Anthony Knockaert
Knockaert warming up for Leicester City in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anthony Patrick Knockaert | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Roubaix, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Wasquehal | ||
| 1999–2001 | Leers | ||
| 2001–2004 | Lens | ||
| 2004–2007 | Mouscron | ||
| 2007–2009 | Lesquin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Guingamp | 59 | (13) |
| 2012–2015 | Leicester City | 93 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Standard Liège | 20 | (5) |
| 2016– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 51 | (16) |
| National team | |||
| 2011–2012 | France U20 | 10 | (4) |
| 2012 | France U21 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2017. |
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Anthony Patrick Knockaert (born 20 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Knockaert, who was born in Roubaix, began his professional career with Guingamp, having previously spent his youth career at Wasquehal, Leers, Lens, Mouscron and Lesquin. While progressing in the youth at Lesquin, he almost joined Leeds United in September 2008, but both parties couldn't agree terms after Lens intervened in the transfer and the fee would involved in compensation. At some point on progressing his youth career, Knockaert thought about considering quitting football after being told by the Lens' management that he was released because he was small at the time.
It wasn't until the summer of 2009 when he moved to Guingamp, where he signed his first professional contract. It wasn't until on 30 July 2010 when he made his Guingamp debut in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue, scoring in a 2-1 win over Grenoble. After playing 120 minutes, in a 3-2 win over Evian in the second round of the Coupe de la Ligue, he scored his second goal in the Coupe de la Ligue, in a 3-2 win over on 22 September 2010. Seven days later, on 29 September 2010, he made his league debut, making his first start and played 69 minutes before being substituted, in a 5-0 win over Gap. Soon after, he signed a three-year contract with the club on 6 October 2010 Knockaert then scored his first league goals, in a 6-0 win over Maccabi Paris Métropole on 22 April 2011. After helping the club's promotion to Ligue 2, he made twenty-seven appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
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