Alexis Araujo

Alexis Araujo (born 7 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Créteil. Born in France, he represented both France and Portugal at youth level.

Alexis Araujo
Araujo with Gazélec Ajaccio in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996[1]
Place of birth Tourcoing, France
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Créteil
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2003 Tourcoing
2003–2015 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Lille B 51 (8)
2015–2017 Lille 1 (0)
2016 → Boulogne (loan) 14 (2)
2016–2017 → Dunkerque (loan) 30 (4)
2017–2019 Gazélec Ajaccio 37 (1)
2019 → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 13 (1)
2019–2020 Quevilly-Rouen 17 (1)
2020–2021 SC Lyon 15 (1)
2021– Créteil 40 (4)
International career
2012 France U16 3 (0)
2013 Portugal U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Araujo is a youth exponent from Lille. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 November 2015 against Troyes replacing Éric Bauthéac after 87 minutes in a 1–1 away draw.[2]

During the second half of the 2015–16 season he was loaned out to Championnat National side Boulogne. He stayed in the Championnat National the following season, moving to Dunkerque on loan.[3][4]

Araujo was released from his contract by Lille in October 2017, and signed for Gazélec Ajaccio in Ligue 2.[5] After 37 Ligue 2 appearances in a 16 months, he was loaned to Quevilly-Rouen in January 2019, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] After a successful loan spell, he joined Quevilly-Rouen on a permanent deal in June 2019.[7]

In August 2020 Araujo followed his Quevilly-Rouen manager to SC Lyon, signing an initial one-year contract with the club.[8]

In July 2021, Araujo moved to Créteil.[9]

International career

Araujo was born in France to parents of Portuguese nationality. He debuted for the France U16s, making three appearances for them.[10] Within the year, in 2013, he debuted for the Portugal U17s.[11] He remains eligible for both France and Portugal.

References
  1. "ALEXIS ARAUJO – USCL". US Créteil-Lusitanos (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. "Lille vs. Troyes - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. "Alexis Araujo (Lille) prêté à Dunkerque" [Alexis Araujo (Lille) lent to Dunkerque]. L'Equipe (in French). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "Football: Le Lillois Alexis Araujo prêté à Dunkerque" [Football: Alexis Araujo from Lille lent to Dunkerque]. Le Phare Dunkerquois. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. "Lille libère Alexis Araujo qui signe au GFC Ajaccio" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 October 2017.
  6. "Arrivée d'Alexis Araujo en Prêt !" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 3 January 2019.
  7. "Quevilly Rouen : Alexis Araujo arrive libre (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 June 2019.
  8. "Alexis Araujo un renfort de choix pour le SC Lyon" (in French). footamateur.fr. 31 August 2020.
  9. "ALEXIS ARAUJO ARRIVE A CRETEIL !" (in French). Créteil. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  10. "Fédération Française de Football".
  11. "Avant Portugal-France : Ces Bleus qui ont la Seleçao dans le coeur". 4 September 2015.
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