Willem Geubbels

Willem Geubbels
Geubbels with Lyon B in 2017
Personal information
Full name Willem Davnis Louis Didier Geubbels[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Villeurbanne, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]

Monaco

On 19 June 2018, Geubbels signed with Monaco for €20 million.[11]

Loan to Nantes

On 31 August 2021, he joined Nantes on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to buy.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 January 2022 in the Coupe de France against Vitré.[13] Three weeks later, he scored again in a 4–2 league victory over Lorient.[14] 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.[15]

St. Gallen

On 23 January 2023, Geubbels signed a 2.5-year contract with St. Gallen in Switzerland.[16]

Personal life

Geubbels was born in France to a Dutch father, and a Central African Republic mother.[17] His uncles, Amos Youga and Kelly Youga, are both footballers who represented the Central African Republic national team.[18]

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2022[3]
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

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Willem Geubbels". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Willem Geubbels at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Lyon vs. Dijon – 23 September 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Geubbels, premier joueur né au 21e siècle à évoluer en Ligue 1". Le Figaro (in French). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Lyon : Willem Geubbels, premier joueur né au 21e siècle à évoluer en Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  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. ^ a b 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".
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