Presnel Kimpembe
Kimpembe training with France in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Presnel Kimpembe[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 13 August 1995||
Place of birth | Beaumont-sur-Oise, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | AS Éragny | ||
2005–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 41 | (1) |
2014– | Paris Saint-Germain | 127 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | DR Congo U20 | 1 | (0) |
2015 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
2015–2016 | France U21 | 11 | (0) |
2018– | France | 24 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 |
Presnel Kimpembe (born 13 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.[4] He was part of the France squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Early years[]
Kimpembe was born in Beaumont-sur-Oise, France, to a Congolese father and a Haitian mother.[5][6] He was named after his maternal grandfather.[7]
Club career[]
Kimpembe made his professional debut for Paris Saint-Germain on 17 October 2014 against Lens, replacing Thiago Motta after 76 minutes in a 3–1 away win.[4] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 14 February 2017, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win against Barcelona.[8]
On 12 February 2019, Kimpembe scored his first goal for PSG against Manchester United in an away match at Old Trafford, turning home at the far-post from an Ángel Di María corner in the 53rd minute.[9] However, in the return leg in Paris, he jumped to block a shot in injury time that was given as a penalty for handball after the referee consulted VAR. PSG went on to lose the match 3–1, and were subsequently knocked out due to the away goals rule.[10]
On 11 July 2020, Kimpembe signed a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, with the deal lasting until 2024.[11]
International career[]
Kimpembe got his first call up to the senior France side after Eliaquim Mangala withdrew through injury for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Netherlands in October 2016.[12] In January 2018, William Gallas, former Arsenal and Chelsea player said that Kimpembe is the future of the French team.[13]
Kimpembe finally made his first team debut on 27 March 2018, a year and a half after his first call-up, in a friendly against Russia.[4] He came on for Ousmane Dembélé in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 away victory.
On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23 man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14] Kimpembe won the World Cup with France in 2018, a tournament in which he played a total of 90 minutes, against Denmark in the group stage.[15]
On 18th May 2021, he was called up to the 26 man French squad for the 2020 European Championships.[16] He started in all four matches for France, playing in every minute of the tournament until their eventual defeat to Switzerland in the round of 16.[17]
Personal life[]
In June 2020, Kimpembe began his own streetwear collection called .[18]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 15 September 2021[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain B | 2013–14 | CFA | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | CFA | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | CFA | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 127 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 1 | ||
Career total | 168 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 2 |
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International[]
- As of match played 7 September 2021[19]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2018 | 7 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 0 |
Honours[]
Paris Saint-Germain[4]
- Ligue 1: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19,[citation needed] 2019–20[20]
- Coupe de France: 2015–16, 2016–17,[citation needed] 2017–18,[21] 2019–20;[22] runner-up: 2018–19[citation needed]
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20[citation needed]
- Trophée des Champions: 2016, 2017,[citation needed] 2020[23]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20[citation needed]
France
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2020–21[25]
Orders
- Knight of the Legion of Honour: 2018[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Presnel Kimpembe". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "P. Kimpembe". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Mabondo, Aimergyl (L’Observateur), ed. (19 March 2015). "Les Transferts : Le Congolais Presnel Kimpembe Jouera Pour 3 Saisons à Paris Saint-Germain". ACTU. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015. (in French)
- ^ ACP Admin, ed. (19 March 2015). "Trois ans de contrat du footballeur congolais Presnel Kimpembe avec Paris Saint-Germain". Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP) - République Démocratique du Congo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2015. (in French)
- ^ Gouaillard, Frédéric, ed. (1 March 2017). "PSG : Isaac Kimpembe présente son fils, Presnel". Le Parisien. Retrieved 5 August 2018. (in French)
- ^ "PSG vs. Barcelona - 14 February 2017". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.skysports.com
- ^ "Champions League: PSG 1-3 Man Utd (agg: 3-3)". 6 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Kimpembe signs new four-year PSG contract to end Arsenal & Man Utd talk". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "PSG's Presnel Kimpembe replaces Eliaquim Mangala in France squad". ESPN FC. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "PSG, "Kimpembe est le futur des Bleus" pour Gallas | Goal.com" (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Alexandre Lacazette and Anthony Martial on standby for France World Cup squad and Dimitri Payet out - soccer News - Sky Sports". Sky Sports.
- ^ "VIDEO. Coupe du monde 2018: "Avec la prime qu'on va toucher, j'en ai rien à foutre"… Kimpembe est en roue libre". 20 Minutes (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ May 2021, FourFourTwo Staff 18 (18 May 2021). "France Euro 2020 squad: Full 26-man squad revealed – and includes shock inclusion of Karim Benzema". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland beat France on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "PSG Defender Debuts Streetwear Collection". PSG Talk. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Presnel Kimpembe". EU-football.info. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain set record with fourth straight Coupe De France crown". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "PSG edge ASSE for Coupe de France win!". Ligue 1. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". Ligue 1. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Trophées UNFP : cinq Parisiens, deux Lillois et deux Lyonnais dans l'équipe type" [Trophées UNFP : five Parisiens, two Lillois and two Lyonnais in the typical team]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links[]
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- Presnel Kimpembe at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Presnel Kimpembe at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Presnel Kimpembe – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Beaumont-sur-Oise
- Sportspeople from Val-d'Oise
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo under-20 international footballers
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- France international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Black French sportspeople
- Democratic Republic of the Congo people of Haitian descent
- French people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- French people of Haitian descent