Loïc Rémy

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Loïc Rémy

Rémy playing for Marseille in 2010
Personal information
Full nameLoïc Rémy[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987
Place of birthRillieux-la-Pape, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubNewcastle United
(on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
Number14
Youth career
1993–1999ASPTT Lyon
1999–2006Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2008Lyon12(0)
2008→ Lens (loan)10(3)
2008–2010Nice68(26)
2010–2013Marseille68(27)
2013–Queens Park Rangers14(6)
2013–→ Newcastle United (loan)21(11)
National team‡
2007France U205(2)
2007–2008France U2111(3)
2009–France21(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013

Loïc Rémy (born 2 January 1987) is a French international footballer who plays for English Premier League club Newcastle United, on loan from English Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Rémy primarily plays in the striker role, but also operates on the wings and as a forward. Rémy was described by his former manager Didier Deschamps as "a young international who is fast and powerful with huge potential".[2]

Born in Rillieux-la-Pape, Rhône, Rémy began his career playing for a local youth club in his home city of Lyon. In 1999, he joined the biggest club in the city, Olympique Lyonnais, and spent six years in the club's youth academy. In 2005, he was promoted to the senior team and struggled to establish himself in three seasons under managers Gérard Houllier and Alain Perrin. In 2008, he was loaned out to RC Lens and, after a successful stint, was purchased by OGC Nice ahead of the 2008–09 season. With Nice, Rémy flourished in the lead striker role scoring over 25 goals in his two years with the club. In 2010, after enduring interest from several clubs domestically and abroad, Rémy joined the defending champions Marseille on a five-year contract. The transfer had initially been put on hold due to medical issues.

Rémy is a former France under-20 and under-21 international. He currently plays for the senior team having earned his first cap on in June 2009 against Nigeria under the Raymond Domenech reign.[3] Rémy scored his first goal for the national team in October 2010 against Romania under new manager Laurent Blanc.

Club career

Early career

Rémy was born on 2 January 1987 in a Red Cross hospital in Rillieux-la-Pape, a commune in the city of Lyon.[4] He began his career, as a youth, playing for local outfit ASPTT Lyon, who were coached by René Jacquet, the brother of manager Aimé Jacquet.[4] After being spotted by Olympique Lyonnais scouts, he joined the club's youth academy. While training at the Centre Tola Vologe, Rémy trained alongside the likes of Karim Benzema, Anthony Mounier, and Hatem Ben Arfa. After spending several years in the academy, on 11 October 2006, Rémy signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal. Three days later, on 14 October, he made his professional debut in a Derby du Rhône match against Saint-Étienne appearing as a substitute, in the 73rd minute, for Sylvain Wiltord.[5] Rémy earned his first start the following month, on 11 November, playing 82 minutes in a 1–0 victory over Sedan.[6]

Loan to Lens

The 2007–08 season saw Rémy permanently promoted to the senior team after being assigned the number 12 shirt. Despite being on the first team, he regularly played with the club's Championnat de France amateur team in the fourth division. Rémy only made six league appearances during the fall season with Lyon. In order to increased the player's playing time, on 31 January 2008, Lyon announced that Rémy would be sent on loan to fellow Ligue 1 club RC Lens. The deal also included a purchased option, which was estimated to be within the €8–10 million range.[7] Rémy was assigned the number 9 shirt and made his debut on 9 February 2008 scoring his first professional goal in the club's 4–1 away victory over Caen.[8] Two weeks later, he scored a goal in the club's 5–4 victory over Le Mans in the Coupe de la Ligue semi-finals.[9] Rémy played 96 of the 120 minutes played. On 15 March, in front a 40,000+ Lens supporters, he scored the would be game-winning goal against Marseille. Marseille equalized through Djibril Cissé in the waning minutes of the match. In the 2008 Coupe de la Ligue final against Paris Saint-Germain, Rémy started the match, but played only 12 minutes before being substituted due to injury. Lens lost the match, 1–0. Following the successful loan spell, in which Rémy made 12 total appearances and scored four goals, it was announced that he would be returning to Lyon for the 2008–09 season.

Nice

Despite having two years left on his contract at Lyon, it was announced on 5 June 2008 that Rémy would be joining Nice with the player agreeing to a four-year deal and the transfer fee being approximately €8 million making Rémy the biggest transfer in the club's history.[10] Upon his arrival, Rémy was assigned the number 7 shirt and made his debut in the club's opening match of the season, a 1–0 loss to Le Havre.[11] Over the next six matches, Rémy scored six goals. These goals included a strike against his former club Lyon and a brace against Boulogne in the Coupe de la Ligue.[12][13] In a span of four days in October, he scored goals against Bordeaux in a 2–2 draw and Caen in a 1–1 draw.[14][15] After going scoreless for most of the winter months, Rémy returned to form in March 2009 scoring goals in three straight matches against Caen, Paris Saint-Germain, and Lorient, with the player scoring a brace against the latter.[16][17][18] He finished the season with 36 total appearances and a club-leading 13 goals.

Rémy during his stint with braids.

Rémy opened up the 2009–10 campaign scoring his first goal in the opening league match of the season against Saint-Étienne in a 2–0 victory.[19] A month later, he netted goals in three straight matches against Monaco and Lille in the league and against Saint-Étienne in the Coupe de la Ligue.[20][21][22] Two weeks later, Rémy converted goals in back-to-back matches against Lorient and his former club Lyon, though Nice lost both matches at a combined score of 8–2.[23][24] On 7 November 2009, Rémy scored the game-winning goal, two minutes from time, in the team's upset victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.[25] The following match day, he again accounted for the only goal of the match converting a penalty against Toulouse.[26] On 10 January 2010, Rémy converted Nice's only goal in their 2–1 loss to semi-professional club Stade Plabennecois in the Coupe de France.[27][28][29]

On 20 January, following a heartbreaking 1–0 defeat to Auxerre at home, disgruntled Nice supporters reportedly spat on several Nice players, which included Rémy. During an interview, Rémy called the supporters' actions "unacceptable" and threatened to depart the club during the winter 2010 transfer window if the actions were repeated.[30] Rémy had drawn interest from several clubs, which included Premier League club Arsenal, and Italian clubs A.C. Milan and Fiorentina.[31][32][33] He was also linked with a return to Lyon and a move to the defending Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux.[34] Eventually, Rémy remained at the club after a move to his former club Olympique Lyonnais failed to come to fruition.[35] Rémy played out the rest of the campaign scoring goals in back-to-back matches on two occasions in February and March 2010. On 2 May, he scored double in a 3–3 draw with Boulogne and on the final match day of the year against Saint-Étienne, Rémy scored the Nice's only goal in a 1–1 draw.

Marseille

Rémy with Marseille in 2010

On 19 August 2010, Olympique de Marseille confirmed on the club's official website that it had reached an agreement with Nice for the transfer of Rémy. Rémy underwent a medical on the same day and signed a five-year contract.[36][37] He was presented to the press on 20 August.[38] The transfer fee is undisclosed, but is reported to be in the region of €15 million.[39] During Rémy's press conference, Marseille president Jean-Claude Dassier revealed that during the player's physical, tests revealed that Rémy suffered from a possible heart defect. Rémy missed the team's league match against Lorient on 21 August and further tests were conducted on 23 August to determine whether the defect is career-threatening.[40][41] On 24 August, Rémy was declared fit to practice and play the sport of football at a high level by Marseille doctors and heart specialists consulted by the club.[42]

Rémy was assigned the number 11 shirt and made his club debut for Marseille on 29 August 2010 in a league match against Bordeaux.[43] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 October in a 1–0 league victory over Nancy.[44] The following week, he scored a double in a 3–1 win over Lille.[45] In the UEFA Champions League, Rémy scored group stage goals against Slovak club MŠK Žilina and Russian club FC Spartak Moscow.[46][47]

He scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over AS Nancy on 2 May 2012, their first Ligue 1 victory since 29 January, a run that spanned 14 games.[48]

Queens Park Rangers

On 13 January 2013, the president of Olympique Marseille confirmed that the club had accepted a bid in the region of €10 million for Rémy from English club Newcastle United,[49] and the player was expected to travel to Newcastle for talks but failed to turn up.[50] Three days later, Rémy signed a four-and-a-half year contract with bottom of the league Queens Park Rangers, who paid a club record £8 million fee for the player. He was handed the number 18 shirt.[51][52] The BBC Sport website reported that QPR's financial package, "understood to be more than £70,000 per week", was higher than Newcastle had offered.[50] He scored his first goal for the club during his league debut on 19 January away against West Ham United, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[53]

On 15 May 2013 Rémy, along with two other men, was arrested in London over an alleged gang rape that took place on 6 May. [54]

Newcastle United (loan)

On 5 August 2013, Newcastle United confirmed they had signed Rémy on a season-long loan from Queens Park Rangers.[55] Rémy missed the first two games of the season due to injury, however made an immediate impact on his league debut against Fulham. He scored his first league goals for Newcastle against Hull City on September 21st, scoring a brace in their 3–2 defeat to the Tigers. He followed that up by scoring in the next game against Everton at Goodison Park on 30 September, however Newcastle once again went on to lose, 3–2. Five days later Rémy continued his impressive run of form by scoring both goals in a 2–1 away win over Cardiff City, bringing his total goal count to 5 in as many appearances. On 2 November 2013, Remy scored the second goal against Chelsea in a 2–0 victory at home, and received Man of the match for his goal and work in the forward line. On 10 November 2013, Rémy scored the only goal of the game as Newcastle won, 1–0, against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane to take his tally to 7 goals In 9 league games. Rémy once again scored on 24 November 2013 in Newcastle United's victory over Norwich, bringing his tally to 8 goals in 10 league games.

International career

Rémy was a France youth international having earned caps with the under-20 and under-21 team. With the under-20 team, he played in the 2007 Toulon Tournament scoring goals against the Côte d'Ivoire and Japan. Rémy made his under-21 debut on 15 November 2007 in a friendly match against Armenia.[56] He scored his first goal for the team on 25 May 2008 against the Netherlands in an under-21 tournament held in Sweden.[57] Rémy featured in the team's important two-legged playoff against Germany in qualification for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in October 2008. He appeared in both legs as France were defeated 2–1 on aggregate. The 1–0 loss in the second leg eliminated France from the competition and also ended Rémy's under-21 career.

On 24 March 2008, due to an injury to Thierry Henry, Rémy was called up to the France national football team by manager Raymond Domenech for friendly matches against England and Mali, with the latter team playing France A', the squad's second team. Rémy appeared in the match against Mali coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute for Samir Nasri. After a string of uneventful call-ups to the senior team, on 2 June, Rémy finally made his national team debut against Nigeria coming on as a substitute in the team's 1–0 defeat. He scored his first goal on 9 October 2010 in a Euro 2012 qualification match against Romania, which ended 2–0.

Personal life

He is the cousin of Saudi Arabian footballer Abbas Shengeeti.[58]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 January 2014[59][60]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[61] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2006–07 600000100070
2007–08 600010100080
Total 12000102000150
Lens 2007–08 1030021——124
Total 1030021——124
Nice 2008–09 32111030——3611
2009–10 34141111——3616
2010–11 210000——21
Total 68262141——7428
Marseille 2010–11 3115102072004117
2011–12 2912313462114220
2012–13 8000004200122
Total 68274154176119539
Queens Park Rangers 2012–13 1460000——146
Total 1460000——146
Newcastle United (loan) 2013–14 21111000——2211
Total 21111000——2211
Career total 19373721261961123288

International

(Correct as of 15 November 2013.)[62]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals Assists
France 2008–09100
2009–10000
2010–111010
2011–12631
2012–13100
2013–14300
Total2141

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
9 October 2010 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Romania
1–0
2–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2
10 August 2011 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Chile
1–0
1–1
Friendly
3
7 October 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Albania
2–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4
11 November 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  United States
1–0
1–0
Friendly
Correct as of 11 November 2011

Honours

Loïc Rémy (11) playing in the 2011 Trophée des champions.

Club

Lyon

Marseille

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  61. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Trophée des champions, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
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