Alphonse Francis Areola is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team.

An academy graduate of PSG, he spent the early parts of his career on loan, enjoying spells with Lens, Bastia, and Villarreal. During his stint with Villarreal, Areola broke the club record for the longest period of play without conceding a goal, remaining unbeaten for a period of 620 minutes. He returned to PSG in 2016, where he went on to make over 100 appearances. In 2019, Areola joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan. In 2020, he joined Fulham on loan; he followed up with another loan to West Ham United in 2021. In June 2022, Areola joined West Ham for a fee in the region of €12 million.

Areola has represented France at every youth level and was part of the squads that won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

CLUB

Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2019–20
Coupe de la Ligue: 2016–17, 2017–18
Coupe de France: 2016–17, 2017–18; runner-up: 2018–19
Trophee des Champions: 2016, 2017, 2019

Bastia
Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2014–15

Real Madrid
La Liga: 2019–20
Supercopa de Espana: 2019–20

West Ham United
UEFA Europa Conference League: 2022–23

INTERNATIONAL

France U20
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013

France
FIFA World Cup: 2018; runner-up: 2022

INDIVIDUAL

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:
2012

Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year:
2013-14

Ligue 2 Team of the Season:
2013-14

Eurosport Revelation of the Year:
2014

UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI:
2016

Premier League Save of the Month:
October 2023

Fulham Player of the Season:
2020–21

UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season:
2022–23