Julian Jeanvier

{{short description|Guinean footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Julian Jeanvier

| image = Julianjeanvier (cropped).jpg

| caption = Jeanvier playing for Guinea in 2024

| full_name = Julian Marc Jeanvier{{Cite web |title=Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Brentford |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf |access-date=4 September 2019 |publisher=English Football League |page=9}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Clichy, France

| height = 1.85 m{{Cite web |title=Julian Jeanvier – Defender – First Team |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/teams/first-team/defender/julian-jeanvier2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929034749/https://www.brentfordfc.com/teams/first-team/defender/julian-jeanvier2/ |archive-date=29 September 2020 |access-date=30 July 2018 |website=Brentford FC |language=en-gb}}

| position = Central defender

| currentclub = Kayserispor

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 = 2000–2006

| youthclubs1 = US Clichy-sur-Seine

| youthyears3 = 2006–2007

| youthclubs3 = Entente SSG

| youthyears2 = 2005–2008

| youthclubs2 = INF Clairefontaine

| youthyears4 = 2008–2009

| youthclubs4 = Nancy

| years1 = 2009–2013

| clubs1 = Nancy B

| caps1 = 54

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = Nancy

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2016

| clubs3 = Lille B

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan)

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = → Red Star (loan)

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Reims

| caps6 = 62

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2018–2022

| clubs7 = Brentford

| caps7 = 50

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2020–2021

| clubs8 = → Kasımpaşa (loan)

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–2023

| clubs9 = Auxerre

| caps9 = 22

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2023

| clubs10 = Auxerre II

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2023–

| clubs11 = Kayserispor

| caps11 = 23

| goals11 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Guinea

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 17:23, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 22:07, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

}}

Julian Marc Jeanvier (born 31 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for {{Turkish football updater|Kayserispor}} club Kayserispor and the Guinea national team.

Jeanvier rose to prominence in his native France with Reims, before joining English club Brentford in 2018. He returned to France to join Auxerre in 2022, before returning to Turkey (where he had previously played on loan for Kasımpaşa) to join Kayserispor in 2023. He won his maiden international cap for Guinea in 2019 and was a member of the nation's 2019 and 2023 AFC Asian Cup squads.

Club career

=Early years and Nancy=

A central defender, Jeanvier began his career in 2000 with hometown club US Clichy-sur-Seine.{{FFF player|7199-jeanvier-julian}} He moved to L'Entente SSG in 2006 and trained concurrently at Clairefontaine,{{Cite web |title=Julian Jeanvier : "Le LOSC, ça ne se refuse pas" |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/julian-jeanvier-le-losc-%C3%A7a-ne-se-refuse-pas |access-date=31 July 2018 |website=Lille LOSC |language=fr}} before joining the academy at Nancy in 2008. Jeanvier progressed into the reserve team and made 54 appearances and scored two goals in the Championnat de France Amateur between 2009 and 2013.{{Cite news |title=Julian Jeanvier joueur de Reims Stade de Reims |language=fr |work=Foot National |url=http://www.foot-national.com/6411-joueur-football-Jeanvier-Julian.html |access-date=31 July 2018}} The appointment of former head of youth Patrick Gabriel as first team manager midway through the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season saw Jeanvier promoted into the first team squad and he made 10 appearances between January and April 2013.{{Cite news |last=Canivenc |first=Clovis |date=15 October 2017 |title=Julian Jeanvier, la force tranquille |language=fr-FR |work=Stadito |url=https://stadito.fr/2017/10/15/julian-jeanvier-force-tranquille/ |url-status=dead |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093550/https://stadito.fr/2017/10/15/julian-jeanvier-force-tranquille/ |archive-date=2 July 2018}} He refused the offer of a new two-year contract extension and departed the Stade Marcel Picot at the end of the 2012–13 season.

=Lille=

Jeanvier joined Ligue 1 club Lille on a four-year contract during the 2013 off-season. Behind Simon Kjær, Marko Baša, David Rozehnal and Adama Soumaoro in the central defensive pecking order, he was completely out of favour with manager René Girard, who had replaced Rudi Garcia soon after Jeanvier's arrival at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.{{Cite web |date=24 November 2015 |title=Red Star – AC Ajaccio : la bonne surprise Julian Jeanvier |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/sports/la-bonne-surprise-julian-jeanvier-24-11-2015-5305849.php |access-date=31 July 2018 |language=fr}} He instead played for the reserve team and spent the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons on loan at Mouscron-Péruwelz and Red Star respectively.{{Cite news |date=31 August 2015 |title=Julian Jeanvier (Lille) prêté au Red Star |language=fr |work=lequipe.fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Julian-jeanvier-lille-prete-au-red-star/586747?xt |access-date=30 October 2015}} He failed to make a first team appearance and left the club in August 2016.{{Cite news |date=30 July 2018 |title=Julian Jeanvier: Brentford sign French central defender |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45011430 |access-date=30 July 2018}}

=Reims=

In August 2016, Jeanvier dropped into Ligue 2 to join Reims. He established himself in the starting lineup and was voted into the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year at the end of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.{{Cite news |title=Get to Know: Julian Jeanvier |language=en-gb |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2018/july/julian-jeanvier-10-things/ |url-status=dead |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023043140/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2018/july/julian-jeanvier-10-things/ |archive-date=23 October 2021}} Jeanvier had a successful 2017–18 season, vice-captaining the team and helping the club to the Ligue 2 championship and promotion to Ligue 1.{{Cite news |date=30 July 2018 |title=Mercato : Julian Jeanvier à Brentford |language=fr-FR |work=Stade de Reims |url=http://stade-de-reims.com/mercato-julian-jeanvier-a-brentford/ |access-date=30 July 2018}}{{Cite web |date=7 May 2018 |title=Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! |url=http://stade-de-reims.com/ensemble-fetons-nos-champions/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144821/http://stade-de-reims.com/ensemble-fetons-nos-champions/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=11 May 2018 |website=Stade de Reims |language=fr}} He departed the Stade Auguste-Delaune in July 2018, after making 67 appearances and scoring five goals for the club.

=Brentford=

== 2018–19 ==

On 30 July 2018, Jeanvier moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee,{{Cite news |title=Brentford complete signing of Julian Jeanvier |language=en-gb |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-complete-signing-of-julian-jeanvier_299216 |access-date=30 July 2018}} speculated to be £1.8 million.{{Cite news |title=Brentford agree deal for Reims defender Julian Jeanvier |language=en |work=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11748/11453817/brentford-agree-deal-for-reims-defender-julian-jeanvier |access-date=30 July 2018}} He scored a goal in each of his first two appearances for the club, which came in the early rounds of the EFL Cup, but a foot injury suffered in October 2018 ruled him out for two months.{{Cite news |title=Brentford vs Millwall preview |language=en |work=Sky Sports |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-millwall/preview/392725 |access-date=29 November 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Match Preview: Brentford vs Swansea City |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-preview-brentford-vs-swansea-city_343991 |access-date=11 December 2018 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} The unavailability of Chris Mepham and new head coach Thomas Frank's deployment of three centre backs saw Jeanvier win a starting place on his return to fitness in December 2018 and he remained a near-ever present starter until the end of the 2018–19 season.{{Cite web |last=Warlow |first=Robert |date=24 December 2018 |title=The latest Brentford injury news ahead of Bristol City clash |url=https://www.football.london/brentford-fc/brentford-team-news-bristol-city-15594447 |access-date=7 April 2019 |website=footballlondon}}{{Cite web |last=Storer |first=Tom |date=3 January 2019 |title=Yoann Barbet reveals the mastermind behind Brentford's recent improved form |url=https://www.football.london/brentford-fc/yoann-barbet-reveals-mastermind-behind-15621126 |access-date=7 April 2019 |website=footballlondon}}

== 2019–2021 and loan to Kasımpaşa ==

Despite being behind Pontus Jansson and Ethan Pinnock in the pecking order when either was available,{{Cite web |title=Brentford are on the cusp of the Premier League |url=https://sport.optus.com.au/articles/os10300/brentford-eye-premier-league |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=sport.optus.com.au}} Jeanvier made 27 appearances and scored one goal during the 2019–20 season, but he did not feature during the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign.{{Cite web |title=Brentford 1 Fulham 2 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/august/match-report-for-brentford-vs-fulham-on-04-aug-20/ |access-date=4 August 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}

After the signing of Charlie Goode during the 2020 off-season saw Jeanvier demoted further down the pecking order, he joined Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web |title=Julian Jeanvier departs on season-long loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/september/julian-jeanvier-loan-deal/ |access-date=3 September 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} In late October 2020, after making four appearances, he suffered a season-ending ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury.{{Cite web |last=Attisso |first=John |title=Julian Jeanvier : Une grave blessure pour le Guinéen |url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2020/10/28/julian-jeanvier-une-grave-blessure-pour-le-guineen/ |access-date=29 October 2020 |website=Africa Top Sports |language=fr-FR}} In his absence, Brentford won promotion to the Premier League after victory in the 2021 Championship playoff Final.{{Cite news |title=Bees beat Swans to reach Premier League |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57215919 |access-date=30 May 2021}}

== 2021–22 ==

Jeanvier was included in Brentford's 25-man Premier League squad for the 2021–22 season and by mid-November 2021,{{Cite web |title=2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/2247219 |access-date=4 February 2022 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/2470630 |access-date=4 February 2022 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}} he had returned to non-contact training.{{Cite web |title="It is important to keep all the noise out and trust in what you do" |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/november/thomas-frank-pre-newcastle-united-interview/ |access-date=19 November 2021 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} He made his return to non-competitive match play with Brentford B in late March 2022.{{Cite web |title=Crystal Palace Under-23s vs Brentford on 25 Mar 22 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/fixtures/brentford-b/202122/march/-vs-brentford-on-25-mar-22/#report |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Arsenal 4 Brentford B 1 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/march/match-report-arsenal-4-brentford-b-1/ |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} On 10 April 2022, illness suffered by Pontus Jansson saw Jeanvier named in a matchday squad for the first time since the 2020 Championship play-off final and he remained an unused substitute during a 2–0 Premier League victory over West Ham United.{{Cite web |last=Majid |first=Uzzi |date=10 April 2022 |title=Confirmed Brentford team to face West Ham as Jansson misses out |url=https://www.football.london/brentford-fc/jansson-misses-out-frank-makes-23651033 |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=Football.London |language=en}} He was an unused substitute during a five further matches before the end of the Premier League season and was released when his contract expired.{{Cite web |title=First Team squad update |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/may/first-team-squad-update-202122/ |access-date=23 May 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} During four seasons with Brentford, Jeanvier made 58 appearances and scored six goals.{{Soccerbase}}

= Auxerre =

In July 2022, Jeanvier joined Championship club Reading on trial and took part in the club's St George's Park training camp,{{Cite web |title=Pre-season: Reading 0–2 Benfica |url=https://readingfc.co.uk//news/2022/july/09/pre-season-reading-vs-benfica/ |access-date=9 July 2022 |website=Reading FC}} but was not offered a contract.{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Jonathan |date=17 July 2022 |title=Reading to look again at trialists El Mhanni and Guinness-Walker at Wimbledon |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/alex-rae-delivers-update-four-24511007 |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=BerkshireLive |language=en}} On 18 July 2022, he joined newly-promoted Ligue 1 club Auxerre on a two-week trial and signed a one-year contract, with a one-year option, on 2 August 2022.{{Cite web |date=2 August 2022 |title=Julian Jeanvier signe à l'AJA |url=https://www.aja.fr/julian-jeanvier-signe-a-laja/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=Site officiel de l'AJ Auxerre |language=fr}} Jeanvier made 24 appearances and scored one goal during a 2022–23 season in which the club suffered relegation back to Ligue 2.{{Cite web |last=Alain |first=Alexandre |date=3 June 2023 |title=Battue par Lens, l'AJA évoluera en L2 la saison prochaine |url=https://www.aja.fr/battue-par-lens-laja-evoluera-en-l2-la-saison-prochaine/ |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=AJA |language=fr-FR}} He was released when the club declined to take up the option on his contract.{{Cite web |date=15 August 2023 |title=Mercato : Julian Jeanvier se dirige vers la Turquie |url=https://www.foot224.co/2023/08/15/mercato-julian-jeanvier-se-dirige-vers-la-turquie/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Foot224 – Actualité Sport Guinée |language=fr-FR}}

= Kayserispor =

On 16 September 2023, Jeanvier returned to Turkey to sign a two-year contract with Süper Lig club Kayserispor.{{Cite web |date=16 September 2023 |title=Officiel : Julian Jeanvier s'engage avec Kayserispor |url=https://www.foot224.co/2023/09/16/officiel-julian-jeanvier-sengage-avec-kayserispor/ |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Foot224 – Actualité Sport Guinée |language=fr-FR}} He made 14 appearances and scored one goal during a 2023–24 season in which the club narrowly avoided relegation.{{Cite web |title=Summary – Süper Lig – Türkiye – Results, fixtures, tables and news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/turkey/super-lig/20232024/regular-season/r77175/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=Soccerway}} Jeanvier made 10 appearances during the first half of the 2024–25 season, before missing three months with a medial collateral ligament problem in his left knee.{{Cite tweet |number=1900563840229621995 |user=KayserisporFK |title=JULIAN JEANVIER 16 Ocak 2025 tarihinde yapılan antrenman sırasında sol diz iç yan bağında (MCL) ileri derecede yaralanma ve ödem tespit edilmiş olup oyuncumuzun tedavisine salon ve saha çalışması düzeyinde devam edilmektedir.}}

International career

Jeanvier was a member of the France U18 squad which finished runners-up at the 2010 Copa del Atlántico, but he failed to win a cap.{{Cite news |title=Match – Iles Canaries – France |language=fr |work=Fédération Française de Football |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/8/u18/matchs/168/2010-01-26/iles-canaries-france |access-date=30 July 2018}} He made his debut for Guinea in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Gambia on 7 June 2019 and made one appearance at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.{{NFT player|74596|accessdate=8 July 2019}} Following {{frac|2|1|2}} years out of international contention, Jeanvier was recalled to the squad for two 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in June 2022.{{Cite web |title=Julian Jeanvier named in Guinea squad |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/may/julian-jeanvier-named-in-guinea-squad/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} He remained an unused substitute during the first match, before departing the squad for personal reasons.{{Cite web |date=6 June 2022 |title=Sily National: Julien Jeanvier quitte le rassemblement pour raisons personnelles (Communiqué) |url=https://actuguinee.org/index.php/2022/06/06/sily-national-julien-jeanvier-quitte-le-rassemblement-pour-raisons-personnelles-communique/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=Actuguinee.org |language=fr-FR}} Four years after his previous cap, Jeanvier was recalled to the Guinea squad for two 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November 2023, both of which he started in. Jeanvier was named in Guinea's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squad and made four appearances during the team's run to the quarter-finals.{{Cite web |date=23 December 2023 |title=Les 25 sélectionnés pour la CAN 2023 |url=https://www.feguifoot.com/2023/12/23/les-25-selectionnes-pour-la-can-2023/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=Feguifoot |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite news |title=Wissa penalty helps DR Congo into Afcon last four |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68102469 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

Personal life

Jeanvier was born in France and is of Guinean and Guadeloupean descent.{{Cite web |title=Julian Jeanvier, défenseur de l'AS Nancy-Lorraine : " Le coach a pris un risque avec moi " – Abonnement |url=http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/sports/julian-jeanvier-defenseur-de-l-as-nancy-lorraine-le-coach-a-pris-un-risque-avec-moi-202241.php |access-date=16 October 2020 |website=www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr |language=fr}} His father was also a footballer and played for Red Star. He is married to a Guinean woman and has a Guinean passport.{{Cite web |last=Touré |first=Lamine |date=25 May 2019 |title=Syli : qui est Julian Jeanvier, ce nouveau défenseur guinéen ? |url=https://guineefoot.info/syli-qui-est-julian-jeanvier-ce-nouveau-defenseur-guineen/ |access-date=12 June 2019 |website=Guineefoot.info |language=fr-FR}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 4 April 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Turkish Cup}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Nancy II

|2009–10

|CFA Group A

|6

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—60
2010–11

|CFA Group B

|16

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—161
2011–12

|CFA Group B

|14

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—140
2012–13

|CFA Group B

|18

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—181
colspan="2"|Total

!54

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—542
Nancy

|2012–13

|Ligue 1

|6

00040colspan="2"|—100
Lille

|2013–14

|Ligue 1

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
rowspan="3"|Lille II

|2013–14

|CFA Group A

|21

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
2015–16

|CFA 2 Group G

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
colspan="2"|Total

!22

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—220
Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan)

|2014–15

|Belgian Pro League

|17

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—170
Red Star (loan)

|2015–16

|Ligue 2

|24

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—242
rowspan="3"|Reims

|2016–17

|Ligue 2

|29

30010colspan="2"|—303
2017–18{{Soccerway|id=159947|accessdate=30 July 2018}}

|Ligue 2

|33

22020colspan="2"|—372
colspan="2"|Total

!62

52030colspan="2"|—675
rowspan="4" |Brentford

|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=67117|season=2018|access-date=30 July 2018}}

|Championship

|24

24132colspan="2"|—315
2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=67117|season=2019|access-date=3 August 2019}}

|Championship

|26

1100000271
2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=67117|season=2021|access-date=10 April 2022}}

|Premier League

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

colspan="2"|Total

!50

3513200586
Kasımpaşa (loan)

|2020–21

|Süper Lig

|4

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—40
AJ Auxerre

|2022–23

|Ligue 1

|22

|1

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|24

|1

AJ Auxerre II

|2022–23

|Championnat National 2 Group C

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

rowspan="3" |Kayserispor

|2023–24

|Süper Lig

|13

|1

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|14

|1

2024–25

|Süper Lig

|10

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|10

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!23

!1

!1

!0

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

!24

!1

colspan="3" |Career total

!285

141011020030517

=International=

{{Updated|match played 6 September 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="3" |Guinea

|2019

60
2023

|2

|0

2024

|8

|0

colspan="2" |Total||16||0

Honours

References

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