Axel Prohouly

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Axel Prohouly

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Grasse, France{{cite web |title=Axel Prohouly |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/axel-prohouly/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=12 July 2022 |language=en}}

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Calais

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2010

| youthclubs1 = Mougins

| youthyears2 = 2010–2015

| youthclubs2 = Monaco

| years1 = 2015–2018

| clubs1 = Queens Park Rangers

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = → Port Vale (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = Racing Club de France

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Lorient B

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = Loon-Plage

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Grande-Synthe

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Radomlje

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022–2023

| clubs8 = Saint-Omer

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 2023–

| clubs9 = Calais

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| club-update =

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam1 = France U16

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = France U19

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Axel Prohouly (born 30 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 3 club Calais.

Seen as a top prospect as a teenager, he was courted by Barcelona and Chelsea. However, he ended up signing with Queens Park Rangers from Monaco in June 2015. He had a brief loan spell with Port Vale in January 2017 but left QPR twelve months later without having played a first-team game. He returned to France and had short spells with amateur clubs Racing Club de France, Lorient B, Loon-Plage and Grande-Synthe. He signed with Slovenian club Radomlje, making his professional debut in February 2022 at 24. He returned to France later in the year to play for Saint-Omer. He won the Régional 1 with Calais in the 2023–24 season.

Club career

=Queens Park Rangers=

At the age of 13, Prohouly received offers from the youth academies of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona and Chelsea in the English Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/national-3-l-ex-pepite-de-monaco-a-la-recherche-du-temps-perdu-19-04-2019-8056929.php|title=l'ex-pépite de Monaco à la recherche du temps perdu|publisher=leparisien.fr}} He spent five years as an amateur player with AS Monaco, before signing a three-year contract with English Championship club Queens Park Rangers in June 2015.{{cite news|title=Axel Prohouly and Joseph N'Guessan join QPR's Under-21 side|url=http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/axel-prohouly-joseph-nguessan-qpr-under-21s-join-eds-2492321.aspx|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=www.qpr.co.uk|date=15 June 2015|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Axel-prohouly-pogba-et-griezmann-sont-partis-et-ont-perce/639757|title=Axel Prohouly: "Pogba et Griezmann sont partis et ont percé"|publisher=francefootball.fr}} He scored five goals in 18 appearances for QPR's under-21 team in the 2015–16 season.{{cite news|last1=Baggaley|first1=Mike|title=Port Vale sign Axel Prohouly from QPR|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/port-vale-sign-axel-prohouly-from-qpr/story-30099335-detail/story.html|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=Stoke Sentinel|date=31 January 2017|language=en}} On 31 January 2017, Prohouly signed with EFL League One side Port Vale on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Axel Prohouly: QPR midfielder joins Port Vale on loan|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38808374|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2017}} However, he failed to make an appearance at either QPR or Port Vale and ended his loan spell at Vale Park early to return to Loftus Road. He agreed to have his contract at Queens Park Rangers terminated in January 2018.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Ian |title=U23s midfielder Axel Prohouly leaves QPR |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/under-23s-news/axel-prohouly-leaves-qpr/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=QPR |date=29 January 2018 |language=en}}

=French amateur leagues=

Prohouly turned down a contract offer from Red Star in the hope of a more financially lucrative offer that never came. Before the second half of the 2018–19 season, he signed for Racing Club de France in the Championnat National 3.{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingfoot.fr/news/mercato-4-nouveaux-joueurs-signent-au-racing/|title=4 nouveaux joueurs signent au Racing|publisher=racingfoot.fr}} He played his first game in senior football on 16 February 2019, in a 0–0 draw with Les Mureaux at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, and made two further appearances for the club. In 2019, he signed for Championnat National 2 team Lorient B.{{Cite web|url=https://fclweb.fr/du-renfort-pour-la-national-2/|title=Du renfort pour la National 2|publisher=fclweb.fr}} He scored his first career goal on 17 August 2019, during a 1–1 draw at Fleury 91. He rejected the chance to play in Bulgaria as he wanted his wife to be able to commute to London. In 2021, he signed for Grande-Synthe in Régional 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportfm.fr/axel-prohouly-j-ai-envie-de-monter-en-national-3-avec-grande-synthe-51306.html|title=Axel Prohouly: "J'ai envie de monter en National 3 avec Grande-Synthe!"|publisher=sportfm.fr}} He helped the sixth-tier club to reach the Round of 64 in the Coupe de France, where they were beaten by Boulogne.

=Radomlje=

Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, Prohouly signed for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Radomlje.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nk-radomlje.si/axel-prohouly-je-nova-okrepitev-nk-radomlje/|title=axel prohouly je nova okrepitev nk radomlje|publisher=nk-radomlje.si}} On 14 February 2022, he made his professional debut for Radomlje during a 4–0 win at Aluminij. He retained his place seven days later for the 4–1 defeat by Maribor at Domžale Sports Park.

= Calais =

On 29 June 2023, Prohouly signed for Régional 1 club Calais.{{Cite web |last=Carpentier |first=Stéphane |date=2023-06-29 |title=Football (R1): Axel Prohouly première recrue du RC Calais |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1346367/article/2023-06-29/foot-r1-axel-prohouly-premiere-recrue-du-rc-calais |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=La Voix du Nord |language=fr}} On 18 November, in the seventh round of the 2023–24 Coupe de France, Calais secured a 2–1 victory over ESC Longueau thanks to stoppage time goals from Prohouly and Claudio Beauvue, setting up a match against Ligue 2 side Caen in the following round.{{Cite web |last=Sougey |first=Frédéric |date=19 November 2023 |title=La fin de match folle de Calais pour s'offrir Caen au 8ème tour ! |url=https://footamateur.ouest-france.fr/la-fin-de-match-folle-de-calais-pour-soffrir-caen-au-8eme-tour/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Foot Amateur |language=fr-FR}} Calais achieved promotion to the Championnat National 3 at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite news |last1=Foissel |first1=Sébastien |title=Football : le Racing Club de Calais monte en National 3 après sa victoire contre Arras dimanche ! |url=https://www.radio6.fr/article-69476-football-le-racing-club-de-calais-monte-en-national-3-apres-sa-victoire-contre-arras-dimanche.html |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=radio6.fr |date=24 June 2024 |language=FR}}

International career

Prohouly was capped at under-16 and under-19 level, winning the 2012 Tournoi du Val-de-Marne with the under-16s.{{cite web |title=Fédération Française de Football |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/7297-prohouly-axel/fiche.html |website=www.fff.fr |access-date=23 February 2022 |language=French}}

Style of play

Prohouly is primarily a central midfielder, but can play anywhere across the midfield.{{cite news|title=Welcome To Vale Park - Axel Prohouly|url=http://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/welcome-to-vale-park-axel-prohouly-3546496.aspx|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=port-vale.co.uk|date=31 January 2017|language=en}} He has good speed, dribbling and heading skills.{{cite news |title=National 3 : l'ex-pépite de Monaco à la recherche du temps perdu |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/national-3-l-ex-pepite-de-monaco-a-la-recherche-du-temps-perdu-19-04-2019-8056929.php |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=leparisien.fr |date=19 April 2019 |language=fr-FR}}

Personal life

Prohouly married Jennifer, an Austrian model, in 2017.{{cite news |title=- Football: de l'AS Monaco au FC Loon-Plage, le drôle de destin d'Axel Prohouly |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/971810/article/2021-03-30/football-de-l-monaco-au-fc-loon-plage-le-drole-de-destin-d-axel-prohouly |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=La Voix du Nord |date=30 March 2021 |language=fr}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|League cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=4\|Queens Park Rangers \|2015–16{{Soccerbase season\|id=91182\|season=2015\|accessdate=1 January 2017}}	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016–17	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017–18{{Soccerbase season\|id=91182\|season=2017\|accessdate=1 January 2017}}	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale (loan) \|2016–17{{Soccerbase season\|id=91182\|season=2016\|accessdate=1 January 2017}}	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Racing Club de France \|2018–19{{Soccerway\|axel-prohouly/443843}}	Championnat National 3	3	0	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	3	0
rowspan=3\|Lorient B \|2019–20	Championnat National 2	5	1	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	5	1
2020–21	Championnat National 2	0	0	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !5	1	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	5	1
Loon-Plage \|2020–21	Régional 1			3Statistics are only from the seventh round of the Coupe de France onwards.	0	colspan="2" \|—	3	0
Radomlje \|2021–22	Slovenian PrvaLiga	11	0	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	11	0
Saint-Omer \|2022–23 \|Régional 1 \| \| \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0
Calais \|2023–24 \|Régional 1 \| \| \|2 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|1
colspan="3" \|Career total !19	1	5	1	0	0	24	2