Frédéric Guilbert
French footballer (born 1994)
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Frédéric Georges Claude Auguste Guilbert (French pronunciation: [fʁedeʁik ɡilbɛʁ]; born 24 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Nantes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frédéric Georges Claude Auguste Guilbert[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Valognes,[3] Manche, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | AS Valognes | ||
| 2008–2012 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Caen II | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | AS Cherbourg | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Bordeaux II | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bordeaux | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Caen (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Caen | 55 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Aston Villa | 25 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Caen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 46 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Strasbourg | 50 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Lecce | 31 | (0) |
| 2026– | Nantes | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 | |||
A product of the Caen youth system, he has played mainly in France for AS Cherbourg, Bordeaux and Strasbourg, as well as a spell with English side Aston Villa and Italian club Lecce.
He has a single cap for the France U21 national team.
Club career
Bordeaux
Guilbert joined Bordeaux in 2014 from Cherbourg. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 5 April 2015 in a 2–1 home win against Lens replacing Thomas Touré after 79 minutes.[4]
SM Caen
On 28 July 2017, Guilbert transferred to Caen after completing a loan spell during the 2016–17 season.[5]
Guilbert was known for being a proficient and hard tackler with an average of 3.1 clearances and 2.9 tackles per game respectively throughout his final season with the club.[6] He finished his time with Caen having amassed 106 appearances over three seasons.[7]
Aston Villa
On 31 January 2019, Guilbert signed for Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, but would remain at Caen on loan until the end of the season.[8] He scored his first goal for Villa in an EFL Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 27 August 2019.[9] He would go onto score his second goal for Aston Villa in the EFL Cup semi-final match against Leicester City on 8 January 2020.
Guilbert's Villa career started positively, described by Paul Doyle in The Guardian as "solid defensively and a regular threat going forward."[10] However, following a knee injury and then the subsequent arrival of Matty Cash in September 2020, Guilbert's appearances for the club were limited.[11]
Strasbourg (loan)
On 31 January 2021, Guilbert returned to France, signing for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season.[12] Guilbert made his Strasbourg debut on 10 February 2021 in a 2–0 home defeat to Montpellier in the Coupe de France.[13] On 3 March 2021, Guilbert scored his first goal for Strasbourg, a late winner in a 1–0 home victory over Monaco in Ligue 1.[14] After returning to Villa from his loan spell for pre-season, on 31 August 2021, Guilbert returned to Strasbourg on loan for the 2021–22 season.[15]
Guilbert stayed at Villa following the summer transfer window of 2022. In September 2022, Aston Villa submitted their 25-player Premier League squad for the 2022–23 season, in which Guilbert was selected, despite rumours in a local newspaper that he had been instructed to train with the under-21s rather than the senior squad.[16]
Strasbourg
On 17 January 2023, after not having made a senior competitive appearance for Aston Villa since August 2021, Guilbert signed for Strasbourg on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.[17] Guilbert himself stated that it was a free transfer, with his Villa contract being terminated by mutual consent.[18]
Lecce
On 27 August 2024, Lecce announced that they had signed Guilbert to a two-year contract on a free transfer from Strasbourg, with an option for a third year.[19] Guilbert was Lecce's starting right-back in the 2024–25 season, but was not included in Lecce's 2025–26 Serie A squad as Danilo Veiga took over the spot. On 23 January 2026, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.[20]
Nantes
On 28 January 2026, Guilbert signed with Nantes until the end of the 2025–26 season.[21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen II | 2011–12 | CFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| AS Cherbourg | 2013–14 | CFA | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 93 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Caen (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Lecce | 2024–25 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Nantes | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 303 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 8 | ||