Alan Virginius (born 3 January 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Swiss Super League club Young Boys, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lille.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Virginius[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth |
Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Young Boys (on loan from Lille) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | FC Soisy-Andilly-Margency | ||
| 2017–2018 | Entente SSG | ||
| 2018–2020 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Sochaux B | 3 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Sochaux | 46 | (8) |
| 2022– | Lille | 17 | (1) |
| 2022– | Lille B | 8 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Clermont (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Young Boys (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | France U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 14 | (5) |
| 2022– | France U20 | 8 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 28 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 | |||
Club career
editSochaux
editOn 6 July 2020, Virginius signed his first professional contract with Sochaux.[3] Virginius made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 2–2 Ligue 2 tie with Rodez on 19 September 2020.[4]
Lille
editOn 17 August 2022, Virginius signed with Ligue 1 side Lille.[5][6]
Loan to Clermont
editOn 9 January 2024, Virginius moved on loan to Clermont until the end of the season.[7]
Loan to Young Boys
editOn 3 August 2024, Virginius was loaned to Swiss Super League club Young Boys for the 2024–25 season, with an option to buy.[8]
International career
editVirginius was called up to captain the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 28 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux B | 2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | National 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Sochaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | |||
| Lille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Lille B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||||
| Clermont (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | |
| Career total | 91 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editIndividual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022[10]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Alan Virginius". Lille OSC (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ FCSM, Fabien. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Alan Virginius". --.
- ^ "Sochaux vs. Rodez - 19 September 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "Transferts : Lille s'offre Alan Virginius (Sochaux)" [Transfers: Lille offers Alan Virginius (Sochaux)]. L'Équipe. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Alan Virginius, un Jeune Talent Chez Les Dogues". Lille OSC. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Alan Virginius débarque en prêt au Clermont Foot 63" [Alan Virginius arrives on loan at Clermont Foot 63] (in French). Clermont Foot. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Alan Virginius prêté au BSC Young Boys" (in French). Lille OSC. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
- ^ "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
edit- Alan Virginius at Soccerway
- Alan Virginius at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Alan Virginius at WorldFootball.net