Anthony de Freitas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Jean Marie Gerard de Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder; left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monaco | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Monaco II | 38 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Monts d'Or Azergues (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Varzim (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2016– | Port Vale | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 27 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Anthony Jean Marie Gerard de Freitas (born 10 May 1994) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for English League One club Port Vale.
A former Monaco youth team player, he spent time on loan at Monts d'Or Azergues in the Championnat de France Amateur and with Portuguese side Varzim in the LigaPro. He also won two caps for the France under-20 team. He was signed by English club Port Vale in July 2016.
Playing career
Monaco II
As a youth team player with Monaco, he played for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur, featuring five times in 2012–13 as Monaco II finished 12th, 17 times in the 2013–14 season as they finished in eighth place, and scoring one goal in 16 games in the 2014–15 campaign to help the club to a ninth place finish. He also played one game on loan at Monts d'Or Azergues on 19 December 2015, scoring 19 minutes after entering the game as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with GF38.[2] He then was loaned out to Portuguese side Varzim in the LigaPro.[3] He made his professional debut on 31 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw with Penafiel at the Estádio do Varzim SC.[4] He played a total of 19 games for the club, and scored his first goal in professional football on 8 May, in a 2–0 win over Oriental.[5] Capucho led Varzim to a ninth place finish in the league.
Port Vale
de Freitas signed a two-year contract with English League One club Port Vale in July 2016.[6] Manager Bruno Ribeiro compared de Freitas to himself as a player, and said his versatility made him a key player for the "Valiants".[7]
International career
He was called up to play for the France under-20 team at the Jeux de la Francophonie; France did not qualify for the knockout stages after losing 3–0 to Congo in the group stage.
Style of play
Speaking in July 2016, de Freitas described himself as a "fighter".[8] He can play across the midfield, and is also able to play at left-back.[9]
Statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Monts d'Or Azergues (loan) | 2015–16[10] | CFA Group B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Varzim (loan) | 2015–16[10] | LigaPro | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Monaco II | 2012–13[10] | CFA Group C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14[10] | CFA Group C | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[10] | CFA Group C | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Port Vale | 2016–17[11] | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 68 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
References
- ↑ "Port Vale FC Player Profiles". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Chasselay MDA vs. Grenoble Foot 38 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Varzim: Four reinforcements and new contract for Capucho". Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ "Varzim 1-1 Penafiel". ZeroZero. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Oriental Lisboa vs. Varzim 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (1 July 2016). "Port Vale sign midfielder Anthony de Freitas from AS Monaco". The Sentinel. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (20 August 2016). "Port Vale: Anthony De Freitas is a hit with Bruno Ribeiro". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "The First Words - Anthony de Freitas". port-vale.co.uk. Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (20 August 2016). "Port Vale: Anthony De Freitas is a hit with Bruno Ribeiro". The Sentinel. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Anthony de Freitas profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Games played by Anthony de Freitas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.