Ugo Raghouber
French footballer (born 2003)
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Ugo Raghouber (French pronunciation: [yɡo ʁaɡubɛʁ] u-go ra-goo-BAIR; born 13 July 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Clichy, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| USA Clichy | |||
| 2011–2017 | Torcy | ||
| 2017–2021 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Lille B | 38 | (4) |
| 2022–2026 | Lille | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Le Mans (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Dunkerque (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Levante (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2026– | Burnley | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:36, 3 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Ugo Raghouber was born on 13 July 2003[1] in Clichy, France.[2] He started playing football in his hometown amateur club where he spent a few years.[3] Raghouber then joined Torcy in 2011 where he played six seasons.[3] In 2017, he was scouted by professional club Lille which he joined the youth system at the age of 14.[3] After four seasons within the youth teams, he signed his first professional contract with his training club in 2021.[3] The same year, he graduated from high school and obtained his baccalauréat while being a part of Lille U19s.[4] He also played four 2021–22 UEFA Youth League matches, starting three in the midfield.[5]
Career
Raghouber began to train with the Lille first-team squad in 2022; he was part of professional mid-season training camps in Spain.[5][6] Between 2022 and 2024, he played several preseason matches with the senior squad.[7] From 2023, Raghouber was successively loaned at lower-division clubs.[7] On 16 August, he first joined Championnat National (French third division) side Le Mans in a year-long deal after extending his contract with Lille until 2026.[8] He played 19 matches and scored three goals,[9] after being injured during the first part of season.[10] In August 2024, he was called to the Lille first-team squad for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round 2–1 home win against Fenerbahçe but didn't come off the bench.[11] Three weeks later, he signed a contract extension with the club until 2027 before joining Ligue 2 side and Lille's nearby club Dunkerque on loan for the whole season.[10] He quickly became one of the main players on his temporary team,[12] which competed for a promotion to Ligue 1 and reached the Coupe de France semi-finals.[13] On 28 July 2026, he joined Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Le Mans (loan) | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Dunkerque (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Levante (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Burnley | 2026–27 | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 5 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League