Alphonse Areola
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Areola with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alphonse Francis Areola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | West Ham United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2006 | Petits Anges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | INF Clairefontaine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 57 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 75 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Lens (loan) | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Bastia (loan) | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Villarreal (loan) | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Real Madrid (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Fulham (loan) | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → West Ham United (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | West Ham United | 82 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | France U16 | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | France U17 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U18 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U19 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | France | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:35, 31 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alphonse Francis Areola (French: [alfɔ̃s aʁeɔla]; born 27 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team.
An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), he spent the early parts of his career on loan, enjoying spells with Lens, Bastia, and Villarreal. During his stint with Villarreal, Areola broke the club record for the longest period of play without conceding a goal, remaining unbeaten for a period of 620 minutes. He returned to PSG in 2016, where he went on to make over 100 appearances. In 2019, Areola joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan. In 2020, he joined Fulham on loan; he followed up with another loan to West Ham United in 2021. In June 2022, Areola joined West Ham for a fee in the region of €12 million.
Areola has represented France at every youth level and was part of the squads that won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.