 Umtiti with France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Samuel Yves Um Titi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1993[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Lille | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Menival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2012 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Lyon II | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Lyon | 131 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Barcelona | 91 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lecce (loan) | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lille | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | France U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U19 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | France | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 26 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel Yves Um Titi (French pronunciation: [samɥɛl umtiti];[4] born 14 November 1993), known as Samuel Umtiti, is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Umtiti began his professional career with Olympique Lyonnais in 2012, winning both the Coupe de France and Trophée des Champions in his first year. He totalled 170 games and three goals before a €25 million transfer to La Liga club Barcelona in 2016, winning three Copa del Rey and two league titles whilst a part of the side. After a loan in Italy to Lecce, he returned to France with Lille in 2023.
After winning 47 caps and scoring three goals at youth level, including winning the 2013 U-20 World Cup, Umtiti made his senior debut for the France national team at UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the final. Two years later, he was part of the squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He scored the only goal of the match in the semi-final against Belgium.[5][6]
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2019, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Samuel Umtiti". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Téléfoot – L'After du 1er mai 2016 avec Samuel Umtiti". YouTube.com. Téléfoot. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Daniel (10 July 2018). "Samuel Umtiti header puts France in World Cup final with win over Belgium". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Shamoon Hafez (10 June 2018). "France 1–0 Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.