Loïc Négo

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

The native form of this personal name is Négo Loïc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Loïc Négo
Négo with Hungary in 2020
Personal information
Full name Loïc Négo
Date of birth (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Fehérvár
Number 11
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– Fehérvár 203 (30)
National team‡
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 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:10, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Négo 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. 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]

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]

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

International career

Négo was born in France and is of Guadeloupean descent.[7] He is a youth international for France. In February 2019, Négo acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization.[8] On 8 October 2020, he debuted in the Hungary national team against Bulgaria in the playoff of the Euro 2020.[9] On 12 November 2020, he scored his first goal wearing the national team shirt against Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs at the Puskás Aréna. Just two minutes after his goal, Dominik Szoboszlai took the lead and Hungary won 2–1 against Iceland and qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020.[10]

On 1 June 2021, Négo was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[11]

Personal life

In an interview, he said that he was very happy to represent Hungary in international competitions.[12] He has been living in Hungary for years.

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 April 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes 2009–10 Ligue 2 1000––10
2010–11 Ligue 2 12041––161
Total 13041––171
Roma 2011–12 Serie A 0000000000
2012–13 Serie A 000000–00
Total 0000000000
Standard Liège (loan) 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 2000––20
Újpest 2013–14 NB I 412030–91
2014–15 NB I 2327170–373
Total 27391100–464
Charlton Athletic 2013–14 Championship 100000–10
2014–15 Championship 000000–00
Total 100000–10
Fehérvár 2015–16 NB I 26630––296
2016–17 NB I 32230–50402
2017–18 NB I 31630–80426
2018–19 NB I 335101–143579
2019–20 NB I 26370–43376
2020–21 NB I 28650–40376
2021–22 NB I 27241–20333
Total 20330352–37627538
Career total 2463348410037634143

International
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 Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2020Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary4 Iceland1–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
2 31 March 2021Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra9 Andorra4–04–12022 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. Newmedia, R. T. L. (31 January 2013). "Loïc Nego prêté au Standard jusqu'en fin de saison". RTL sport.
  8. "Magyar állampolgár lett a Mol Vidi játékosa, Loic Nego" (in Hungarian). 444.hu. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. "Kétgólos siker Szófiában, egy meccsre az Eb!". valogatott.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  10. "Hungary 2 Iceland 1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  12. "Videók".
  13. "L. Négo". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. "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.
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