Robin Le Normand

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Robin Le Normand
Personal information
Full name Robin Le Normand[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Pabu, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 24
Youth career
Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Brest II 39 (2)
2016 Brest 1 (0)
2016–2019 Real Sociedad B 82 (4)
2018– Real Sociedad 138 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Robin Le Normand (born 11 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad. Born in France, he represents the Spanish national team.

Formed at Brest, where he made one first-team appearance, he spent several years in La Liga with Real Sociedad, where he won the 2020 Copa del Rey.He play for the Spain national team

Club career[edit]

Brest[edit]

Born in Pabu, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany[3] Le Normand represented Brest as a youth player. On 21 September 2013 he made his senior debut, starting with the reserve team in a 1–0 CFA 2 away loss against Lannion.

Le Normand scored his first senior goal on 19 March 2016, netting his team's third in a 3–3 draw at Fougères. On 15 April, he made his professional debut by starting in a 2–1 away loss against Sochaux for the Ligue 2.[4]

Real Sociedad[edit]

On 5 July 2016, Le Normand signed a two-year deal with Real Sociedad, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[5] He received a new contract in August 2018, for two more years.[6]

Le Normand made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 26 November 2018, starting in a 2–1 home win against Celta Vigo.[7] The following 12 February, he renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2022,[8][9] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 9 June.[10]

After the departure of Héctor Moreno, Le Normand became an integral part of the starting XI.[11] He scored his first La Liga goal on 30 November 2019, opening the scoring in a 4–1 home win against Eibar.[12] He was rewarded with a contract extension until 2024 on 4 June 2020.[13] On 19 December, he scored in an 8–0 win at Tercera División club Becerril in the first round of the Copa del Rey;[14] he also played in the 1–0 win over Basque derby rivals Athletic Bilbao in the COVID-delayed final on 3 April 2021.[15]

Le Normand was chosen as La Liga Player of the Month for October 2021,[16] the first defender since Diego Godín of Atlético Madrid in 2014.[17] He played 48 out of 51 games in 2021–22, missing only one league game by suspension, and then extended his contract until 2026.[18]

International career[edit]

In May 2023, the Spanish Council of Ministers granted Spanish nationality to Le Normand, meaning he would be eligible to play for the Spanish national team as well as his native France in the future.[19] On 2 June 2023, Le Normand was included in Spain's 23-man squad for the UEFA Nations League.[20]

Personal life[edit]

Le Normand's younger brother, Théo, is also a professional footballer, who made his debut for Guingamp in 2021.[21]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 28 May 2023[22]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brest II 2013–14 CFA 2 7 0 — — — 7 0
2014–15 CFA 2 13 0 — — — 13 0
2015–16 CFA 2 19 2 — — — 19 2
Total 39 2 — — — 39 2
Brest 2015–16 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Real Sociedad B 2016–17 Segunda División B 26 1 — — — 26 1
2017–18 Segunda División B 38 2 — — — 38 2
2018–19 Segunda División B 18 1 — — — 18 1
Total 82 4 — — — 82 4
Real Sociedad 2018–19 La Liga 4 0 3 0 — — 7 0
2019–20 La Liga 31 1 8[a] 1 — — 39 2
2020–21 La Liga 33 0 2 0 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 43 0
2021–22 La Liga 37 1 4 0 7[b] 1 — 48 2
2022–23 La Liga 33 0 4 0 4[b] 0 — 41 0
Total 138 2 21 1 18 1 1 0 178 4
Career total 259 8 21 1 18 1 1 0 299 10
  1. ^ Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey Final (played in 2021)
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

Honours[edit]

Real Sociedad

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de diciembre de 2020, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 16 December 2020, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Robin Le Normand". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Stade Brestois: Robin Le Normand rejoint la Real Sociedad" [Stade Brestois: Robin Le Normand joins Real Sociedad] (in French). Ouest-France. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 Stade Brestois 29". Ligue 1. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Robin Le Normand, Sanse's new incorporation". Real Sociedad. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. ^ "El central francés Le Normand amplía su contrato hasta 2020" [French defender Le Normand extends his contract to 2020]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ Fernández, Iñaki (26 November 2018). "Oyarzabal se recupera a tiempo y Le Normand entra por Aritz" [Oyarzabal recovers in time and Le Normand comes in for Aritz] (in Spanish). Gipuzkoa Gaur. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Three more years". Real Sociedad. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. ^ "La Real Sociedad renueva a Kevin Rodrigues y Robin Le Normand hasta junio de 2022" [Real Sociedad renew with Kevin Rodrigues and Robin Le Normand until June 2022] (in Spanish). Naiz. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Promote to the first team". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Le Normand, la gran apuesta de la Real Sociedad" [Le Normand, the great bet of Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Odegaard helps Real Sociedad to big win over Eibar". Marca. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Le Normand renews at Real Sociedad until 2024". Be Soccer. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Los últimos equipos de Primera no fallan en la Copa" [Last Primera teams avoid failure in the Cup]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Robin le Normand named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for October".
  17. ^ Huchet, Arnaud (14 June 2022). "ENTRETIEN. « Les Bleus restent un objectif » dit Robin Le Normand, le Breton qui a conquis l'Espagne" [INTERVIEW. "Les Bleus remain an objective" says Robin Le Normand, the Breton who conquered Spain]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  18. ^ Ramajo, Roberto (20 July 2022). "Le Normand renueva hasta 2026". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Robin Le Normand a obtenu la nationalité espagnole" [Robin Le Normand has obtained Spanish nationality] (in French). L'Équipe. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Robin Le Normand appelé avec l'Espagne" [Robin Le Normand called up with Spain] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  21. ^ Parisot, Julien (22 June 2022). "Le football, une histoire de famille pour Théo (Guingamp) et Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad)" [Football, a family story for Théo (Guingamp) and Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad)] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  22. ^ Robin Le Normand at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  23. ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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