Lionel Jules Carole (born 12 April 1991) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for Turkish club
Kayserispor
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The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fini ...
. He is a
French youth international, having earned caps at
under-17,
under-20, and
under-21 level.
Club career
Early career
Carole was born in
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis to a French family of Martiniquais descent. His career began with hometown club
UJA Alfortville
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. In 2000, while playing in the club's youth academy, he suffered a debilitating injury to his right eye, after a ball struck him in the face. The injury almost ended the player's career, however, his doctor gave him aerodynamic protective goggles to wear while playing, similar to former
Dutch international
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Edgar Davids
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.
Nantes
Carole joined Nantes in 2006 and was, surprisingly, promoted to the senior team by
manager
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Baptiste Gentili for the
2010–11 season, despite not having a professional contract. He made his professional debut on 17 August 2010, in a league match against
Évian
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, appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat. In the team's following match against
Laval
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, Carole started and played the entire match in a 0–0 draw.
Benfica
On 14 January 2011, it was reported by the French and Portuguese media that Carole would be joining Portuguese club
Benfica as a possible replacement for
Fábio Coentrão
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, with the transfer set to occur in June 2011. The following day, Nantes chairman
Waldemar Kita
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and manager Baptiste Gentili stated that they were informed by Carole that he would be signing a professional contract with the club. However, according to Gentili, the player informed him the next day that he would forgo signing a contract with Nantes and had already signed a pre-contract with Benfica. On 25 January, Nantes confirmed that Carole had left the club to sign a five-and-a-half-year deal with Benfica. Nantes was compensated a "training fee" of €750,000 and will acquire 10% of any future fee Benfica receive for the player.
Carole was assigned the number 24 shirt and made his club debut on 13 March 2011, in a league match against
Portimonense
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. He started the match, but was substituted out after halftime in the match, which ended 1–1. In the team's ensuing league match away to
Paços de Ferreira
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, Carole started again and scored an own goal for the hosts. Benfica, however, won the match 5–1. The defender featured in four more league matches in the season, all starts, as Benfica finished the campaign runner-up to champions
Porto
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.
In the
2011–12 season, he was loaned to
Sedan FC, acting mainly as a back-up. In the
2012–2013 season, he played for the
Benfica B team, being an undisputed starter and playing in 39 official games in the
Segunda Liga, acting as centre-back on occasions.
Troyes
On 9 July 2013, it was announced that Carole would be joining French club
Troyes
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.
Galatasaray
On 11 July 2015, Carole signed a four-year contract with Turkish club
Galatasaray
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in a €1.5 million transfer fee.
Sevilla (loan)
On 31 August 2017, Carole joined Spanish club
Sevilla
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on a season-long loan deal with option to buy.
Strasbourg
In August 2018, Carole returned to France, joining
RC Strasbourg Alsace
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on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Galatasaray was estimated at below €600,000.
International career
Carole has represented
France
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internationally at
under-17 and
under-20 level. With the under-17 team, he made his youth international debut on 27 February 2008, in a friendly match against Belgium, appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 draw. That was his only appearance with the team. Carole, subsequently, was not called up to play international football at
under-18 or
under-19 level. In 2010, after performing well domestically with Nantes, he was called up to represent the under-20 team in preparation for the
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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. Carole made his debut with the team on 16 November 2010, in a 1–0 victory over Montenegro.
Despite still being eligible to represent France at under-20 level, on 3 February 2011, Carole was named to the
under-21 team to play in a friendly match against
Slovakia
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on 8 February. He earned his first under-21 cap and start in the match against Slovakia, playing the entire match in a 3–1 win. Carole returned to the under-20 team in May 2011, appearing in two friendly matches against the
United States
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. In the following month, he appeared in two friendly matches with the under-21 team, before being summoned back to the under-20 team to participate in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his debut in the competition, appearing as a substitute in the team's 3–1 group stage win over
South Korea
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Galatasaray
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Turkish Cup
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:
2015–16
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Turkish Super Cup
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:
2015
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2016
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1991 births
Living people
French people of Martiniquais descent
Footballers from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
French men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
France men's youth international footballers
Villemomble Sports players
US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players
UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole players
FC Nantes players
S.L. Benfica footballers
CS Sedan Ardennes players
S.L. Benfica B players
ES Troyes AC players
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
Sevilla FC players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Kayserispor footballers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Süper Lig players
La Liga players
French expatriate men's footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain