Jean-David Beauguel
{{short description|French footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jean-David Beauguel
| image = JEAN-DAVID BEAUGUEL Sigma-Fastav 15112018.jpg
| caption = Beauguel with Fastav Zlín
| full_name = Jean-David Baptiste Francois Beauguel{{cite web|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YXcDyb9anMnozRF8zyyzmQ|title=官宣|trans-title=Official announcement|website=weixin.qq.com|date=24 February 2024|access-date=27 February 2024|language=zh}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Strasbourg, France
| height = 1.96 m
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Stal Mielec
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Chamois Niortais
| years1 = 2011
| clubs1 = Toulouse
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = Espérance de Tunis
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = Waalwijk
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = Dukla Prague
| caps4 = 61
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = Fastav Zlín
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 14
| years6 = 2019–2022
| clubs6 = Viktoria Plzeň
| caps6 = 97
| goals6 = 43
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = Al-Wehda
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2024–2025
| clubs8 = Qingdao West Coast
| caps8 = 25
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = Stal Mielec
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| club-update = 11:34, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
}}
Jean-David Baptiste Francois Beauguel (born 21 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ekstraklasa club Stal Mielec.
After starting his football career in his native France, he moved to Tunisia for half-a-year, before spending a season playing club football in the Netherlands. In 2014, he moved to the Czech Republic, where he played until 2022. He made a switch to Saudi Arabia in 2022, before moving to China in 2024. In 2025, he joined Polish club Stal Mielec.
Career
=Early career=
Beauguel played for Toulouse in France. Although he didn't play in any league matches,{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/beauguel-jean-david|title=La fiche de Jean-David BEAUGUEL (Toulouse FC)|language=French|work=lfp.fr|accessdate=29 November 2014}} he scored in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Nice on 31 August 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/231023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419170352/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/231023|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2012|title=Toulouse 1-2 Nice , Coupe de la Ligue - 16es de finale , Football|language=French|work=lequipe.fr|date=31 August 2011|accessdate=29 November 2014}} He later headed to the Netherlands, where he played for RKC Waalwijk, but left after the club was relegated from the Eredivisie at the end of the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.sofoot.com/jean-david-beauguel-la-nourriture-tcheque-c-est-bourratif-207420.html|title=JEAN-DAVID BEAUGUEL : " LA NOURRITURE TCHÈQUE, C'EST BOURRATIF "|trans-title=Jean-David Beauguel: "Czech food is stodgy"|language=French|work=sofoot.com|first=Lhadi|last=Messaouden|date=2 September 2015|accessdate=7 May 2016}}
=Czech Republic=
Beauguel trialled with Czech club Dukla Prague in July 2014, scoring four goals in a half-hour section of a friendly match in a pre-season friendly versus Varnsdorf.{{cite web|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/pripravne-zapasy-fotbalovych-prvoligovych-tymu-fbl-/fotbal.aspx?c=A140705_153109_fotbal_tof|title=Nový Pospěch? Francouz Beauguel dal v Dukle čtyři góly za půl hodiny|trans-title=The new Pospěch? Frenchman Beauguel scored four for Dukla in half an hour|language=Czech|work=Mladá fronta DNES|date=5 July 2014|accessdate=31 October 2014}} A week later he signed a three-year contract with Dukla.{{cite web|url=http://www.fkdukla.cz/clanek.asp?id=Dukla-stale-posiluje-Novym-hracem-se-stava-Jean-David-Beauguel-2132|title=Dukla stále posiluje. Novým hráčem se stává Jean-David Beauguel|trans-title=Dukla still improves. Jean-David Beauguel becomes the new player|language=Czech|work=fkdukla.cz|date=10 July 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031180604/http://www.fkdukla.cz/clanek.asp?id=Dukla-stale-posiluje-Novym-hracem-se-stava-Jean-David-Beauguel-2132|archivedate=31 October 2014}} Beauguel scored seven goals in the first half of the 2014–15 Czech First League.{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/sport/foot-beauguel-la-revelation-francaise-du-championnat-tcheque|title=Foot : Beauguel, la révélation française du championnat tchèque|trans-title=Football: Beauguel, the French revelation of the Czech league|language=French|work=Radio Prague|first=Guillaume|last=Narguet|date=24 November 2014|accessdate=7 May 2016}} Having scored nine goals in 61 games for Dukla over the course of two and a half seasons, Beauguel signed for First League side Fastav Zlín in January 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.denik.cz/fotbal/zlin-jsem-zvolil-diky-jeho-vizim-prozradil-utocnik-beauguel-20170123.html|title=Zlín jsem zvolil díky jeho vizím, prozradil útočník Beauguel|trans-title=I chose Zlín thanks to its vision, revealed striker Beauguel|language=Czech|work=Deník|date=23 January 2017|accessdate=3 February 2017|last1=Šmíd |first1=Jan }}
In November 2018, with his Zlín contract due to expire in less than two months, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Viktoria Plzeň.{{Cite web|url=https://fotbal.idnes.cz/jean-david-beauguel-prestup-zlin-viktoria-plzen-fth-/fotbal.aspx?c=A181106_153213_fotbal_jic|title=Plzeň má náhradu za Krmenčíka, vybrala si Beauguela ze Zlína|trans-title=Plzeň has a replacement for Krmenčík, choosing Beauguel from Zlín |date=6 November 2018|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=8 December 2018}} On 8 December, he did not appear for Zlín in their Czech First League match against Plzeň, having asked Zlín coach Michal Bílek not to select him for the match.{{Cite web|url=https://fotbal.idnes.cz/zlin-plzen-fotbal-0m0-/fotbal.aspx?c=A181208_101603_fotbal_par|title=Beauguel se necítil a nehrál. Neměli jsme se o koho opřít, litoval Jiráček|date=8 December 2018|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=8 December 2018}} This stirred controversy in the media, with news outlet iSport reporting that Viktoria Plzeň allegedly pressured the player to skip the match.{{Cite web|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2018-19/352344/zvrat-beauguel-proti-plzni-nenastoupi-po-tlaku-se-na-to-necitil.html|title=Zvrat! Beauguel proti Plzni nenastoupí, po tlaku se na to necítil {{!}} iSport.cz|website=isport.blesk.cz|access-date=8 December 2018}} Zlín lost the match 2–0.{{Cite web|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2018-19/352419/zklamany-partak-vyhnal-beauguel-proste-se-rozhodl-ze-nebude.html|title=Zklamaný parťák Vyhnal: Beauguel? Prostě se rozhodl, že nebude {{!}} iSport.cz|website=isport.blesk.cz|access-date=8 December 2018}}
=Al-Wehda=
On 17 June 2022, Beauguel joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.{{cite web |title=من هو بوجيل مهاجم الوحدة الجديد؟ |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/771736}}
=Qingdao West Coast=
On 24 February 2024, Beauguel signed with Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.
=Stal Mielec=
On 24 February 2025, Beauguel moved to Polish top-flight side Stal Mielec on a deal until June 2025.{{cite web |title=PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Jean-David Beauguel został piłkarzem FKS Stali Mielec |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/85263770/pko-bp-ekstraklasa-jean-david-beauguel-zostal-pilkarzem-fks-stali-mielec |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=25 February 2025 |language=pl |date=24 February 2025}}
Personal life
Born in France, Beauguel is of Chadian descent through his father.{{cite web | last=Oussadi | first=Zahir | title=ExcluJean-David Beauguel : « Je n’aurais jamais pensé rester huit ans de ma vie en... | website=Onze Mondial | date=2022-01-07 | url=https://www.onzemondial.com/autres-championnats/exclu-jean-david-beauguel-je-n-aurais-jamais-pense-rester-huit-ans-de-ma-vie-en-republique-tcheque-744054 | language=fr | access-date=2023-09-13}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 November 2024}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionSingle source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template. | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Czech Cup, King's Cup, Chinese FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Waalwijk
|28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs}} | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Dukla Prague
|27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16
|Czech First League |20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17
|Czech First League |14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!61 | 9 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 67 | 10 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Fastav Zlín
|Czech First League |7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18
|Czech First League |11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Czech-Slovak Supercup}} | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2018–19
|Czech First League |18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 9 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | |
| rowspan="5"|Viktoria Plzeň
|Czech First League |13 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20
|Czech First League |21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21
|Czech First League |30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22
|Czech First League |33 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=CON|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 21 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!97 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 48 | |
| Al Wehda
|16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 3 | |||
| Qingdao West Coast
|2024 |25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 5 | |||
| Stal Mielec
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!273 | 77 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 303 | 87 |
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Honours
Fastav Zlín
- Czech Cup: 2016–17{{cite web |title=Jean-David Beauguel |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=34189 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=25 February 2025 |language=pl}}
- Czech-Slovak Supercup: 2017{{Cite web|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/ceskoslovensky-superpohar-zlin-slovan-bratislava-f8b-/fot_dsouteze.aspx?c=A170623_132836_fot_dsouteze_jic|title=Fotbalisté Zlína po penaltách vyhráli Superpohár. Hrdinou je Beauguel|date=23 June 2017|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=23 June 2017}}
Viktoria Plzeň
Individual
- Czech First League top goalscorer: 2021–22
- Czech First League Forward of the Year: 2021–22
- Czech First League International of the Season: 2021–22{{cite web |title=Nejlepším hráčem ligy je Holeš, trenérem sezony Bílek, cizincem Beauguel|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/hrac-sezony-trener-sezony-objev-sezony-osobnost-ligy-tomas-holes.A220513_135537_fotbal_min|publisher=iDnes|language=cs|date=2022-05-15|access-date=2022-05-20}}
- Czech First League Player of the Month: May 2022
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|jean-david-beauguel/205699}}
- {{Fotbal DNES|new_id=132|old_id=3013845}}
- [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/jeandavid-beauguel.htm Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
{{Stal Mielec squad}}
{{Czech First League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beauguel, Jean-David}}
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Category:French men's footballers
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Category:Footballers from Strasbourg
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Category:Czech First League players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
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Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
Category:FK Dukla Prague players
Category:FC Viktoria Plzeň players
Category:Qingdao West Coast F.C. players
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Category:French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
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