Francis Coquelin
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francis Coquelin | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Laval, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arsenal | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | AS du Bourny | ||
| 2005–2008 | Stade Lavallois | ||
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Arsenal | 90 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Lorient (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Freiburg (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Charlton Atheltic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | France U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 11 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:48, 3 November 2014 (UTC) |
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Francis Coquelin (born 13 May 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English club Arsenal.
Born in Laval, Mayenne, Coquelin began his career playing for AS Laval Bourny before departing in 2005 for the biggest club in the commune, Stade Lavallois. Coquelin spent three years at the club before being spotted by renowned Arsenal scout Gilles Grimandi, while on international duty, playing in a 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite round qualification match against Israel.
On 22 July 2008, Coquelin joined Arsenal from Stade Lavallois following a successful trial with the club. Although he suffered a thigh injury which cut the trial short, Coquelin impressed and was subsequently offered a deal to stay in North London.
Coquelin played for the first team in Arsenal's pre-season matches against Barnet and Szombathelyi Haladás in the summer of 2008, and made his competitive first team debut for Arsenal in a 6–0 win over Sheffield United on 23 September 2008, coming on as a substitute for Fran Mérida to play at right back. Coquelin scored his first goal in an Arsenal shirt in a reserve match against Stoke City on 6 October 2008, shooting powerfully in from the edge of the box with his weaker left foot.
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