| Intro | French association football player | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | France | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 27 October 1998, Évreux, Eure, Normandy, France | ||||
| Age: | 21 years | ||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||
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Dayotchanculle “Dayot” Upamecano (born 27 October 1998) is a French footballer who currently plays as a central defender in the German Bundesliga for RB Leipzig.
Club career
Upamecano is a product of the youth team of Valenciennes FC and after attracting the attention of a number of major European clubs, including Manchester United, he joined Red Bull Salzburg in July 2015 for a reported fee of €2.2 million. He was an unused substitute in Red Bull’s UEFA Champions League game against Malmö FF on 29 July 2015. He made his professional debut for Red Bull’s farm team, FC Liefering, two days later in a 2–1 league win against St. Pölten.
On 13 January 2017, Upamecano joined RB Leipzig on four-and-a-half year deal, for reported 10 million € fee.
International career
Upamecano played for the France under-16 team that finished third in the 2014 Aegean Cup. He played in three of his country’s four games and was named the competition’s best defender. He subsequently moved up to the France under-17 squad, making his debut in a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus on 27 October 2014. France won the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, with Upamecano playing in all six of his country’s matches and being named in the team of the tournament. He made his debut for France under-18 in a 0–0 friendly draw with United States under-18 on 4 September 2015.
Honours
Country
- France
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015