David Faupala
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Faupala | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Béthune, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
NAC Breda (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | RC Sains En Gohelle | ||
| 2007–2008 | Lens | ||
| 2008–2010 | US Vermelles | ||
| 2010–2015 | Lens | ||
| 2015– | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → NAC Breda (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | France U16 | 12 | (4) |
| 2013 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 25 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
David Faupala (born 11 February 1997) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie team NAC Breda on loan from Manchester City.[1]
Club career
Early career
Born in Bully-les-Mines, Faupala joined Lens' youth setup in 2010, aged 13. After impressing within the youth sides with Lens, Faupala agreed to join Premier League side Manchester City on a three-year deal until 2018.[2]
Manchester City
The 18-year-old immediately linked up with Manchester City Development Squad following his move and managed to score in his first friendly appearance for the club while on pre-season tour in Spain.[1]
After experiencing a rich vein of form for the reserve side, netting four times in twelve appearances, Faupala was called up to the senior side ahead of Manchester City's FA Cup fifth round tie away to Premier League champions Chelsea.[3] On 21 February 2016, Faupala made his senior debut in the 5–1 defeat, playing the full 90 minutes and scoring the equalising goal for City in the 37th minute.[4]
Loan to NAC Breda
On 10 August 2016, Faupala was loaned to NAC Breda for the 2016-17 season.[5] He made his debut on 19 August, as a 75th minute substitution for Thomas Agyepong in a 2–1 loss to Maastricht.[6] His next appearance would come a month later on 20 September, when he would start in a KNVB Cup match, a 2-0 loss against VVV-Venlo.[7] His scored his first goal for the club on 25 November during a 1–3 loss to SC Cambuur.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 25 November 2016.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[note 1] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2015–16[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2016-17 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
References
- 1 2 "David Faupala - Manchester City FC". Manchester City F.C.
- ↑ "Official: Manchester City sign France Under-18s forward David Faupala". Goal. 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Manuel Pellegrini hopes Man City youngsters will test Chelsea in FA Cup". Sky Sports. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Chelsea 5-1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Man City striker David Faupala loaned to NAC Breda". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "LOAN WATCH: UNAL NETS HAT-TRICK OF GOLAZOS". mancity.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "VVV wipt kansloos en zwak NAC uit de beker: 0-2" [VVV flips outgunned and weak NAC from the cup: 0-2] (in Dutch). BN DeStem. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "CAMBUUR VS. NAC BREDA 3 - 1". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "David Faupala profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by David Faupala in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
