Alphonse Areola

Alphonse Areola Net Worth, Income, Career & All Wiki [World Cup 2022]

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What is Alphonse Areola recent Net worth?
$5.3 million

Who is Alphonse Areola?

Alphonse Areola is a French professional footballer who is presently on loan from Paris Saint-Germain and plays as a goalkeeper for West Ham United. He began his career on loan, spending time with Lens, Bastia, Villarreal, and West Ham after graduating from PSG’s youth.

Areola was a member of the France national team at every level of youth, as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup-winning side.

Alphonse Areola was born in Paris, France, on February 27, 1993. Pisces is his zodiac sign. Areola’s nationality is French, and he belongs to the African ethnicity. Gratia Claire Areola, Areola’s younger sister, grew up with him.

At the age of six, Alphonse Areola started playing football with Pettis Anges. He is a PSG academy graduate who spent his early career with the club.

Marrion Areola, who is of Filipino and Lebanese descent, is Alphonse Areola’s lifelong girlfriend. On December 26, 2016, the pair married.

They have two daughters, Ayleen, who was born in 2015, and Aymma-Lyse, who was born on January 2, 2017. Areola enjoys singing as much as playing football. Ronaldinho is his favorite footballer.

Areola, the outstanding goalie, is presently signed to Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, where he earns a weekly pay of $47,122 and annual compensation of $2.4 million. He has also spent time on loan with clubs such as Villarreal, Bastia, and Lens.

His market worth is currently $11.78 million. Alphonse Areola’s net worth is believed to be around $5.3 million. He and his partner and children live in an undisclosed location in France.

Areola is 1.95 meters tall and 94 kg in weight. He has 1.3 million Instagram followers and 195.8k Twitter followers.

The Career of Alphonse Areola

Alphonse Areola West Ham

Player: Alphonse Areola West Ham (source: CaughtOffside)

Areola joined the Clairefontaine football center at the age of 15 to continue his development. Areola returned to PSG the next year and signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, in July 2009. PSG made Areola’s senior debut against Brest. He came on as a substitute for the club’s first-choice goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu in the 48th minute.

Areola was loaned to RC Lens of Ligue 2 for the 2013-14 season, where he won the Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year Award and was named to the Team of the Season. In addition, he was named Eurosport’s Revelation of the Year, beating out N’Golo Kante and Gaetan Vussmann.

PSG then loaned Areola to Bastia for the 2014-15 season on July 26, 2014. During the season, Areola had 13 clean sheets. Villarreal, a La Liga team, announced Areola’s loan signing on June 17, 2015. Areola made his Villarreal debut against Real Betis on the first day of the season.

Areola preserved 15 clean sheets in 37 games in his debut season, conceding only 26 goals, and Villareal finished fourth in La Liga. He also set a new club record of 620 minutes without conceding a goal, surpassing Diego Lopez’s previous mark of 615 minutes without allowing a goal.

Areola returns to PSG for the 2016-17 Ligue 1 season after a successful spell in Spain. Areola made his PSG debut against Arsenal on September 13, 2016, after returning to the club. It was also his Champions League debut. Areola had a strong start to the season, but after a slump in form, he was demoted to second-string goalkeeper behind Kevin Trapp. When PSG won the domestic triple in 2017-18, Areola and Trapp took turns playing. After PSG recruited experienced goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from Juventus, Areola was reduced to a rotational duty.

The following season, on July 29, 2017, Areola won his second Trophée des Champions medal as he started in PSG’s 5th consecutive title-winning 2–1 triumph over Monaco.

He finished the season as PSG’s undisputed goalkeeper in both the league and Europe, with Trapp preferred in cup competitions, and was a key figure in the club’s record-breaking run through the Champions League group stages.

PSG scored 24 goals in their first five games with Areola in goal, the highest ever scored by a club in the group stages of the championship. Areola was an unused substitute as PSG retained the Coupe de la Ligue championship with a 3–0 triumph over Monaco on March 31, 2018, in a rematch of the previous season’s final.

The next month, on April 15, he started in goal as PSG thrashed Monaco, the incumbent Ligue 1 champions, 7–1 to win the league. On May 8, the club accomplished a domestic treble by defeating third-tier side Les Herbiers to win the Coupe de France trophy for a record fourth consecutive season, despite Areola’s absence from the final.

After the team recruited veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from Juventus, Areola was reduced to a rotational role the following season. On the same day that PSG won its eighth league title, he made his 100th appearance for the club in a 3–1 triumph over Monaco.

Areola returned to Spain on 2 September 2019, joining Real Madrid on a season-long loan as part of a transaction that saw Keylor Navas move the other way from PSG. On September 25, he made his first appearance for the club, starting in a 2–0 league win over Osasuna. For the balance of the season, he was primarily deployed as a back-up to first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, making just nine appearances in all competitions, including four during the league season, as Real won the 2019–20 La Liga title.

Areola joined Fulham on a season-long loan with a purchase option on September 9, 2020. He made his first appearance for the club in the EFL Cup against Ipswich Town a week later.

Fulham was relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season, and Areola’s option to buy was not exercised by the London club. He did, however, earn Fulham Player of the Season, as chosen by the fans.

West Ham United announced the signing of Areola on a season-long loan with a purchase option on July 29, 2021. On September 22, he made his EFL Cup debut in a 1–0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

From U16 to U21, Areola has represented France at every level of youth sport. Due to his parents’ Filipino ancestry, he is also eligible to play for the Phillippine national team. Even the team manager personally invited him to consider playing for the national team. , When France won the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup for the first time, Areola put up a tremendous performance.

Areola became the first player since Argentina’s Hector Zelada in 1986 to win the World Cup while having never played for his country. On September 6, 2018, he made his international debut against Germany in the UEFA Nations League, keeping a clean sheet and receiving the man of the match.

Awards, Titles, and Achievements

Alphonse Areola World Cup

Player: Alphonse Areola World Cup (source: CaughtOffside)

Areola has won several titles and individual awards in his football career.

Paris Saint-Germain

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

Bastia

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

Real Madrid

  • La Liga: 2019–20
  • Supercopa de España: 2019–20

France U20

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013

France

  • FIFA World Cup: 2018

Individual

  • Titi d’Or: 2009
  • 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
  • Fulham Player of the Season: 2020–21

Orders

  • Knight of the Legion of Honour: 2018
Below is the chart showing the comparison of Alphonse Areola's goals with other Goalkeeper players. The selected players for comparison include Albert Sambi Lokonga, Benjamin Pavard, Tyrick Mitchell, Marc Guéhi.