Eduardo Camavinga Explained

Eduardo Camavinga
Full Name:Eduardo Celmi Camavinga[1]
Birth Date:[2]
Birth Place:Cabinda, Angola
Height:1.82 m[3]
Position:Midfielder, left-back
Currentclub:Real Madrid
Clubnumber:6
Youthyears1:2009–2013
Youthclubs1:Drapeau-Fougères
Youthyears2:2013–2018
Youthclubs2:Rennes
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Rennes II
Caps1:13
Goals1:4
Years2:2019–2021
Clubs2:Rennes
Caps2:71
Goals2:2
Years3:2021–
Clubs3:Real Madrid
Caps3:94
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:2019–2022
Nationalteam1:France U21
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2020–
Nationalteam2:France
Nationalcaps2:21
Nationalgoals2:1
Club-Update:20:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21:38, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Eduardo Celmi Camavinga (born 10 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team. A versatile and technically gifted player, he is mostly known for his tackling, versatility and mobility. His usual positions are central or defensive midfielder[4] and left-back.[5] [6]

Camavinga began his career in Ligue 1 with Rennes, making his senior debut at the age of 16, and quickly established himself as a regular first-team player. In 2021, he signed for Real Madrid for a fee of €31 million, winning a La Liga and UEFA Champions League double in his first season.

Born in Angola and is of Angolan and Congolese descent, Camavinga moved to France at a young age, eventually representing the country at under-21 level. He made his first senior appearance for the France national team in 2020 at the age of 17, becoming the nation's youngest debutant in over a century. He was part of the French squad that finished runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Early life

Camavinga was born in a refugee camp in Cabinda, Angola in 2002. His parents, Celestino Camavinga [7] Angolan-Congolese born in Cabinda[8]) and Sofia Simão (also born in Cabinda[9]), had fled the civil war in DR Congo before his birth to a refugee camp in Miconge.[10] [11] [12] He has five siblings. His family moved to France when he was two.[13] They eventually settled in Fougères, where he grew up. He did judo for a time before giving it up to focus solely on football. In 2013, the Camavingas' house was burnt down, destroying most of the family's property. Camavinga stated that this was a source of motivation that pushed him to pursue a career in football and help his family.[14]

On 7 July 2020, he obtained the Baccalauréat ES (Economic and Social) without mention.[15] [16]

Club career

Rennes

Camavinga joined Rennes' youth system when he was 11. He signed his first professional contract on 14 December 2018, at the age of 16 years and one month, becoming the youngest ever professional for the club at that time.[17] He made his professional debut for Rennes in a 3–3 Ligue 1 tie with Angers on 6 April 2019,[18] becoming the youngest player to ever play for Rennes' first team,[19] at 16 years and six months old.

On 18 August 2019, Camavinga recorded an assist and was awarded the man of the match award in a 2–1 win against Paris Saint-Germain.[20] Hence, he became the youngest player to make an assist in Ligue 1, aged 16 years and 281 days.[21] He then won the UNFP Player of the Month award that month, to be the youngest player to achieve this feat.[22] He scored his first goal for Rennes in a 1–0 win against Lyon on 15 December 2019, in the 89th minute of the game.[23]

In the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, he featured in four matches for Rennes against Krasnodar, Chelsea and Sevilla.[24]

Real Madrid

On 31 August 2021, Real Madrid announced the signing of Camavinga until 30 June 2027.[25] He made his debut in a 5–2 win over Celta Vigo on 12 September, in which he scored a goal shortly after coming off the bench.[26] Three days later, he made his Champions League debut for Real Madrid, coming on as a substitute for Luka Modrić in the 80th minute and assisting Rodrygo for the winner against Inter Milan.[27]

Camavinga made a substitute appearance in the 85th minute of the 2022 UEFA Champions League final on 28 May, helping Real Madrid win 1–0 over Liverpool to earn the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League title with his team.[28] On 9 May 2023, he provided an assist to Vinícius Júnior to take the lead in a 1–1 draw against Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final first leg at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, to be the youngest in the competition's semi-finals to do so, aged 20 years and 180 days.[29]

On 7 November 2023, Real Madrid announced the extension of Camavinga's contract, which is to remain effective until 30 June 2029.[30]

International career

On 31 October 2019, Camavinga obtained French nationality, benefiting from the collective effect connected to the naturalization of his father.[31] [32] Until then, Camavinga had been a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[33] Six days later, he was selected to represent France's under-21 team for games against Georgia and Switzerland, after Matteo Guendouzi was called up to the senior team.[34]

On 27 August 2020, Camavinga was called up to play on France's senior team after Paul Pogba was sidelined by a positive COVID-19 test. He became, in the process, the youngest player to be called up to the French senior team since René Gérard in 1932, who was only 17 years, nine months and 17 days old.[35] On 8 September, he debuted in a 4–2 win against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League, replacing N'Golo Kanté midway through the second half.[36] In doing so he became the youngest player to play for the France national team, following Maurice Gastiger in 1914 at 17 years, nine months, and 29 days old.[37]

On 7 October 2020, Camavinga made his first start for France in a 7–1 win against Ukraine where he scored his first international goal, opening the scoring with an overhead kick. This made him the youngest goalscorer for France since Maurice Gastiger in 1914.[38]

On 25 June 2021, Camavinga was named in Sylvain Ripoll's 18-man France squad for the Summer Olympics in 2021.[39] However he was later removed from the squad after his club, Rennes, objected.[40]

Camavinga played twice at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in which reigning champions France finished as runners-up in Qatar. He played as a left-back in the final group game, a 1–0 loss to Tunisia in which manager Didier Deschamps rested his regular players ahead of the knockout stage.[41] In the final, he came on after 71 minutes in place of Théo Hernandez as the French were losing 2–0 to Argentina; the game ended 2–2 after 90 minutes and 3–3 after extra time, as France lost on penalties.[42]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes II2018–19National 3134————134
Rennes2018–19Ligue 170000000—70
2019–20Ligue 125150104010361
2020–21Ligue 135100—40—391
2021–22Ligue 14000—20—60
Total712501010010882
Real Madrid2021–22La Liga26230—10010402
2022–23La Liga37060—11050590
2023–24La Liga31020—11020460
2024–25La Liga0000—000000
Total942110—320801452
Career total178816010420902468

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
France202031
202230
202370
202480
Total211

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camavinga goal.

No.!scope="col"
DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1 7 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 2 1–0 7–1 [43]

Honours

Real Madrid

2021–22,[44] 2023–24[45]

2022–23[46]

2022,[47] 2024[48]

2021–22,[49] 2023–24[50]

2022,[51] 2024[52]

2022[53]

France

Individual

2020,[57] 2021,[58] 2022[59]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Eduardo Camavinga: Overview . ESPN . 14 September 2021 . 14 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210914190852/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/285150/eduardo-camavinga . live .
  3. Web site: Camavinga . Real Madrid CF . 14 September 2021 .
  4. Web site: 3 April 2023 . Casemiro, Rodri, Partey: Who is the world's best defensive midfielder? . 11 July 2023 . GiveMeSport.
  5. Web site: Cheval . Bastien . Eduardo Camavinga on his left-back role: "It's a different way of defending." . OneFootball . 23 March 2023 . 5 April 2023 . 5 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405195253/https://onefootball.com/id/berita/eduardo-camavinga-on-his-left-back-role-its-a-different-way-of-defending-37030263 . live .
  6. Web site: Didier Deschamps confirms Eduardo Camavinga as a left-back for France . Get French Football News . 16 March 2023 . 14 April 2023 . 14 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414083247/https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/didier-deschamps-confirms-eduardo-camavinga-as-a-left-back-for-france/ . live .
  7. Web site: Nieto. Sébastien. Quarez. Benjamin. 8 May 2024 . Coiffeur et Corcovado : entre Camavinga et Vinicius, le roman d’une belle amitié franco-brésilienne . 17 June 2024 . leparisien.fr . fr-FR.
  8. JORF n° 0256 du 3 novembre 2019
  9. JORF n° 0188 du 1 août 2020
  10. Web site: 11 August 2023 . Eduardo Camavinga, des camps de réfugiés au Real Madrid – Jeune Afrique . 12 August 2023 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.
  11. Web site: Camavinga: Seiner Zeit voraus . FIFA . de . 9 September 2020 . 29 November 2022 . 29 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129133343/https://www.fifa.com/de/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/camavinga-seiner-zeit-voraus . live .
  12. Web site: VIDÉO. Football : Eduardo Camavinga, la pépite de Fougères qui vient de signer pro au Stade Rennais. actu.fr. 23 July 2019. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708060939/https://actu.fr/bretagne/fougeres_35115/football-eduardo-camavinga-pepite-fougeres_20433586.html. live.
  13. Web site: Eduardo Camavinga: 'People think Madrid are dead, but Madrid are never, never dead'. 20 February 2023. Guardian. 21 February 2023. 20 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230220231420/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/20/eduardo-camavinga-real-madrid-champions-league. live.
  14. Web site: Eduardo Camavinga is only 16 but his form for Rennes has top European scouts circling. ESPN. 25 September 2019. 4 April 2020. 1 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901101247/https://www.espn.com/soccer/french-ligue-1/story/3950530/eduardo-camavinga-is-only-16-but-his-form-for-rennes-has-top-european-scouts-circling. live.
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  16. Web site: Rennes : Eduardo Camavinga nouveau bachelier. 29 August 2020. Francetvsport. fr. 15 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115021232/https://sport.francetvinfo.fr/football/ligue-1/rennes-eduardo-camavinga-nouveau-bachelier. live.
  17. Web site: Premier contract Professionnel pour Eduardo Camavinga. fr. 14 December 2018. staderennais.com. Stade Rennais F.C.. 4 April 2020. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219064841/https://www.staderennais.com/premier-contrat-professionnel-pour-eduardo-camavinga. live.
  18. Web site: Angers SCO vs. Rennes – 6 April 2019. Soccerway. 6 April 2019. 4 April 2020. 18 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118013951/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/06/france/ligue-1/angers-sporting-club-de-louest/stade-rennais-fc/2792517/. live.
  19. Web site: Rennes Sensation Eduardo Camavinga Is a New Kind of 16-Year-Old Footballer. bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report. 7 November 2019. 4 April 2020. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122132046/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2861180-rennes-sensation-eduardo-camavinga-is-a-new-kind-of-16-year-old-footballer. live.
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  21. Web site: Youngest player to make an assist in Ligue 1 . Guinness World Records .
  22. Web site: 17 fun facts about Eduardo Camavinga . Goal.com . 24 April 2023 .
  23. Web site: 15 December 2019. Rennes Beat Lyon. Bleacher Report. 19 August 2020. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831031035/https://bleacherreport.com/game/olympique-lyonnais-vs-stade-rennais-fc-2019-12-14. live.
  24. Web site: Eduardo Camavinga: You've heard the name, here's why Europe's top clubs want him . The Athletic . 25 April 2021 . 30 August 2021 . 30 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830234516/https://theathletic.com/2531232/2021/04/25/eduardo-camavinga-youve-heard-the-name-heres-why-europes-top-clubs-want-him/ . live .
  25. Web site: Official Announcement: Camavinga Real Madrid CF . 22 June 2023 . Real Madrid C.F. – Web Oficial.
  26. Web site: 12 September 2021 . Real Madrid teenage star Camavinga scores six minutes into debut Goal.com . 22 June 2023 . www.goal.com .
  27. Web site: Real Madrid: Eduardo Camavinga's assist for the winner against Inter shows wisdom beyond his years . 16 September 2021 . therealchamps.com . 16 September 2021 . 17 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917180251/https://therealchamps.com/2021/09/16/real-madrid-eduardo-camavinga-assist-inter/ . live .
  28. Web site: Camavinga labels Real Madrid's Champions League triumph a 'dream come true'. uk.sports.yahoo.com. 2 June 2022. 2 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220602180244/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/camavinga-labels-real-madrids-champions-144516550.html. live.
  29. Web site: Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga after 1–1 draw against Manchester City: "It's not necessarily a bad result… It's 50–50." . OneFootball . 9 May 2023 .
  30. News: 7 November 2023 . Camavinga extends Real Madrid contract until 2029 . BBC Sport . 7 November 2023.
  31. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2019/11/03/0256 Journal Officiel de la République française (JORF), 3 novembre 2019
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  33. Web site: Eduardo CAMAVINGA – . 8 November 2023 . www.unfp.org.
  34. Web site: Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) officiellement convoqué en équipe de France Espoirs. fr. L'Équipe. 11 November 2019. 11 November 2019. 16 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201016224146/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Eduardo-camavinga-rennes-officiellement-convoque-en-equipe-de-france-espoirs/1079298. live.
  35. Web site: Eduardo Camavinga devient le plus jeune joueur appelé en équipe de France depuis l'après-guerre.... fr. France Football. 27 August 2020. 28 August 2020. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420204817/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Eduardo-camavinga-devient-le-plus-jeune-joueur-appele-en-equipe-de-france-depuis-l-apres-guerre/1165253. live.
  36. News: France 4–2 Croatia. en-GB. BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. 9 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200909171609/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54002970. live.
  37. News: Eduardo Camavinga plus jeune international français depuis 1945. fr. L'Équipe. 9 September 2020. 25 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025200353/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Eduardo-camavinga-plus-jeune-international-francais-depuis-1945/1169600. live.
  38. News: Eduardo Camavinga plus jeune buteur des Bleus depuis 1914. fr. L'Équipe. 8 October 2020. 8 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008054203/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Eduardo-camavinga-plus-jeune-buteur-des-bleus-depuis-1914/1181112. live.
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  41. News: Johnson . Jonathan . FIFA World Cup 2022: France lose to Tunisia to wrap up group as Deschamps tests Camavinga at left back . 17 June 2024 . CBS Sports . 30 November 2022.
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