Dimitri Christophe Foulquier (born 23 March 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. Born in France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team. He spent most of his career in Spain, playing in

for

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and

, having also played in

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

for

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

and

Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...

. He also made three

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appearances for

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

. Foulquier previously represented France up to the under-21 team, before switching to represent

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

at senior international level.

Club career

Rennes

Born in

Sarcelles Sarcelles () is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero#France, centre of Paris. Sarcelles is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of Franc ...

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

, Foulquier was raised in Capesterre, a commune in the

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and department of

. After excelling with local clubs in the commune, he was spotted by

scout Patrick Rampillon and, subsequently, joined the professional club in July 2007. Foulquier was awarded the ''Best Academy Player'' award for the 2009–10 season. After appearing on the bench in matches during the 2010–11 season, he was promoted to the senior team by manager Frédéric Antonetti for the 2011–12 season. He was assigned the number 24 shirt and made his professional debut on 2 October 2011 in a league match against

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

, starting but being replaced at half-time in a 2–0 away loss. He made 22 total appearances, including his

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debut in a 3–1 loss at

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

on 15 December, and was sent off on 11 May 2013 in a 4–1 loss at

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

for two yellow cards in the space of three minutes.

Granada

On 27 August 2013, Foulquier was loaned to

side

. He made his debut in the competition on 30 September, replacing Michael Pereira in a 2–0 home win against

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. On 25 May 2014, the

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ns bought Foulquier outright, for a €2 million fee, with the player signing a five-year deal. He scored the only goal of his spell on 24 October 2015, in the third minute of a 1–1 draw with

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at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes.

Watford

Foulquier signed for

on 25 August 2017, with the club also being owned by the Pozzo family. He was immediately loaned back to his birth country's top league, joining

for the

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. The early part of his spell was affected by injury. On 23 August 2018, Foulquier returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with

. He played 25 times in a 5th-place season that secured Europa League qualification, scoring in consecutive wins at Rayo Vallecano and at home to Betis in October. Foulquier made his Watford debut on 27 August 2019 in the second round of the

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, a 3–0 home win over Coventry City. On 21 September he made his Premier League bow, being replaced by Roberto Pereyra after 33 minutes of an 8–0 loss at reigning champions

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; it was 5–0 after 18 minutes.

Granada return

On 2 January 2020, Foulquier returned to Granada on loan for the rest of the season with the option to buy. He played regularly as the campaign ended in 7th place and European qualification, and scored in a 3–0 win at

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish ...

on 23 February. His move was made permanent through a buying option on 24 July, signing him to a three-year contract.

Valencia

On 30 August 2021, Foulquier signed a four-year deal with

, also in the top tier, for a fee of €2.5 million. He made seven appearances as they finished runners-up in the

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, being substituted for Yunus Musah in the 100th minute of the final 1–1 draw with Betis in which his replacement was the only one to miss in the

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International career

Foulquier was a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the

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, in which he scored in the

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in the final against

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. Foulquier was called up to the Guadeloupe national team for

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match against

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on 19 November 2018. He made his debut as a starter in that game, which Guadeloupe lost 6–0.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

France U20 *

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Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

References

External links

Profile
at the Valencia CF website * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foulquier, Dimitri 1993 births Living people Footballers from Sarcelles Black French sportspeople French people of Guadeloupean descent French men's footballers Guadeloupean men's footballers Men's association football defenders France men's under-21 international footballers Guadeloupe men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Stade Rennais FC players RC Strasbourg Alsace players La Liga players Granada CF footballers Getafe CF footballers Valencia CF players Premier League players Watford F.C. players Guadeloupean expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Spain France men's youth international footballers 21st-century French sportsmen