Aymeric Jean Louis Gerard Alphonse Laporte (born 27 May 1994) is a French-born Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Spain national team.
When he joined Athletic Bilbao in 2010 at the age of 16, he became only the second French player—after Bixente Lizarazu—to play for them, going on to make 220 competitive appearances for the club. In January 2018, he signed for Manchester City.He was part of the side which won the first domestic treble in English men's football in 2019.
Born in France, Laporte won 51 caps for the country at youth international levels, and was called once to the senior team but remained uncapped. In 2021, after receiving Spanish citizenship and approval from FIFA to switch national teams, Laporte was named in Spain's squad for UEFA Euro 2020.
Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague described Laporte as a "centre-back who can play from the back and is strong", adding that "he is certainly a powerful defender". He is also known for his passing ability.<\/P>","2134628892B06B90":"Aymeric Laporte","C94C0D651EC157BC":"86kg","6A0E980854EFD8AD1B424574AD15DF0D":"2023-8-24","8025E7E497D77CF6":"Al-Nassr FC","BA50BEB0DB40F3ADF7C4575FF4221F17":"\u20ac27.50M","46F0C72A3415188ABA1E996C06156FBC05C24372D6636D63":"1","4039037DD85D60421E356E7B3EA31BE5":"Manchester City,Athletic Bilbao,CD Basconia,Athletic Bilbao B,Athletic Bilbao U19","411CCFA197052F93":"Aymeric Laporte","797F91F0051E8E7502912D1DDA7DF5C1":"France,Spain","FAF88D97B63B269A":"189cm","60DC9D976694DF52":"1","BFA4903D06441BD5032C18CFE9B50683":"
CLUB
<\/U>Athletic Bilbao<\/STRONG>
Supercopa de Espana: 2015
Copa del Rey runner-up: 2014–15
Manchester City
<\/STRONG>Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
FA Cup: 2018–19
EFL Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
FA Community Shield: 2018
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21
INTERNATIONAL
<\/U>France U19<\/STRONG>
UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2013
Spain<\/STRONG>
UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2020–21
INDIVIDUAL
<\/U>UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:<\/STRONG>
2013
La Liga Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2013–14
PFA Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2018–19 Premier League
FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee:<\/STRONG>
2019 (17th defender)<\/P>","EABD711929A60B526AB9CD802EC5F0A7":"27","C403D9D9F071ACF5":"281853","BDC97245F9A52F8B":"3405","46F0C72A3415188A868170E78E72CF24":"0","BCB817AACBF8A2A6870B9B82788BC0CB":"2","99B9FE00554E753D0BC6E1E16DA9F791":"Manchester City","e_index":9};