Jérôme Roussillon (French: [ʒeʁom ʁusijɔ̃]; born 6 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.[2][3] Born in mainland France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Jérôme Roussillon
Roussillon with Wolfsburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jérôme Roussillon
Date of birth (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Sarcelles, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Union Berlin
Number 26
Youth career
1999–2008 Saint-Denis
2005–2009 INF Clairefontaine
2009–2012 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Sochaux II 44 (3)
2012–2015 Sochaux 54 (0)
2015–2018 Montpellier 87 (7)
2017 Montpellier II 1 (0)
2018–2023 VfL Wolfsburg 107 (5)
2023– Union Berlin 38 (0)
International career
2010–2011 France U18 3 (0)
2013 France U20 2 (0)
2023– Guadeloupe 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 april 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 april 2024

Career edit

Montpellier HSC edit

Roussillon made his professional debut with Montpellier on 2 May 2012 in a league match against Ajaccio appearing as a substitute.[4]

VfL Wolfsburg edit

On 6 August 2018, Roussillon joined VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year-deal.[5]

Union Berlin edit

In January 2023, Roussillon joined Union Berlin.[6][7]

International career edit

Roussillon is a former France youth international, having represented them in under-18 and under-20 levels.[8] In March 2023, he opted to play for the Guadeloupe national team.[9]

He made his senior debut for Guadeloupe on 24 March 2023 in a 1–0 loss against Antigua and Barbuda in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 12 January 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup[nb 2] Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sochaux II 2010–11 22 1 22 1
2011–12 19 2 19 2
2013–14 3 0 3 0
Total 44 3 44 3
Sochaux 2011–12 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2012–13 25 0 2 0 1 0 28 0
2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 24 0 0 0 1 0 25 0
Total 54 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 58 0
Montpellier 2015–16 33 3 2 0 1 0 36 3
2016–17 32 1 1 0 1 0 34 1
2017–18 22 3 1 0 2 0 25 3
Total 87 7 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 95 7
Montpellier II 2017–18 1 0 1 0
VfL Wolfsburg 2018–19 28 3 3 0 31 3
2019–20 29 1 1 0 7[a] 0 37 1
2020–21 20 0 0 0 3[a] 0 23 0
2021–22 26 1 1 0 6[b] 0 33 1
2022–23 19 0 0 0 19 0
Total 122 5 5 0 16 0 143 5
Career total 307 15 11 0 6 0 0 0 16 0 340 15
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Jérôme Roussillon". VfL Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "France – J. ROUSSILLON – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Jerome Roussillon joins VfL". VfL Wolfsburg. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Ajaccio v. Sochaux Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Jerome Roussillon kommt". VfL Wolfsburg. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ "JÉRÔME ROUSSILLON WECHSELT AN DIE ALTE FÖRSTEREI". www.fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Moving to the capital". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 12 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Jérôme Roussillon avec les moins de dix-huit ans français". FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (in French). 10 March 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Football: Jérôme Roussillon appelé chez les Gwada Boys". guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr. 23 December 2022.

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