Dorian Dervite
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| Dorian Dervite | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorian Dervite | |
| Date of birth | July 25, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Lille, France | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Number | 35 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| La Madeleine FC Lille OSC |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005–2006 2006– |
Lille OSC Tottenham Hotspur |
0 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006 |
France U15 France U16 France U17 France U18 France U19 |
17 (1) 17 (2) 6 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dorian Dervite (born 25 July 1988) is a French footballer. He is a strong, powerful and highly-rated central defender who started his career with Lille, before joining Tottenham Hotspur FC in the summer of 2006. He plays at international level for France U-19 (he has also previously played at U16,U17 and U18 level). Dorian has been a regular for France's youth teams and has captained them on occasions and is a versatile defender who can play at centre-back or left full-back. He is 6ft 4 inches and one of the tallest players in the Spurs squad which gives him a good aerial advantage.
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[edit] Club career
On 1 July 2006, he joined Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur FC. On 14 July 2006, he scored the first goal of his Tottenham career on his debut appearance in a pre-season friendly for the Spurs XI team in a 7-1 win against Enfield Town. He then went on to make appearances against the Chelsea Youth Team. Dervite eventually played for the Reserves against West Ham; a game in which he had to mark Teddy Sheringham, and scored with a powerful header.
He made his competitive debut for Tottenham in the 3-1 win over Port Vale in the Carling Cup 4th round on 8 November 2006, partnering Michael Dawson in the heart of the Spurs defence.[1]
Dervite suffered a serious knee injury while playing for the Spurs reserve side during a friendly match against Norwich in early January 2007, which kept him out for several months.[2]
[edit] International career
Dervite has represented France at U-15, U-16, U-17 an U-18 levels.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Tottenham 3-1 Port Vale (aet) Match Report.
- ^ Player Profile Dorian Dervite at Tottenham Hotspur official web page.
- ^ Dorian Dervitte's profile with national teams
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