Loïc Négo (born 15 January 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Fehérvár. Born in France, he plays for the Hungary national team.

Club career

On 18 June 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a ...

until June 2011. Négo made his professional debut on 14 May 2010 in a league match against Caen appearing as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 defeat. Négo joined

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on a five-year contract following the conclusion of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 29 January 2014, Négo signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Championship side

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

for an undisclosed fee, ahead of their fixture against

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where he made his league debut for the club. In August 2014, Négo rejoined

Újpest Újpest (; german: Neu-Pest, en, New Pest) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary i ...

on a season long loan deal. On 31 August 2015, Négo joined

Fehérvár FC Fehérvár Football Club (commonly known as ''Fehérvár'', ''Vidi'', or ''MOL Fehérvár Football Club'' for sponsorship reasons), is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, which plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the ...

on a permanent deal.

International career

France

Négo was born in France and is of Guadeloupean descent. He is a French youth international and has represented his nation at all levels of youth for which he is eligible. Négo was a part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil.

Hungary

In February 2019, Négo acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization. On 8 October 2020, he debuted for the Hungary national team against

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in the

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. On 12 November 2020, he scored his first goal for Hungary against

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in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs at the

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. Just two minutes after his goal,

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took the lead and Hungary won 2–1 against Iceland and qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020. On 1 June 2021, Négo was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Négo goal''.

Honours

Club

Újpest *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: 2013–14 * Szuperkupa: 2014 Fehérvár *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: 2017–18 *Magyar Kupa: 2018–19; runner-up:

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International

France U19 *

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: 2010

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nego, Loic 1991 births Living people Footballers from Paris Hungarian footballers Hungary international footballers French footballers France youth international footballers French emigrants to Hungary Hungarian people of Guadeloupean descent French people of Guadeloupean descent Association football defenders FC Nantes players A.S. Roma players Standard Liège players Újpest FC players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Fehérvár FC players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players UEFA Euro 2020 players French expatriate footballers Hungarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in England Naturalized citizens of Hungary