Market value
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Rating · 23/24
5.5
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.07
goals / match
FC Toulouse
top club · 196 apps
Position rank · 23/24
#531
goals rank
#430
assists rank
41
season goals
30
season assists
Among 1,537 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€13.00m
peak value · 2013
€11.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
7
best season · 12/13
43 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1988-07-11 · 6 players total
563Appearances
41Goals
30Assists
127Yellow cards
2Red cards
207Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Étienne Capoue |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1988-07-11 (37 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Niort, France |
| Citizenship | France Guadeloupe |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | World Soccer Star ... |
Jul 2024
Transfer: Villarreal → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Villarreal CF
40 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Villarreal CF
37 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Villarreal CF
44 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2021
Transfer: Watford → Villarreal
20/21 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Watford FC, Villarreal CF
38 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Watford FC
30 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Watford FC
39 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Watford FC
26 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Watford FC
39 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Tottenham → Watford
15/16 · Transfer · €8.90m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Watford FC
36 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur U21
19 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: Toulouse → Tottenham
13/14 · Transfer · €11.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur U21
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Toulouse
38 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Toulouse
34 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Toulouse
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Toulouse
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Toulouse
36 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Toulouse
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Toulouse U19 → Toulouse
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Toulouse
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Angers SCO U19 → Toulouse U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €13.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1270 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.09/90
Assists2 total · 0.09/90
G+A4 total · 0.19/90
Yellow cards9 total · 0.42/90
Minutes played by club
Villarreal CF
35.7%
Watford FC
28.9%
Tottenham Hotspur
4.7%
Tottenham Hotspur U21
0.0%
FC Toulouse
30.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal CF | 4 | 20/21 | 23/24 | 148 | 12 | 9 | 6,643 |
| Watford FC | 6 | 15/16 | 20/21 | 181 | 14 | 8 | 5,367 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 866 |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC Toulouse | 7 | 06/07 | 12/13 | 196 | 13 | 10 | 5,726 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Copa del Rey | Villarreal CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | Villarreal CF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 471 |
| 23/24 | LaLiga | Villarreal CF | 32 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1,443 |
| 22/23 | Conference L. | Villarreal CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Copa del Rey | Villarreal CF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 22/23 | LaLiga | Villarreal CF | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 652 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | Villarreal CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | Villarreal CF | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 523 |
| 21/22 | Copa del Rey | Villarreal CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | LaLiga | Villarreal CF | 30 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2,297 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Super Cup | Villarreal CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Watford FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Copa del Rey | Villarreal CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | Villarreal CF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | LaLiga | Villarreal CF | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,195 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Watford FC | 30 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 199 |
| 18/19 | Premier League | Watford FC | 33 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2,947 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 17/18 | Premier League | Watford FC | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,541 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Watford FC | 37 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 459 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Watford FC | 33 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Europa League | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U21 PL | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 686 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 34 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 431 |
| 11/12 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 33 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 940 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 37 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,665 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | FC Toulouse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 32 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2,690 |
| 07/08 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Angers SCO U19 | Toulouse U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Toulouse U19 | Toulouse | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-15 | Toulouse | Tottenham | Transfer | 13000000 | €11.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-06 | Tottenham | Watford | Transfer | 7500000 | €8.90m |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-04 | Watford | Villarreal | Transfer | 4000000 | €2.00m |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Villarreal | Retired | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Ankle injury | 2013-09-01 | 2013-09-28 | 28 | 14 |
| 13/14 | Leg injury | 2014-02-24 | 2014-04-19 | 55 | 17 |
| 18/19 | Groin strain | 2019-04-28 | 2019-05-11 | 14 | 1 |
| 19/20 | Back injury | 2019-08-25 | 2019-09-01 | 8 | 2 |
| 19/20 | Back injury | 2019-10-04 | 2019-11-06 | 34 | 5 |
| 19/20 | Back injury | 2020-07-12 | 2020-10-20 | 101 | 10 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-17 | 18 | 3 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2023-03-07 | 2023-04-26 | 51 | 8 |
Current€1.50m
Peak€13.00m
Low—
Δ since start+€1.40m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #25250 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23101 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #10831 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3377 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Sissoko | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Parejo | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kiko Femenía | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Raúl Albiol | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Moreno | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Alfonso Pedraza | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pau Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Manu Trigueros | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yéremy Pino | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Foyth | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulo Machado | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Pereyra | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Kabasele | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 7 | 34 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Watford FC | 7 | 37 |
| 11/12 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 3 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 5 | 33 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | Villarreal CF | 4 | 12 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 3 | 32 |
Teams faced most often by Étienne Capoue's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 32 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 82 | -51 | 19% |
| Liverpool FC | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 78 | -44 | 19% |
| Chelsea FC | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 26% |
| Burnley FC | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 38% |
| Everton FC | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 44% |
| Arsenal FC | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 33% |
| Crystal Palace | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 54% |
| Southampton FC | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 46% |
| West Ham United | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 50% |
| Manchester United | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 23% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 48% |
| Stoke City | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 40 | 1,914 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 22/23 | 37 | 714 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 21/22 | 44 | 2,820 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 20/21 | 38 | 1,195 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 19/20 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 39 | 3,153 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 17/18 | 26 | 1,755 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 16/17 | 39 | 459 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| 15/16 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 19 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13/14 | 19 | 686 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 12/13 | 38 | 431 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.88 |
| 11/12 | 34 | 940 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 10/11 | 39 | 1,665 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 09/10 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 36 | 2,690 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 1
174 apps
13 G
9 A
Premier League
180 apps
10 G
8 A
LaLiga
106 apps
6 G
2 A
FA Cup
13 apps
4 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
9 apps
3 G
2 A
Champions League
12 apps
2 G
4 A
League Cup
5 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League
27 apps
1 G
2 A
Conference L.
4 apps
0 G
1 A
U21 PL
2 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Étienne Capoue
Who is Étienne Capoue?
Étienne Capoue is a France professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is Étienne Capoue?
Étienne Capoue is 37 years old. He was born on July 11, 1988 in Niort.
What position does Étienne Capoue play?
Étienne Capoue plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Étienne Capoue play for?
Étienne Capoue currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Étienne Capoue scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Étienne Capoue has scored 41 goals in 563 appearances.