Frédéric Guilbert

French footballer (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Frédéric Guilbert
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Valognes, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
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)
2016–2017Caen (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2019 Caen 55 (1)
2019–2023 Aston Villa 25 (2)
2019Caen (loan) 15 (1)
2021–2022Strasbourg (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
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Club career

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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.[3]

SM Caen

On 28 July 2017, Guilbert transferred to Caen after completing a loan spell during the 2016–17 season.[4]

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.[5] He finished his time with Caen having amassed 106 appearances over three seasons.[2]

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.[6] He scored his first goal for Villa in an EFL Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 27 August 2019.[7] 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."[8] However, following a knee injury and then the subsequent arrival of Matty Cash in the summer of 2021 Guilbert's appearances were limited.[9]

Strasbourg (loan)

On 31 January 2021, Guilbert signed for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season.[10] Guilbert made his Strasbourg debut on 10 February 2021 in a 2–0 home defeat to Montpellier in the Coupe de France.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15] Guilbert himself stated that it was a free transfer, with his Villa contract being terminated by mutual consent.[16]

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.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024[2]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen II 2011–12 CFA 100010
2012–13 CFA 100010
Total 200020
AS Cherbourg 2013–14 CFA 28010290
Bordeaux 2014–15 Ligue 1 30000030
2015–16 Ligue 1 300103060400
2016–17 Ligue 1 30000030
Total 36010306000460
Caen 2017–18 Ligue 1 3614020421
2018–19 Ligue 1 3413010381
Total 932904000001062
Aston Villa 2019–20 Premier League 2500042292
2020–21 Premier League 00002020
2021–22 Premier League 00001111
Total 25000730000323
Caen (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 2302010260
Strasbourg (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 1311000141
2021–22 Ligue 1 1800000180
Total 31110000000321
Strasbourg 2022–23 Ligue 1 18000180
2023–24 Ligue 1 32230352
Total 50230000000532
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 265515014360002958
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Honours

Aston Villa

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