Their 2026 World Cup
Eight matches, seven as a starter, one player-of-the-match award and an assist in the third-place play-off. The reference centre-back of a France side that only truly conceded in its last two games.
Match by match
D. Upamecano played 8 matches for France: 7 as a starter and 1 off the bench. He was named player of the match once.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | vs Senegal 3-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Group I | vs Iraq 3-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group I | vs Norway 4-1 | Started, off on 76′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Sweden 3-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 16 | vs Paraguay 1-0 | Started, played the full match · ★ MVP |
| Quarter-finals | vs Morocco 2-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Semi-finals | vs Spain 0-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Third-place play-off | vs England 4-6 | Came on in the 46′ · 1 assist |
Who he is
- Born
- 27 October 1998 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Évreux
- Club
- FC Bayern Munich
- Height
- 1.86 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano (French: [upamekano]; born 27 October 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the France national team.
Early life Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano was born on 27 October 1998 in Évreux, Eure, and is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He was raised in La Madeleine, a neighbourhood with many African immigrants. He was named after his great-grandfather, who was king of the village on the island of Jeta in Guinea-Bissau, where his parents are from. His mother is Senegalese. He is the first son after four daughters, and has one younger brother. He acquired French nationality on 19 November 2002, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization. As a 15-year-old, he followed speech therapy sessions to overcome dyslexia and stuttering disorders, which caused shyness and certain difficulties in expressing himself.
Early career Upamecano began playing football with local club Évreux, alongside the likes of Ousmane Dembélé, Rafik Guitane and Samuel Grandsir.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)