CalendarZ

  1. Home
  2. On This Day
  3. July
  4. 28
  5. Mathieu Debuchy

Births on July 28

Mathieu Debuchy
1985Jul, 28

Mathieu Debuchy

Mathieu Debuchy, French footballer
Mathieu Debuchy (born 28 July 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.

Debuchy started his senior career at Lille, where he won a Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in 2010–11. He played in Ligue 1 for 10 seasons for Lille. He joined Newcastle United in January 2013 and stayed there for 18 months. He played for Arsenal from July 2014 until January 2018.

Debuchy made his debut for the France national team in October 2011. He earned 27 caps, playing in the final tournaments of UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1985

  • 10Jan

    Daniel Ortega

    Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
  • 13May

    Philadelphia

    Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
  • 25May

    Tropical cyclone

    Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
  • 6Jun

    Auschwitz concentration camp

    The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
  • 13Sep

    Super Mario

    Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.