Alexis Araujo
Alexis Araujo (born 7 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Créteil. Born in France, he is a former France and Portugal youth international.
| Araujo with Gazélec Ajaccio in October 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 November 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tourcoing, France | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Créteil | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Tourcoing | ||
| 2003–2015 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Lille B | 51 | (8) |
| 2015–2017 | Lille | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Boulogne (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Dunkerque (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 37 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Quevilly-Rouen | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | SC Lyon | 15 | (1) |
| 2021– | Créteil | 40 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | France U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 9 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Araujo is a youth exponent from Lille. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 November 2015 against Troyes replacing Éric Bauthéac after 87 minutes in a 1–1 away draw.[2]
During the second half of the 2015–16 season he was loaned out to Championnat National side Boulogne.[citation needed] He stayed in the Championnat National the following season, moving to Dunkerque on loan.[3][4]
Araujo was released from his contract by Lille in October 2017, and signed for Gazélec Ajaccio in Ligue 2.[5] After 37 Ligue 2 appearances in a 16 months, he was loaned to Quevilly-Rouen in January 2019, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] After a successful loan spell, he joined Quevilly-Rouen on a permanent deal in June 2019.[7]
In August 2020 Araujo followed his Quevilly-Rouen manager to SC Lyon, signing an initial one-year contract with the club.[8]
International career
Araujo was born in France to parents of Portuguese descent. He debuted for the France U16s, making three appearances for them.[10] Within the year, in 2013, he debuted for the Portugal U17s.[11] He remains eligible for both France and Portugal.
References
- ^ a b "ALEXIS ARAUJO – USCL". US Créteil-Lusitanos (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Lille vs. Troyes - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ "Alexis Araujo (Lille) prêté à Dunkerque" [Alexis Araujo (Lille) lent to Dunkerque]. L'Equipe (in French). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Football: Le Lillois Alexis Araujo prêté à Dunkerque" [Football: Alexis Araujo from Lille lent to Dunkerque]. Le Phare Dunkerquois. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Lille libère Alexis Araujo qui signe au GFC Ajaccio" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Arrivée d'Alexis Araujo en Prêt !" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Quevilly Rouen : Alexis Araujo arrive libre (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Alexis Araujo un renfort de choix pour le SC Lyon" (in French). footamateur.fr. 31 August 2020.
- ^ "ALEXIS ARAUJO ARRIVE A CRETEIL !" (in French). Créteil. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Football".
- ^ "Avant Portugal-France : Ces Bleus qui ont la Seleçao dans le coeur". 4 September 2015.
External links
- Alexis Araujo at Soccerway