for Alemannia Aachen II, SV Elversberg and 1. FC Saarbrücken.[6][7]

He made his senior international debut for Luxembourg in 2011,[6] and has also appeared in qualifying matches for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[8]

In July 2014, he joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern to play for the U23 team, but a year later he was promoted to the first team and signed a professional contract in February 2016.[3]

In August 2016, he went on loan to FSV Frankfurt until summer 2017.[9]

He returned to Saarbrücken in August 2020.[10]

On 24 August 2022, Deville returned to his childhood club Swift Hesperange.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 17 November 2013
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Deville goal.
List of international goals scored by Maurice Deville
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 February 2012 Josy Barthel Stadium, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Macedonia 1–1 2–1 Friendly [12]
2 2–1
3 17 November 2013 Josy Barthel Stadium, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Montenegro 1–2 1–4 Friendly [13]

References

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  1. ^ Maurice Deville at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Maurice Deville at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Maurice Deville unterzeichnet Profivertrag" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 22 February 2016.
  4. ^ Martin Braun (28 November 2011). "Interview mit Maurice John Deville" (in German). Homepage of the SV Elversberg.
  5. ^ a b Stefan Regel (4 October 2010). "Frank Deville - Teil 6" (in German). Saarbrücker Zeitung. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b Maurice Deville at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ Maurice Deville at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  8. ^ Maurice DevilleUEFA competition record (archive)
  9. ^ "Neuzugang Nummer 19: FSV Frankfurt leiht Maurice Deville aus" (in German). liga3-online.de. 7 August 2016.
  10. ^ "1. FC Saarbrücken verpflichtet Maurice Deville - Offensivmann erhält Zweijahresvertrag". liga-drei.de. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Wëllkomm zeréck, Maurice Deville!" (in Luxembourgish). Swift Hesperange. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  12. ^ Zlateski, Aleksandar. "New low, Macedonia loses to Luxembourg". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Luxembourg 1 Montenegro 4". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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