Won award: Premier League Save of the Month (January 2026).
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Alphonse Areola
Alphonse Francis Areola is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club West Ham United.
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sports · French footballer (born 1993) · association football player · also Alphonse Areola, Alphonse Francis Areola, Areola
Born 27 February 1993 · Q2839693
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2026· 2 entries
Public attention spiked: 3,421 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6× the usual 573, with 0 article edits.
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2023· 4 entries
Yahoo Canada Sports: Alphonse Areola: West Ham unfazed by Chelsea spending - we knew we could beat them
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Won award: Premier League Save of the Month (October 2023).
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Won: UEFA Europa Conference League with West Ham United (2022–23).
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Won award: UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season (2022–23).
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2022· 2 entries
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with France (2022).
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Played for West Ham United F.C. (2022) — 71 appearances, 0 goals.
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2021· 2 entries
Won award: Fulham Player of the Season (2020–21).
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Played for West Ham United F.C. (2021–2022) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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2020· 5 entries
Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2019–20).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2019–20).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2020).
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Joined Fulham on loan; he followed up with another loan to West Ham United in 2021
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Played for Fulham F.C. (2020–2021) — 36 appearances, 0 goals.
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2019· 6 entries
Runner-up: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2018–19).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2018–19).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2019).
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Joined Real Madrid in 2019.
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Played for Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2019–2020) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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Areola joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan
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2018· 10 entries
Won the French Coupe de France with Paris SG (2017-2018).
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Won the French Coupe de la Ligue with Paris SG (2017-2018).
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Won the FIFA World Cup with France (2018).
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Won award: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2018).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2017–18).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint-Germain (2017–18).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2017–18).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with France (2018).
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2018).
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Played for France men's national association football team (2018) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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2017· 5 entries
Won the French Coupe de France with Villarreal (2016-2017).
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Won the French Coupe de la Ligue with Villarreal (2016-2017).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint-Germain (2016–17).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2017).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2016–17).
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2016· 3 entries
Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2016).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI (2016).
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Where he went on to make over 100 appearances
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2015· 3 entries
Runner-up: Coupe de la Ligue with Bastia (2014–15).
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Joined Villarreal in 2015.
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Played for Villarreal CF (2015–2016) — 32 appearances, 0 goals.
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2014· 5 entries
Won award: Eurosport Revelation of the Year (2014).
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Won award: Ligue 2 Team of the Season (2013–14).
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Won award: Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year (2013–14).
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Played for SC Bastia (2014–2015) — 35 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Bastia in 2014.
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2013· 6 entries
Won: FIFA U-20 World Cup with France U20 (2013).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2012–13).
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (2013–2022) — 75 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for France national under-21 association football team (2013–2014) — 10 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Lens in 2013.
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Played for R.C. Lens (2013–2014) — 35 appearances, 0 goals.
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2012· 2 entries
Won award: UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament (2012).
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Played for France national under-20 association football team (2012–2013) — 17 appearances, 0 goals.
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2011· 1 entry
Played for France national under-19 association football team (2011–2012) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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2010· 1 entry
Played for France national under-18 association football team (2010–2011) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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2009· 2 entries
Played for France national under-17 association football team (2009–2010) — 10 appearances, 0 goals.
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And signed his first professional contract with the Parisians in July 2009, putting pen to paper on a three-year deal
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2008· 1 entry
Played for France national under-16 association football team (2008–2009) — 14 appearances, 0 goals.
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2006· 1 entry
Joined Paris SG in 2006.
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1993· 1 entry
Born 1993-02-27.
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1986· 1 entry
To lift the World Cup trophy despite being uncapped for his country at the time
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