Sébastien Mathieu Corchia (; born 1 November 1990) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. A French international, he gained one cap in 2016. Due to his French and Italian ancestry, Corchia holds dual nationality.

Club career

Early career

Corchia was born in Noisy-le-Sec, Seine-Saint-Denis and started his career with hometown club Stade Olympique de Rosny-sous-Bois Football. After a two-year stint at the club, he joined semi-professional outfit

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. Corchia spent five years at the club, and in 2003, was selected to attend the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. While training at Clairefontaine during the week, Corchia played with amateur club AS Bondy on the weekends. Shortly before the end of his tenure at Clairefontaine, he also trained at the

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, the youth training center of Paris Saint-Germain.

Le Mans

After his departure from the academy, Corchia joined

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on an ''aspirant'' (youth) contract. His performances with Le Mans's

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team and France's international youth teams led to interest from

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club

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and

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club

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. Corchia remained in Le Mans's youth system until receiving his first call up to the senior squad on 14 February 2009 for the team's league match against

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. He started the match playing 68 minutes before being substituted out. Le Mans lost the match 2–1 with both goals being scored with Corchia off the pitch. The following week, he earned another start against

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where he went up against the likes of Mathieu Valbuena,

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, and Hatem Ben Arfa. This was where he had started gaining his reputation. Towards the end of the season, Corchia became the first choice starting all ten matches he appeared in. On 1 May 2009, Corchia agreed to his first professional contract signing with Le Mans until June 2012. For the 2009–10 season, new manager Paulo Duarte installed Corchia as the first-choice right back for the season. On 12 December, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 victory over

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. In the return fixture against Valenciennes, Corchia scored his second career goal converting a free kick in

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. The game-winning goal helped Le Mans remain in contention to stay in Ligue 1, though the team was later relegated.

Sochaux

On 30 June 2011, after spending a season playing with Le Mans in the second division, Corchia returned to Ligue 1 joining Sochaux on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was undisclosed. Corchia made his competitive debut for the club in its opening league match of the season against

. In the match, he assisted on the team's opening goal scored by Marvin Martin. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Sébastien Corchia's first goal came in an away match against

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on 23 February 2013. On 29 January 2014, he signed with

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with a four-and-a-half-year contract. However, his contract was not officially recognized by the French financial authority in football, due to Lille's financial difficulties, and so he returned to Sochaux.

Lille

On 27 June 2014, Corchia finally joined Lille on a four-year deal after Sochaux had been relegated in the 2013–14 season.

Sevilla

On 13 July 2017, Corchia joined Sevilla on a four-year deal for 7.5 million euros. He was handed the jersey number 2. On 19 August 2018, Corchia joined Portuguese side Benfica on a season-long

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. He debuted for the

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team in a 3–0 away win over

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in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, on 18 October 2018. On 21 August 2019, Corchia joined

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on a season-long

deal which includes a buyout clause.

International career

Sébastien is a French youth international. He has played on the under-17, under-18, and the under-19 team. With the under-17 team, Corchia made his debut in a 2–1

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defeat to the

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appearing as a substitute in the second half for

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. His only other appearance with the team was the return match against the Czech Republic, which ended 1–1. Corchia was a late participant with the under-18 team making his debut in the Slovakia Cup on 28 April 2008 against the hosts. He appeared in all three group stage matches, which is where France suffered elimination. Corchia was a key participant in the under-19 team that qualified for the

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and was named to the tournament playing the full 90 minutes in the squad's opening 1–1 draw with

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. He played in all four of the squad's matches including the semi-final, where they suffered elimination losing 1–3 in

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with Corchia receiving a

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. He appeared in all 19 matches the team contested. Corchia is also eligible to represent the country of his father's ancestors,

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. He has dual citizenship with France and Italy and holds an Italian passport. On 27 August 2009, Corchia was selected to the under-21 squad, for the first time, for their upcoming

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matches against

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on 4 September and

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on 8 September. Corchia made his debut in the Ukraine match starting in the right back position. France drew the match 1–1. Corchia appeared with the team in the next five matches before dropping out of the selection that was to play in two friendly matches against

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in Buenos Aires on 20 and 24 May. On 25 August 2016, Corchia was called up to the senior squad for the first time for a friendly against

and a

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against

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. Corchia made his debut on 15 November against

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, replacing Djibril Sidibé for the final 21 minutes of a 0–0 home draw.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Benfica *

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: 2018–19 Nantes * Coupe de France: 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corchia, Sebastien 1990 births Living people Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Italian men's footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers France men's international footballers Men's association football defenders INF Clairefontaine players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Le Mans FC players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Lille OSC players Sevilla FC players S.L. Benfica footballers RCD Espanyol footballers FC Nantes players Amiens SC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players La Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French sportspeople of Italian descent