Samuel Umtiti

Cameroonian and French footballer

Samuel Yves Umtiti (French pronunciation: ​[samɥɛl umtiti];[3] born 14 November 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Samuel Umtiti
Personal information
Full name Samuel Yves Umtiti[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Lille
Number 14
Youth career
1998–2002 Menival
2002–2012 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Lyon II 21 (0)
2012–2016 Lyon 131 (3)
2016–2023 Barcelona 91 (2)
2022–2023Lecce (loan) 25 (0)
2023– Lille 3 (0)
National team
2009–2010 France U17 7 (0)
2010–2011 France U18 7 (0)
2011–2012 France U19 13 (2)
2012–2013 France U20 13 (0)
2013–2014 France U21 7 (1)
2016–2019 France 31 (4)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2018 Russia
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2016 France
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2013 Turkey U-20 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon II 2010–11[4] CFA 13 0 13 0
2011–12[4] CFA 6 0 6 0
2012–13[4] CFA 2 0 2 0
Total 21 0 21 0
Lyon 2011–12[4] Ligue 1 12 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 18 0
2012–13[4] Ligue 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 6[c] 1 0 0 32 2
2013–14[4] Ligue 1 28 0 1 0 3 0 10[d] 0 42 0
2014–15[4] Ligue 1 35 1 2 0 1 0 2[c] 1 40 2
2015–16[4] Ligue 1 30 1 2 0 1 0 4[e] 0 1[f] 0 38 1
Total 131 3 8 0 8 0 22 2 1 0 170 5
Lecce (loan) 2022–23[5] Serie A 25 0 25 0
Lille 2023–24[6] Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Career total 271 5 24 0 8 0 46 2 5 0 354 7
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

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As of match played 8 June 2019[7][8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2016 4 0
2017 10 1
2018 13 2
2019 4 1
Total 31 4
As of match played 8 June 2019. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Umtiti goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Samuel Umtiti
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 June 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 8   England 1–1 3–2 Friendly
2 1 June 2018 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France 18   Italy 1–0 3–1 Friendly
3 10 July 2018 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 24   Belgium 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
4 25 March 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 29   Iceland 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

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Umtiti holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy

Lyon[9]

Barcelona[9]

France U20[9]

France

Individual

Orders

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. "Samuel Umtiti". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. "Téléfoot – L'After du 1er mai 2016 avec Samuel Umtiti". YouTube.com. Téléfoot. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "France – S. Umtiti". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Games played by Samuel Umtiti in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. "Games played by Samuel Umtiti in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. "Samuel Umtiti – national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Umtiti, Samuel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Samuel Umtiti". FCBarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  11. "Technical report" (PDF). UEFA. p. 13. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  12. "Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016". UEFA.com: The official website for European football. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  13. "World 11: The Reserve Team for 2017-18". FIFPro.org. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. "2016–2017 World 11: the Reserve Teams". FIFPro.org. FIFPro World Players' Union. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  15. ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite (in Korean). Retrieved 22 June 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  16. "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 28 November 2020.