David Faupala (born 11 February 1997) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Beauvais.
 Faupala playing for Manchester City in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Faupala[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bully-les-Mines, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beauvais | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | RC Sains En Gohelle | ||
| 2007–2008 | Lens | ||
| 2008–2010 | US Vermelles | ||
| 2010–2015 | Lens | ||
| 2015–2016 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Lens II | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | Zorya Luhansk | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Apollon Limassol | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Jerv | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Valletta | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Beauvais | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | France U16 | 12 | (4) |
| 2013 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 20 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly life and career
editFaupala was born in Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais.[3] He 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 contract until 2018.[4]
Manchester City
editThe 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.
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.[5] 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.[6]
Loan to NAC Breda
editOn 10 August 2016, Faupala was loaned to NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[7] He made his debut on 19 August, as a 75th minute substitution for Thomas Agyepong in a 2–1 loss to Maastricht.[8] 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.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 November during a 1–3 loss to SC Cambuur.[10] The loan was ended on 2 January 2017, with Faupala having played 4 games.[11]
Loan to Chesterfield
editOn 31 January 2017, Faupala was loaned to EFL League One side Chesterfield until 30 April 2017.[12] He made his debut on 4 February, playing 90 minutes against Oldham Athletic.[13] He scored his first goal for Chesterfield in his second match, a 3–1 loss to Northampton on 11 February.[14] On 25 March, Faupala was shown a straight red in stoppage time for kicking out at an opponent, in a 3–1 loss to Rochdale.[15]
Zorya Luhansk
editFaupala announced on 6 November 2017 via an Instagram post that he had left Manchester City.[16] On 6 February 2018 he signed 2+1 year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk.[17] He made his debut on 18 February 2018, playing 90 minutes in Zorya's 2–0 victory against Karpaty Lviv.[18]
On 10 September 2019, Faupala joined Norwegian First Division side Jerv.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 22 April 2019[20]
| 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[21] | 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 | |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2016–17 | League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
| FK Jerv | 2019 | Norwegian First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 42 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2016/17 Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "David Faupala: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "David Faupala". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. 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.
- ^ "Faupala returns to City" (in Dutch). NAC Breda Official Site. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Two Further Signings". Chesterfield Official Site. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "REPORT: Spireites Frustrated by Oldham Athletic". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Northampton 3 Chesterfield 1: 18th League defeat for Spireites". The Star. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Chesterfield 1 – 3 Rochdale". Rochdale Online. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Frenchman David Faupala leaves Manchester City". L'Équipe (in French). 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Давид Фаупала – игрок "Зари" (in Russian). 6 February 2018.
- ^ Карпати 0 : 2 Зоря (in Ukrainian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "DAVID FAUPALA BLIR JERVSPILLER!" (in Norwegian). FK Jerv. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "David Faupala profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Games played by David Faupala in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
edit- David Faupala at the French Football Federation (in French)
