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Mathieu Debuchy

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Mathieu Debuchy, born on 28 July 1985 in Fretin, Nord, is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He joined Lille at the age of eight, made his professional debut on 31 January 2004 and won a Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in the 2010 to 2011 season, the club's first league championship since 1953 to 1954. He played in Ligue 1 for ten seasons with Lille, then joined Newcastle United in January 2013 and stayed for 18 months. He played for Arsenal from July 2014 to January 2018, including a loan spell at Bordeaux in 2016, and for Saint-Étienne from January 2018 to August 2021. Debuchy made his debut for the France national team in October 2011 and earned 27 caps, playing in the final tournaments of UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Birth Year
1985 1
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FIFA World Cup, Competitions
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Premier League, Competitions
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UEFA Champions League, Competitions
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UEFA European Championship, Competitions
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Association Football, Sports
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Nationality

France

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is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back
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1. Mathieu Debuchy (Wikipedia)
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    born 28 July 1985
  • Lead paragraph [plays]
    is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back
  • Competed In: UEFA European Championship, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
    He earned 27 caps, playing in the final tournaments of UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
    He earned 27 caps, playing in the final tournaments of UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  • Competed In: Premier League, Club career, Arsenal
    he featured in the Premier League for the first time as an Arsenal player
  • Competed In: UEFA Champions League, Club career, Lille
    Debuchy started and played the full 90 minutes in all six group games of the Champions League that season
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