Gaël Clichy

Gaël Dimitri Clichy (born 26 July 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently the assistant manager of the France national under-21 team.

Gaël Clichy
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Personal information
Full nameGaël Dimitri Clichy[1]
Date of birth26 July 1985
     (aged 40)
[2]
Place of birthToulouse, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Playing positionLeft-back
Youth career
1990–1996Hersoise
1996–1997Matador F.C
1997–1998Muret
1998–2000Tournefeuille
2000–2002Cannes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003Cannes15(0)
2003–2011Arsenal187(1)
2011–2017Manchester City138(2)
2017–2020İstanbul Başakşehir87(3)
2020–2023Servette79(1)
Total506(7)
National team
2004–2005France U2113(0)
2008–2013France20(0)
Teams managed
2023–France U21 (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cannes 2002–03[4] Championnat National 15 0 15 0
Arsenal 2003–04[5] Premier League 12 0 4 0 5 0 1 0 22 0
2004–05[5] Premier League 15 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 1[c] 0 24 0
2005–06[5] Premier League 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 0
2006–07[5] Premier League 27 0 5 0 2 0 6 0 40 0
2007–08[5] Premier League 38 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 49 0
2008–09[5] Premier League 31 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 41 1
2009–10[5] Premier League 24 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 33 0
2010–11[5] Premier League 33 0 2 1 3 0 6 0 44 1
Total 187 1 17 1 11 0 48 0 1 0 264 2
Manchester City 2011–12[5] Premier League 28 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1[c] 0 37 0
2012–13[5] Premier League 28 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 1[c] 0 37 0
2013–14[5] Premier League 20 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 31 0
2014–15[5] Premier League 23 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 1[c] 0 31 1
2015–16[5] Premier League 14 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 28 0
2016–17[5] Premier League 25 1 5 0 2 1 7 0 39 2
Total 138 2 16 0 10 1 36 0 3 0 203 3
İstanbul Başakşehir 2017–18[5] Süper Lig 31 0 1 0 9 0 41 0
2018–19[5] Süper Lig 25 1 0 0 2 0 27 1
2019–20[5] Süper Lig 31 2 2 0 12 0 45 2
Total 87 3 3 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 113 3
Servette 2020–21[5] Swiss Super League 23 0 1 0 24 0
2021–22[5] Swiss Super League 29 0 0 0 2 0 31 0
2022–23[5] Swiss Super League 27 1 1 0 28 1
Total 79 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 83 1
Career total 506 7 38 1 21 1 109 0 4 0 676 9

International

As of 11 October 2013[6]
National team Season Competitive Friendlies Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France 2008–09 1 0 1 0 2 0
2009–10 2 0 1 0 3 0
2010–11 4 0 1 0 5 0
2011–12 3 0 2 0 5 0
2012–13 1 0 1 0 2 0
2013–14 1 0 2 0 3 0
Total 12 0 8 0 20 0

Honours

Arsenal

Manchester City

Istanbul Basaksehir

France U21

Individual

Gaël Clichy Media

References

  1. "Gael Di̇mi̇tri̇ Clichy". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gaël Clichy: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. Gaël Clichy: Profile. UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=62975/profile/index.html. Retrieved 3 February 2014. 
  4. "AS Cannes: Saison Football 2002/2003" (in fr). Stat 2 Foot. http://www.stat2foot.com/cclubs/cannes0203.htm. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 "Gaël Clichy » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. "Gaël Clichy" (in français). French Football Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. Arsenal 3–1 Man Utd. 8 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3532952.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2019. 
  8. McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9405702.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2019. 
  9. Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal. 17 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4773353.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2019. 
  10. McNulty, Phil (2 March 2014). Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26311649. Retrieved 26 April 2019. 
  11. McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164. Retrieved 26 April 2019. 
  12. Smith, Ben (12 August 2012). Chelsea 2–3 Man City. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19133978. 
  13. McNulty, Phil (11 May 2013). Man City 0–1 Wigan. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22409634. 
  14. "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  15. Ronaldo named player of the year. 27 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2019.