Alphonse Francis Areola (born 27 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fulham, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. An academy graduate of PSG, he spent the early parts of his career on loan, enjoying spells with Lens, Bastia and Villarreal. He is also a member of the France national football team, having played in the 2014 European Championships and the 2014 World Cup finals. In 2019, Areola joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan.
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Alphonse Francis Areola (born 27 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fulham, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. An academy graduate of PSG, he spent the early parts of his career on loan, enjoying spells with Lens, Bastia and Villarreal. In 2019, Areola joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan. In 2020, he joined Fulham on loan. Areola also represented France at every youth level and was part of the squads that won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He has since made over 100 appearances for the club and has represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. He is also a member of the France national football team, having played in the 2014 European Championships and the 2014 World Cup finals. He also plays for Ligue 2 side RC Lens and Ligue 1 side Bastia. He made his debut for PSG on 18 May 2013, replacing first-choice goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu in the 48th minute of a 3–1 home win over Brest. On 23 July 2013 he was loaned to Ligue 3 side Sang et Or for the 2013–14 season.
He was also awarded the Eurosport Revelation of the Year award, beating the likes of N’Golo Kante and Gaëtan Bussmann. In July 2014, he was signed by Bastia for the 2014–15 Ligue1 campaign, with the deal being completed on 26 July 2014. He ultimately made 39 appearances across all competitions, keeping 13 clean sheets as Bastia won the Coupe de la Ligue. On 17 June 2015, La Liga side VillarReal announced the signing of Areola on season- long loan as a replacement for regular ‘keeper Asenjo Betis. He ended the season by keeping 15 clean sheets in 37 matches and conceding only 26 goals in 37 games, ultimately going unbeaten for 620 minutes before conceding against Las Palmas. His clean-sheet tally for the La Liga season was bettered by only two goalkeepers, Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid and Claudio Bravo of Barcelona. In the Europa League, he also broke the club record of 615 minutes of football without conceding a goal.
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