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Lucas Digne | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Lucas Digne | |
Date of birth: | 20 July 1993 | |
Place of birth: | Meaux, ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
Playing position: | Left back | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 27 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1999–2002 2002–2005 2005–2011 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2011–2013 2013–2016 2015–2016 2016–2018 2018–2022 2022– |
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29 (0) 33 (3) 29 (0) 113 (4) 0 (0) | 49 (2)
National team | ||
2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2013 2013 2014– |
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15 (0) 11 (0) 12 (1) 12 (2) 7 (0) 43 (0) | 15 (0)
Lucas Digne (born 20 July 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for English club Aston Villa and the France national team.
Digne began his career at Lille before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2013. In August 2015, Digne signed for Roma on a season-long deal, before moving to Barcelona for €16.5 million in July 2016. Digne has won league titles with European heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, despite not playing regularly at either club. He was also a key player for Roma when the Serie A giants reached the Champions League knockout stages in 2016. He joined Everton in August 2018.
Digne has represented France at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He won the 2013 World Cup with U20 team. He was first called up for the senior side in February 2014, ahead of a friendly match against the Netherlands on 5 March, and made his debut in that match, as a half-time substitute. He represented France at 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016, where his nation reached the final.
Club career[]
Lille[]
Digne began his career in the academy of Lille. On 27 July 2010, Digne signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Digne was promoted to the senior team permanently and assigned the number 3 shirt. He made his professional debut on 26 October 2011 in a 6–1 victory over Sedan in the Coupe de la Ligue.
In January 2012, Digne extended his contract until 2016. The defender established himself as a fixture in Lille’s first team after making his Ligue 1 debut aged 18 in a home match against Saint-Etienne in January 2012, starting 13 of the closing 15 matches as his side pieced together a wonderful late run to finish third and claim final Champions League berth.
Digne was a regular in the 2012–13 season. He scored against Copenhagen to help the French side navigate the Champions League final qualifying round and played 44 games in all competitions. He scored his first league goal on 7 April 2013, a penalty in a 5–0 home win over Lorient.
Paris Saint-Germain[]
On 17 July 2013, Digne signed a five-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain, on a fee believed to be around €15 million. He made his debut on 13 September in a league match against Bordeaux. He helped PSG retain the Ligue 1 crown and halt a six-year wait for the Coupe de la Ligue in his debut season.
Digne’s second campaign at the Parc des Princes proved the most fruitful yet of the defender’s embryonic career as PSG went one better and added the Coupe de France to further league and Coupe de la Ligue successes.
Roma (loan)[]
On 26 August 2015, Italian Serie A club Roma signed Digne from PSG on a season-long loan deal for €2.5 million, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. He made his debut five days later, playing the entire match in a 2–1 victory against title holders Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico.
Digne scored his first goal for the Giallorossi on 26 September with a close-range header in a 5–1 home win over Carpi. He featured in 42 matches during his season in Rome, with his swashbuckling presence on the left flank integral to his club leading the Serie A scoring charts and securing a top-three finish.
Barcelona[]
On 13 July 2016, Digne joined Spanish La Liga side FC Barcelona on a five-year deal. The fee was €16.5 million (£13.8 million), with the possibility to increase to €20.5 million (£17.1 million). On 14 August 2016, Digne made his first appearance for Barcelona in a 0–2 victory against Sevilla in the 2016 Supercopa de España first leg. Digne contested the left-back spot with Jordi Alba but nevertheless chalked up 26 appearances in all competitions in his first year in Catalonia. Barca ended the season by winning the Copa del Rey, with Digne having scored his first goal for the club in that competition as they dismantled Hercules 7–0 in the opening round.
Digne played a further 20 times in the 2017–18 season as Barcelona landed a league and cup double – the eighth and ninth major honours of his career – and was on target in a 3–1 Champions League win over Olympiakos in the October of that season.
Everton[]
Digne joined English club Everton on 1 August 2018, for a five-year deal on an initial fee of £18 million. He made his debut ten days later, replacing double goalscorer and fellow debutant Richarlison for the last four minutes of a 2–2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. On his first start on 29 August in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against Rotherham United, he assisted a goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Digne made his first Premier League start for Everton four days later in a home game against Huddersfield Town, and assisted Calvert-Lewin's headed equaliser in a 1–1 draw.
By the start of October, Digne had become Everton's first-choice left back, ahead of veteran Leighton Baines. He scored his first goal for the club on 10 December, in the sixth minute of stoppage time at the end of a match against Watford, curling in a free kick for a 2–2 draw. Sixteen days later he scored twice in a 5–1 win at Burnley, with a free kick and a 30-yard shot. On 29 January 2019 he was sent off in a 1–0 win at Huddersfield for denying Adama Diakhaby a goalscoring opportunity with a foul. Digne's first season at Everton concluded with individual honours as he was named the Club’s Player of the Season, as voted for by supporters, and Players' Player of the Season alongside midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye, the first time the award had been shared.
On 25 October 2020, Digne was sent off in a 2–0 loss at Southampton for a foul on Kyle Walker-Peters. Referee Kevin Friend recorded it as "serious foul play" which is punished with a three-game suspension, but the ban was reduced to one match on appeal.
In January 2022, Digne told Everton manager, Rafael Benítez that he no longer wanted to play for the club and wished to leave.
Aston Villa[]
On 13 January 2022, Aston Villa announced the signing of Digne from Everton, with a contract until 2026.
Honours[]
Club[]
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Coupe de France: 2014–15
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Trophée des Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015
Barcelona
International[]
- France
- UEFA European Championship: Runner-up 2016
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013
- UEFA Nations League: 2020–21
External links[]
Aston Villa F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
2 Cash · 3 Diego Carlos · 4 Konsa · 5 Mings · 6 Barkley · 7 McGinn (c) · 8 Tielemans · 9 Durán · 10 Buendía · 11 Watkins · 12 Digne · 14 Torres · 18 Gauci · 19 Philogene · 20 Nedeljković · 22 Maatsen · 23 Martínez · 24 Onana · 25 Olsen · 26 Bogarde · 27 Rogers · 30 Hause · 31 Bailey · 41 Ramsey · 44 Kamara · 48 Zych · Manager:![]() |
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France – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
1. Lloris (c)
2. Debuchy
3. Evra
4. Varane
5. Sakho
6. Cabaye
7. Cabella
8. Valbuena
9. Giroud
10. Benzema
11. Griezmann
12. Mavuba
13. Mangala
14. Matuidi
15. Sagna
16. Ruffier
17. Digne
18. Sissoko
19. Pogba
20. Rémy
21. Koscielny
22. Schneiderlin
23. Landreau
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France – UEFA Euro 2016 – Runners-up |
1. Lloris
2. Jallet
3. Evra
4. Rami
5. Kanté
6. Cabaye
7. Griezmann
8. Payet
9. Giroud
10. Gignac
11. Martial
12. Schneiderlin
13. Mangala
14. Matuidi
15. Pogba
16. Mandanda
17. Digne
18. Sissoko
19. Sagna
20. Coman
21. Koscielny
22. Umtiti
23. Costil
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France – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16 |
1. Lloris (c)
2. Pavard
3. Kimpembe
4. Varane
5. Lenglet
6. Pogba
7. Griezmann
8. Lemar
9. Giroud
10. Mbappé
11. Dembélé
12. Tolisso
13. Kanté
14. Rabiot
15. Zouma
16. Mandanda
17. Sissoko
18. Digne
19. Benzema
20. Coman
21. Hernández
22. Ben Yedder
23. Maignan
24. Dubois
25. Koundé
26. Thuram
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