Dimitri Foulquier


Dimitri Christophe Foulquier is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Granada. Foulquier previously represented the France national under-21 football team, before switching to represent the Guadeloupe national football team.

Early life

Born in Sarcelles, Foulquier was raised in Capesterre, a commune in the overseas region and department of Guadeloupe.

Club career

Rennes

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.
Foulquier was awarded the Best Academy Player award for the 2009–10 season. After appearing on the bench in matches during the 2010–11 season, he was promoted to the senior team by manager Frédéric Antonetti for the 2011–12 season. Foulquier 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 on the half-time in the eventual 0–2 away loss.

Granada

On 27 August 2013, Foulquier was loaned to La Liga side Granada. He made his debut in the competition on 30 September, replacing Michael Pereira in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.
On 25 May 2014, the Andalusians bought Foulquier outright, for a €2 million fee, with the player signing a five-year deal.

Watford

Foulquier signed for Watford on 25 August 2017, but was immediately loaned out to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg for the remainder of the 2017–18 Season.
On 23 August 2018, Foulquier returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Getafe CF.
On 21 September 2019, he made his Premier League debut, against Manchester City F.C., in a 8-0 loss. Foulquier started the match, but was subbed off after 33 minutes.
On 2 January 2020, Foulquier returned to Granada on loan for the rest of the season with the option to buy. His move was made permanent on 24 July 2020.

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.
Foulquier was called up to the Guadeloupe national football team for CONCACAF Nations League match against Curaçao on 19 November 2018. He made his debut for the squad in that game, as a starter, which Guadeloupe lost with the score of 0–6.

Career statistics

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Honours

France U20