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Robin Le Normand
Le Normand with Real Sociedad in 2022
Personal information
Full name Robin Aimé Robert Le Normand[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Pabu, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
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)
2018–2024 Real Sociedad 167 (4)
2024– Atlético Madrid 7 (0)
International career‡
2023– Spain 19 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2024 Germany Team
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2023 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:48, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Robin Aimé Robert Le Normand (born 11 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid. Born in France, he plays for the Spain national team.

Le Normand started his professional career in France at Brest, where he made one first-team appearance, before joining Spanish side Real Sociedad in 2016.

Le Normand obtained Spanish nationality in 2023, and was part of the Spain squad that won the UEFA Nations League in the same year, before also winning the UEFA European Championship in 2024.

Club career

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Brest

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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

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Le Normand training with Real Sociedad in 2018

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]

Atlético Madrid

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On 27 July 2024, Atlético Madrid announced an agreement with Real Sociedad for the signing of Le Normand.[19] On 3 August, Le Normand officially became a new Atlético Madrid player, signing a five-year contract.[20] On 19 August, he made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against Villarreal in the league.[21]

International career

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In May 2023, the Spanish Council of Ministers granted Spanish nationality to Le Normand after living in Spain for almost seven years, meaning he would be eligible to play for the Spanish national team.[22] On 2 June, he was included in their 23-man squad for the UEFA Nations League,[23] debuting 13 days later in their 2–1 semi-final win over Italy, where he started in central defence alongside another naturalised Frenchman, Aymeric Laporte.[24] On 18 June, he started in the final as Spain defeated Croatia in a penalty shootout to win their first Nations League title.[25]

On 19 November 2023, Le Normand scored his first goal for Spain in their final UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier – a 3–1 win over Georgia.[26]

In June 2024, Le Normand was named in Spain's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals in Germany.[27] He started the team's first group match, playing the full match in central defence as Spain beat Croatia 3–0 at Berlin's Olympiastadion.[28] With Spain's victory over England, 2–1, in the final, Le Normand, along with the rest of the squad, became European champions.[29]

Personal life

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Le Normand's younger brother, Théo, is also a professional footballer, who made his debut for Guingamp in 2021.[30]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 September 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey 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
2023–24 La Liga 29 2 7 0 7[d] 0 — 43 2
Total 167 4 28 1 25 1 1 0 221 6
Atlético Madrid 2024–25 La Liga 7 0 0 0 1[d] 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 296 10 28 1 26 1 1 0 351 12
  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
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 8 September 2024[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2023 8 1
2024 11 0
Total 19 1
As of match played 8 September 2024
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Le Normand goal.[31]
List of international goals scored by Robin Le Normand
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2023 José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain 8  Georgia 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

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Real Sociedad

Spain

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Robin Le Normand: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  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". Página web oficial de LaLiga | LaLiga.
  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. ^ "Agreement with Real Sociedad for the transfer of Robin Le Normand". Atlético Madrid. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Welcome, Le Normand!". Atlético Madrid. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Villarreal hold Atletico Madrid to a draw in first game of season". 19 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ Pettit, Mark (15 June 2023). "Spain 2-1 Italy: Joselu sends La Roja back to final". UEFA. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Spain win Nations League: Croatia edged out on penalties". UEFA. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Spain's Gavi suffers knee injury in 3-1 Euro qualifying win over Georgia". Reuters. 20 November 2023.
  27. ^ "OFFICIAL | Final Spain squad for the Euro 2024 finals". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Spain 3-0 Croatia LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  29. ^ Marcotti, gab (14 July 2024). "Spain's identity, not star power, vaulted them to Euro 2024 glory". ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ a b "Robin Le Normand". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ UEFA.com. "Spain 2-1 England | UEFA EURO 2024 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  34. ^ Smith, Emma (18 June 2023). "Spain win Nations League final on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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