Jean-David Beauguel (born 21 March 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Al-Wehda. After starting his football career in his native France, he spent a season playing club football in the Netherlands before moving to the Czech Republic, where he has played since 2014.

Career

Early career

Beauguel played for

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in France. Although he didn't play in any league matches, he scored in a

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match against

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on 31 August 2011. He later headed to the Netherlands, where he played for

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

, but left after the club was relegated from the

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at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Czech Republic

Beauguel trialled with Czech club

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in July 2014, scoring four goals in a half-hour section of a friendly match in a pre-season friendly versus

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. A week later he signed a three-year contract with Dukla. Beauguel scored seven goals in the first half of the

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. Having scored nine goals in 61 games for Dukla over the course of two and a half seasons, Beauguel signed for First League side Fastav Zlín in January 2017. In November 2018, with his Zlín contract due to expire in less than two months, he signed a pre-contract agreement with

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. On 8 December, he did not appear for Zlín in their

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match against Plzeň, having asked Zlín coach

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not to select him for the match. This stirred controversy in the media, with news outlet

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reporting that Viktoria Plzeň allegedly pressured the player to skip the match. Zlín lost the match 2–0. On 17 June 2022, Beauguel joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Month: May 2022 *

Top Goalscorer: 2021–22 *

Forward of the Year: 2021–22

References

External links

* *
Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beauguel, Jean-David 1992 births Living people Black French sportspeople French footballers Footballers from Strasbourg Association football forwards Eredivisie players Czech First League players Saudi Professional League players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players RKC Waalwijk players FK Dukla Prague players FC Fastav Zlín players FC Viktoria Plzeň players Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands French expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia