Lucas Digne

Audi


The defender out on a stroll with his beautiful car parked in the background.

Born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France, he started his footballing prospects at the age of 6 with Mareuil-sur-Ourcq before finishing his development with Lille, prior to signing his first professional contract with the club in 2010. A year later he would make his professional debut in the last 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue against Sedan, his Ligue 1 debut came in a 3-0 win against Saint-Etienne. Once the introductory phase was over his second season at the club saw him feature regularly for the first team with 41 overall appearances. In 2013 French powerhouse PSG signed the youngster on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €15 million. He would rack up the silverware in his time with the Parisian club winning back-to-back Ligue 1 and Coupe de la Ligue titles in the 2013/14 & 2014/15 season, and the Coupe de France in 2014/15. Despite the success a lack of game time in PSG saw the French defender move to Italian Serie A club Roma on loan for the 2015/16 season, he made 33 Serie A appearances as the Giallorossi finished third in the table, at the end of the season the left-back declared his wishes to make the move to Italy permanent. In July 2016 the Frenchman signed for Spanish giants FC Barcelona on a five-year deal, it was a similar tale to his time at PSG, the left-back won La Liga in 2017/18, and the Copa Del Rey in 2016/17 & 2017/2018, but was always second choice to Jordi Alba and made only a handful of appearances for the Blaugrana in two seasons. His desire for first-team football saw him move to England, signing for Premier League club Everton on a five-year deal for a fee of £18 million ahead of the 2018/19 season. In the winter of 2022 he made the move to Aston Villa.