Alphonse Areola, France footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Alphonse Areola

France

27 February 1993

goalkeeper

Alphonse Areola is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team.

An academy graduate of PSG, he spent the early parts of his career on loan, enjoying spells with Lens, Bastia, and Villarreal. During his stint with Villarreal, Areola broke the club record for the longest period of play without conceding a goal, remaining unbeaten for a period of 620 minutes. He returned to PSG in 2016, where he went on to make over 100 appearances. In 2019, Areola joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan. In 2020, he joined Fulham on loan; he followed up with another loan to West Ham United in 2021. In June 2022, Areola joined West Ham for a fee in the region of €12 million.

Areola has represented France at every youth level and was part of the squads that won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Areola with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Alphonse Francis Areola
Date of birth: (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth: Paris, France
Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s): Goalkeeper

⚽ Team information:
Current team: West Ham United
Number: 23

⚽ Youth career:
1999–2006: Petits Anges
2006–2012: Paris Saint-Germain
2006–2009: INF Clairefontaine

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013: Paris Saint-Germain B 57 (0)
2013–2022: Paris Saint-Germain 75 (0)
2013–2014: → Lens (loan) 35 (0)
2014–2015: → Bastia (loan) 35 (0)
2015–2016: → Villarreal (loan) 32 (0)
2019–2020: → Real Madrid (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021: → Fulham (loan) 36 (0)
2021–2022: → West Ham United (loan) 1 (0)
2022–: West Ham United 62 (0)

⚽ International career‡:
2008–2009: France U16 14 (0)
2009–2010: France U17 10 (0)
2010–2011: France U18 4 (0)
2011–2012: France U19 8 (0)
2012–2013: France U20 16 (0)
2013–2014: France U21 9 (0)
2018–: France 5 (0)