Robin Le Normand
Robin Le Normand (born 11 November 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad.
| Le Normand with Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Le Normand[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Pabu, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Brest II | 39 | (2) |
| 2016 | Brest | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Real Sociedad B | 82 | (4) |
| 2018– | Real Sociedad | 105 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 22 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Formed at Brest, where he made one first-team appearance, he spent several years in La Liga with Real Sociedad, where he won the 2020 Copa del Rey.
Club career
Brest
Born in Pabu, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany[3] Le Normand represented Brest as a youth player. On 21 September 2013 he made his senior debut, starting with the reserve team in a 1–0 CFA 2 away loss against Lannion.
Le Normand scored his first senior goal on 19 March 2016, netting his team's third in a 3–3 draw at Fougères. On 15 April, he made his professional debut by starting in a 2–1 away loss against Sochaux for the Ligue 2.[4]
Real Sociedad
On 5 July 2016, Le Normand signed a two-year deal with Real Sociedad, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[5] He received a new contract in August 2018, for two more years.[6]
Le Normand made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 26 November 2018, starting in a 2–1 home win against Celta Vigo.[7] The following 12 February, he renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2022,[8][9] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 9 June.[10]
After the departure of Héctor Moreno, Le Normand became an integral part of the starting XI.[11] He scored his first La Liga goal on 30 November 2019, opening the scoring in a 4–1 home win against Eibar.[12] He was rewarded with a contract extension until 2024 on 4 June 2020.[13]
On 19 December 2019, Le Normand scored in an 8–0 win at Tercera División club Becerril in the first round of the Copa del Rey;[14] he also played in the 1–0 win over Basque derby rivals Athletic Bilbao in the COVID-delayed final on 3 April 2021.[15] He was chosen as La Liga Player of the Month for October 2021.[16]
Personal life
Le Normand's younger brother, Théo, is also a professional footballer, who made his debut for Guingamp in 2021.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2022[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brest II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||||
| Brest | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Real Sociedad B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 4 | — | — | — | 82 | 4 | |||||
| Real Sociedad | 2018–19 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 8[a] | 1 | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | ||
| Total | 105 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 226 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 10 | ||
- ^ Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey Final (played in 2021)
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España
Honours
Real Sociedad
Individual
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de diciembre de 2020, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 16 December 2020, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Robin Le Normand". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Stade Brestois: Robin Le Normand rejoint la Real Sociedad" [Stade Brestois: Robin Le Normand joins Real Sociedad] (in French). Ouest-France. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 Stade Brestois 29". Ligue 1. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Robin Le Normand, Sanse's new incorporation". Real Sociedad. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "El central francés Le Normand amplía su contrato hasta 2020" [French defender Le Normand extends his contract to 2020]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Fernández, Iñaki (26 November 2018). "Oyarzabal se recupera a tiempo y Le Normand entra por Aritz" [Oyarzabal recovers in time and Le Normand comes in for Aritz] (in Spanish). Gipuzkoa Gaur. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Three more years". Real Sociedad. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "La Real Sociedad renueva a Kevin Rodrigues y Robin Le Normand hasta junio de 2022" [Real Sociedad renew with Kevin Rodrigues and Robin Le Normand until June 2022] (in Spanish). Naiz. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Promote to the first team". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Le Normand, la gran apuesta de la Real Sociedad" [Le Normand, the great bet of Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Odegaard helps Real Sociedad to big win over Eibar". Marca. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Le Normand renews at Real Sociedad until 2024". Be Soccer. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Los últimos equipos de Primera no fallan en la Copa" [Last Primera teams avoid failure in the Cup]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Robin le Normand named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for October".
- ^ Parisot, Julien (22 June 2022). "Le football, une histoire de famille pour Théo (Guingamp) et Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad)" [Football, a family story for Théo (Guingamp) and Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad)] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Robin Le Normand at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.