Loïc Négo

French-Hungarian footballer (born 1991)

Loïc Négo
Négo with Hungary in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Le Havre
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2004 Garges-les-Gonesse
2004–2005 Bourget
2005–2010 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Nantes 13 (0)
2011–2013 Roma 0 (0)
2013 → Standard Liège (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Újpest 4 (1)
2014–2015 Charlton Athletic 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Újpest (loan) 23 (2)
2015–2023 Fehérvár 232 (31)
2023– Le Havre 22 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 France U16 7 (0)
2007–2008 France U17 17 (1)
2008–2009 France U18 8 (0)
2009–2010 France U19 12 (0)
2010–2011 France U20 15 (0)
2020– Hungary 35 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Loïc Négo (born 15 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Le Havre. Born in France, he plays for the Hungary national team.[1]

Club career

On 18 June 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with FC Nantes until June 2011. Négo made his professional debut on 14 May 2010 in a league match against Caen appearing as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 defeat.[2]

Négo joined Roma on a five-year contract following the conclusion of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

Charlton Athletic

On 29 January 2014, Négo signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Championship side Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee, ahead of their fixture against Wigan Athletic[4] where he made his league debut for the club.

In August 2014, Négo rejoined Újpest on a season long loan deal.[5]

Fehérvár

On 31 August 2015, Négo joined Fehérvár FC on a permanent deal.[6]

He won the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Fehérvár.[7]

In the 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw with MTK Budapest FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on 10 April 2022,[8] while his second goal in a 3–0 victory against Debreceni VSC at the Nagyerdei Stadion on 30 April 2022.[9]

In the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I he scored one goal against Kecskeméti TE on 31 August 2022.[10]

Le Havre

On 23 June 2023, he was signed by Le Havre.[11][12][13]

International career

France

Négo was born in France and is of Guadeloupean descent.[14] He is a French youth international and has represented his nation at all levels of youth for which he is eligible. Négo was a part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil.

Hungary

In February 2019, while he does not speak Hungarian, Négo acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization.[15] On 8 October 2020, he debuted for the Hungary national team against Bulgaria in the play-offs of Euro 2020.[16] On 12 November 2020, he scored his first goal for Hungary against Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs at the Puskás Aréna. Just two minutes after his goal, Dominik Szoboszlai scored another one, enabling Hungary to take the lead and eventually win 2–1 against Iceland, qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2020.[17]

On 1 June 2021, Négo was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[18]

Personal life

Nego, along with his team mates from Fehérvár, raised money for Bendegúz Máté Horváth, aged 14, who was diagnosed with brain tumor.[19]

In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, he said that France was his home country, while Hungary was home.[20] He did not have any problems living in Székesfehérvár, he was welcomed from the very beginning of his arrival.

The Hungarian football fans nicknamed him as Lajos which best resembles Loïc.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 March 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 2009–10 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2010–11 Ligue 2 12 0 4 1 – – 16 1
Total 13 0 4 1 – – 17 1
Roma 2011–12 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Standard Liège (loan) 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Újpest 2013–14 NB I 4 1 2 0 3 0 – 9 1
2014–15 NB I 23 2 7 1 7 0 – 37 3
Total 27 3 9 1 10 0 – 46 4
Charlton Athletic 2013–14 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2014–15 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Fehérvár 2015–16 NB I 26 6 3 0 – – 29 6
2016–17 NB I 32 2 3 0 – 5 0 40 2
2017–18 NB I 31 6 3 0 – 8 0 42 6
2018–19 NB I 33 5 10 1 – 14 3 57 9
2019–20 NB I 26 3 7 0 – 4 3 37 6
2020–21 NB I 28 6 5 0 – 4 0 37 6
2021–22 NB I 30 2 4 1 – 2 0 36 3
2022–23 NB I 26 1 1 0 – 6 0 33 1
Total 232 31 36 2 – 43 6 311 39
Le Havre 2023–24 Ligue 1 22 0 3 0 – – 25 0
Career total 297 34 52 4 10 0 43 6 402 44

International

As of match played 26 March 2024.[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2020 6 1
2021 12 1
2022 8 0
2023 7 0
2024 2 0
Total 35 2
As of match played on 29 March 2022
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Négo goal.
List of international goals scored by Loïc Négo
No. Date Venue Opponent Cap Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2020 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary  Iceland 4 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
2 31 March 2021 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 9 4–0 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Újpest

Fehérvár

France U19

References

  1. ^ «AU VIDEOTON, JE SUIS STABLE» sofoot.com
  2. ^ "Nantes v. Caen Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Loïc Négo à l'AS Rome" (in French). L'Equipe. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Transfer window: Charlton sign Ghoochannejhad and Nego". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Loïc Négo joins Ujpest on loan". Charlton Athletic. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Loïc Négo signs permanent deal at Hungarian club Videoton". Charlton Athletic FC. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "MTK vs. Fehervar - 10 April 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Debrecen vs. Fehervar - 30 April 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Fehervar vs. Kecskeméti TE - 31 August 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Hivatalos: a francia élvonalban folytatja Loic Nego". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Loïc Nego, 1ère recrue Ciel&Marine !". www.hac-foot.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  13. ^ nemzetisport.hu (25 June 2023). "Loic Nego világsztárok ellen futballozhat a Le Havre színeiben". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  14. ^ Newmedia, R. T. L. (31 January 2013). "Loïc Nego prêté au Standard jusqu'en fin de saison". RTL sport.
  15. ^ "Magyar állampolgár lett a Mol Vidi játékosa, Loic Nego" (in Hungarian). 444.hu. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Kétgólos siker Szófiában, egy meccsre az Eb!". valogatott.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Hungary 2 Iceland 1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  19. ^ nemzetisport.hu (29 September 2022). "Fehérvár: gyűjtést szerveztek az agydaganattal diagnosztizált játék". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  20. ^ TIBOR, PIETSCH (28 November 2020). "Loic Nego: Mindig harcolok ezért az országért - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  21. ^ JÁNOS, VÉGH (13 November 2020). "Válogatott: így lett Loicból Lajos – egy váratlan hős útja Magyaror". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  22. ^ "L. Négo". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Négo, Loïc". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Equipe de France : sept ans après, que deviennent nos champions d'Europe des moins de 19 ans ?" [France national team: seven years later, what became of our under-19 European champions?]. France Football (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loïc Nego.
  • Loïc Nego – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Loïc Nego – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Loïc Négo at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  • Loïc Négo at Soccerway
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