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French footballer (born 1994)

Frédéric Guilbert
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Valognes, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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

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.

Club career

Bordeaux

Guilbert 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.

SM Caen

On 28 July 2017, Guilbert transferred to Caen after completing a loan spell during the 2016–17 season.

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. He finished his time with Caen having amassed 106 appearances over three seasons.

Aston Villa

On 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. He scored his first goal for Villa in an EFL Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 27 August 2019. 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." However, following a knee injury and then the subsequent arrival of Matty Cash in the summer of 2021 Guilbert's appearances were limited.

Strasbourg (loan)

On 31 January 2021, Guilbert signed for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season. Guilbert made his Strasbourg debut on 10 February 2021 in a 2–0 home defeat to Montpellier in the Coupe de France. 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. 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.

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.

Strasbourg

On 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. Guilbert himself stated that it was a free transfer, with his Villa contract being terminated by mutual consent.

Lecce

On 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.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Aston Villa

References

  1. "Frederic Guilbert: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ Frédéric Guilbert at Soccerway
  3. "Bordeaux vs Lens – 5 April 2015 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. Jirobe, Mark (29 May 2019). "What Aston Villa Fans Can Expect from Frederic Guilbert". Onefootball. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. "Transfer news: Frederic Guilbert joins Aston Villa". Aston Villa F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. "Crewe 1–6 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. "Forgotten Aston Villa man admits 'past is in the past' ahead of pre-season". BirminghamLive. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. "Guilbert moves on loan to Strasbourg". Aston Villa Official Site. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. "Strasbourg vs. Montpellier - Football". ESPN. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  12. Stratmann, Edward (4 March 2021). "Monaco's remarkable run ends against Strasbourg". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  13. Club, Aston Villa Football (31 August 2021). "Frédéric Guilbert joins Strasbourg on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  14. Preece, Ashley (14 September 2022). "Aston Villa name Premier League squad and include Frederic Guilbert". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  15. "Guilbert departs Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  16. Preece, Ashley (17 January 2023). "Frederic Guilbert finally leaves Aston Villa to secure return to France". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  17. "U.S. Lecce". U.S. Lecce (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  18. McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

External links

US Lecce – current squad
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