Julien Escudé
Escudé training with Beşiktaş in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julien Escudé | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Chartres, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Cannes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Cannes | 21 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Rennes | 111 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Ajax | 61 | (6) |
| 2006–2012 | Sevilla | 164 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Beşiktaş | 25 | (2) |
| Total | 382 | (14) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2002 | France U21 | 21 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | France | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Julien Escudé (born 17 August 1979) is a French retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender but also as a full back.
After making a name for himself with Rennes, he went on to play abroad with Ajax and Sevilla, being an important part of the latter team as it won six major titles, including two UEFA Cups (he appeared in 237 official games for the club).
Born in Chartres, Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division. On 26 July 1999, after some solid performances, the 20-year-old joined Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais FC, managed by young Paul Le Guen, where he gradually developed into a first division player, amassing nearly 150 official appearances.
In the 2003 summer, Escudé signed with Dutch club AFC Ajax, scoring six goals in his first two seasons combined for the Amsterdam Arena side and winning the Eredivisie title in his first year. In August 2005, after a defeat against Feyenoord, he fell out of favour with manager Danny Blind, and never played a match afterwards.
In January 2006, Escudé signed for Sevilla FC from Spain for €1.5 million. His La Liga debut came on 11 February as he featured nine minutes in a 4–0 win at Andalusia neighbours Cádiz CF; in the following round, he played the entire 1–0 home success against Celta de Vigo.
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