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Kévin Gameiro

Kévin Gameiro
05-05-2016 - Sevilla FC - FC Shakhtar Donetsk - 3-1 (26773645701).jpg
Gameiro playing for Sevilla in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kévin Gameiro
Date of birth (1987-05-09) 9 May 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth Senlis, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number 21
Youth career
1993–1999 Marly-la-Ville
1999–2004 US Chantilly
2004–2005 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Strasbourg 58 (10)
2008–2011 Lorient 108 (50)
2011–2013 Paris Saint-Germain 59 (19)
2013–2016 Sevilla 92 (39)
2016– Atlético Madrid 20 (6)
National team
2004–2005 France U18 2 (0)
2007–2008 France U20 4 (5)
2008–2009 France U21 4 (1)
2010– France 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 February 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Kévin Gameiro (born 9 May 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid. He mainly operates as a forward, but can also appear as a right winger.

He is a strong striker with a clinical finish, which compensates for his relatively light frame.

Gameiro began his football career playing for clubs along the Oise such as Marly-la-Ville and US Chantilly. In 2004, he moved to the Alsace region to join professional club RC Strasbourg. He made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season and appeared in the UEFA Cup with Strasbourg. After three seasons with the club, in August 2008, Gameiro signed a four-year deal with FC Lorient. With Lorient, he finished his first two seasons with the club as top scorer. In the 2009–10 season, Gameiro contributed to the team that achieved a 7th-place finish; the club's highest finish in Ligue 1 ever.

Gameiro is a former France youth international having earned caps at under-18, under-20, and under-21 level. At under-20 level, he played on the team that won the 2007 edition of the Toulon Tournament. Gameiro scored a hat trick in the final and finished the competition as its top scorer. In August 2010, he was called up to the senior team for the first time and made his senior international debut on 3 September 2010 in a match against Belarus.


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