Loïc Négo

The native form of this personal name is Négo Loïc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Loïc Négo (born 15 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Le Havre. Born in France, he plays for the Hungary national team.^[1]

Loïc Négo

Négo with Hungary in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Le Havre
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2004	Garges-les-Gonesse
2004–2005	Bourget
2005–2010	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Nantes	13	(0)
2011–2013	Roma	0	(0)
2013	→ Standard Liège (loan)	2	(0)
2013–2014	Újpest	4	(1)
2014–2015	Charlton Athletic	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Újpest (loan)	23	(2)
2015–2023	Fehérvár	232	(31)
2023–	Le Havre	9	(0)
International career^‡
2006–2007	France U16	7	(0)
2007–2008	France U17	17	(1)
2008–2009	France U18	8	(0)
2009–2010	France U19	12	(0)
2010–2011	France U20	15	(0)
2020–	Hungary	33	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 16 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 18 June 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with FC Nantes until June 2011. Négo made his professional debut on 14 May 2010 in a league match against Caen appearing as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 defeat.^[2]

Négo joined Roma on a five-year contract following the conclusion of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[3]

Charlton Athletic

On 29 January 2014, Négo signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Championship side Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee, ahead of their fixture against Wigan Athletic^[4] where he made his league debut for the club.

In August 2014, Négo rejoined Újpest on a season long loan deal.^[5]

Fehérvár

On 31 August 2015, Négo joined Fehérvár FC on a permanent deal.^[6]

He won the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Fehérvár.^[7]

In the 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw with MTK Budapest FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on 10 April 2022,^[8] while his second goal in a 3–0 victory against Debreceni VSC at the Nagyerdei Stadion on 30 April 2022.^[9]

In the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I he scored one goal against Kecskeméti TE on 31 August 2022.^[10]

Le Havre

On 23 June 2023, he was signed by Le Havre.^[11][12][13]

International career

France

Négo was born in France and is of Guadeloupean descent.^[14] He is a French youth international and has represented his nation at all levels of youth for which he is eligible. Négo was a part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil.

Hungary

In February 2019, while he does not speak Hungarian, Négo acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization.^[15] On 8 October 2020, he debuted for the Hungary national team against Bulgaria in the play-offs of Euro 2020.^[16] On 12 November 2020, he scored his first goal for Hungary against Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs at the Puskás Aréna. Just two minutes after his goal, Dominik Szoboszlai scored another one, enabling Hungary to take the lead and eventually win 2–1 against Iceland, qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2020.^[17]

On 1 June 2021, Négo was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.^[18]

Personal life

Nego, along with his team mates from Fehérvár, raised money for Bendegúz Máté Horváth, aged 14, who was diagnosed with brain tumor.^[19]

In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, he said that France was his home country, while Hungary was home.^[20] He did not have any problems living in Székesfehérvár, he was welcomed from the very beginning of his arrival.

The Hungarian football fans nicknamed him as Lajos which best resembles Loïc.^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 November 2023^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes	2009–10	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2010–11	Ligue 2	12	0	4	1	–		–		16	1
	Total		13	0	4	1	–		–		17	1
Roma	2011–12	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Standard Liège (loan)	2012–13	Belgian Pro League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Újpest	2013–14	NB I	4	1	2	0	3	0	–		9	1
	2014–15	NB I	23	2	7	1	7	0	–		37	3
	Total		27	3	9	1	10	0	–		46	4
Charlton Athletic	2013–14	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2014–15	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Fehérvár	2015–16	NB I	26	6	3	0	–		–		29	6
	2016–17	NB I	32	2	3	0	–		5	0	40	2
	2017–18	NB I	31	6	3	0	–		8	0	42	6
	2018–19	NB I	33	5	10	1	–		14	3	57	9
	2019–20	NB I	26	3	7	0	–		4	3	37	6
	2020–21	NB I	28	6	5	0	–		4	0	37	6
	2021–22	NB I	30	2	4	1	–		2	0	36	3
	2022–23	NB I	26	1	1	0	–		6	0	33	1
	Total		232	31	36	2	–		43	6	311	39
Le Havre	2023–24	Ligue 1	9	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
Career total			284	34	49	4	10	0	43	6	386	44

International

As of match played 19 November 2023.^[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Hungary 2020 6 1 2021 12 1 2022 8 0 2023 7 0 Total 33 2 As of match played on 29 March 2022 Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Négo goal. List of international goals scored by Loïc Négo No. Date Venue Opponent Cap Score Result Competition 1 12 November 2020 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary   Iceland 4 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs 2 31 March 2021 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra   Andorra 9 4–0 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Honours Újpest Magyar Kupa: 2013–14 Szuperkupa: 2014 Fehérvár Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2017–18 Magyar Kupa: 2018–19; runner-up: 2020–21 France U19 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2010^[24] References «AU VIDEOTON, JE SUIS STABLE» sofoot.com "Nantes v. Caen Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010. (in French). L'Equipe. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011. "Transfer window: Charlton sign Ghoochannejhad and Nego". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014. . Charlton Athletic. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. . Charlton Athletic FC. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015. "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023. "MTK vs. Fehervar - 10 April 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023. "Debrecen vs. Fehervar - 30 April 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023. "Fehervar vs. Kecskeméti TE - 31 August 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023. "Hivatalos: a francia élvonalban folytatja Loic Nego". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023. "Loïc Nego, 1ère recrue Ciel&Marine !". www.hac-foot.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023. nemzetisport.hu (25 June 2023). "Loic Nego világsztárok ellen futballozhat a Le Havre színeiben". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023. Newmedia, R. T. L. (31 January 2013). "Loïc Nego prêté au Standard jusqu'en fin de saison". RTL sport. "Magyar állampolgár lett a Mol Vidi játékosa, Loic Nego" (in Hungarian). 444.hu. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019. "Kétgólos siker Szófiában, egy meccsre az Eb!". valogatott.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 9 October 2020. "Hungary 2 Iceland 1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021. nemzetisport.hu (29 September 2022). "Fehérvár: gyűjtést szerveztek az agydaganattal diagnosztizált játék". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023. TIBOR, PIETSCH (28 November 2020). "Loic Nego: Mindig harcolok ezért az országért - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023. JÁNOS, VÉGH (13 November 2020). "Válogatott: így lett Loicból Lajos – egy váratlan hős útja Magyaror". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023. "L. Négo". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2021. "Négo, Loïc". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 September 2023. "Equipe de France : sept ans après, que deviennent nos champions d'Europe des moins de 19 ans ?" [France national team: seven years later, what became of our under-19 European champions?]. France Football (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019. External links   Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loïc Nego. – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived) – FIFA competition record (archived) Loïc Négo at L'Équipe Football (in French) Loïc Négo at Soccerway