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French association football player (born 2001)

Willem Geubbels
Geubbels with Lyon B in 2017
Personal information
Full name Willem Davnis Louis Didier Geubbels
Date of birth (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Villeurbanne, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team St. Gallen
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2010 ASVEL
2010–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Lyon II 12 (6)
2017–2018 Lyon 2 (0)
2018–2019 Monaco II 1 (0)
2018–2023 Monaco 15 (1)
2021–2022 → Nantes (loan) 22 (2)
2023– St. Gallen 61 (15)
International career
2016–2017 France U16 6 (6)
2017 France U17 8 (4)
2017 France U18 7 (2)
2020 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Willem Davnis Louis Didier Geubbels (born 16 August 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as forward for Swiss club St. Gallen.

Club career

Lyon

Geubbels started his playing career at Lyon's academy. He made his first team debut on 23 September 2017 in a 3–3 home draw against Dijon in Ligue 1. He entered the field after 84 minutes, replacing Lucas Tousart. In doing so, Geubbels became the first player born in the 21st century to appear in Ligue 1, as well as the 5th youngest player ever to make a Ligue 1 debut at 16 years, one month and seven days old. On 7 December, Geubbels came on for an injured Maxwel Cornet in the 45+1' minute of a 1–0 away loss to Atalanta in the Europa League. In doing so, Geubbels once again became the first player born in the 21st century to appear in the UEFA Europa League as well as the youngest player ever to make a Europa League debut at 16 years and 113 days old.

Monaco

On 19 June 2018, Geubbels signed with Monaco for €20 million.

Loan to Nantes

On 31 August 2021, he joined Nantes on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to buy. He scored his first goal for the club on 2 January 2022 in the Coupe de France against Vitré. Three weeks later, he scored again in a 4–2 league victory over Lorient. At the end of the season, marked by ups and downs, he returned to Monaco. During his loan spell, Nantes managed to win the Coupe de France.

St. Gallen

On 23 January 2023, Geubbels signed a 2.5-year contract with St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Personal life

Geubbels was born in France to a Dutch father, and a Central African Republic mother. His uncles, Amos Youga and Kelly Youga, are both footballers who represented the Central African Republic national team.

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2022
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2017–18 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 4 0
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 14 1 1 0 — — — 15 1
Total 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Nantes (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 22 2 4 1 — — — 26 3
Career total 39 3 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 47 4

Honours

Nantes

References

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  2. "Willem Geubbels". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ Willem Geubbels at Soccerway
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  7. "21st Century Boy – Lyon youngster Geubbels makes Ligue 1 history". beIN Sports. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. "Atalanta vs. Lyon – 7 December 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. "Lyon perd face à l'Atalanta Bergame et finit deuxième de son groupe". L'Équipe (in French). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  10. "UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2017/18" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  11. "Willem Geubbels (OL) à Monaco, c'est officiel". L'Équipe. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  12. "WILLEM GEUBBELS PRÊTÉ AUX JAUNE ET VERT !" (in French). Nantes. 31 August 2021.
  13. "FC Nantes. Sans Pedro Chirivella, avec Geubbels pour recevoir Rennes . Sport". Maville (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  14. "FC Nantes. Willem Geubbels : « Ce prêt m'a fait beaucoup de bien »". Ouest-France (in French). 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  15. ^ Devin, Eric (9 May 2022). "Redemption for Antoine Kombouaré as Nantes win Coupe de France". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  16. "Willem Geubbels zum FC St.Gallen 1879" (in German). FC St. Gallen. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  17. "OL : à 15 ans, Geubbels entre par la grande porte".
  18. "Qui est Willem Geubbels, le nouveau phénomène de l'OL".

External links

FC St. Gallen – current squad
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