Dimitri Kévin Cavaré (born 5 February 1995) is a
Guadeloupe
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an professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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for Turkish club
Ümraniyespor and the
Guadeloupe team.
Career
Lens
Cavaré is a product of the
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (), commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply as Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, ''Les Sang et Or'' (), comes from i ...
academy. He made his
Ligue 2
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debut on 17 August 2013 in a 4–1 home win against
AJ Auxerre
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. He came onto the field after 60 minutes for
Jean-Philippe Gbamin. He proceeded to make 21 league appearances for Lens in a two-year period, but failed to score for the club.
Stade Rennais
In January 2015, Cavaré agreed to join
Rennes
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at the end of the season. One month later, he suffered a severe ligament injury and was ruled out of action for the rest of the season. In the summer of 2015, he joined up with his new club but continued to suffer from his injury in the early stages of the 2015–16 season.
In July he went on trial to newly promoted
Premier League
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club
Huddersfield Town
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Huddersfield Town we ...
but failed to earn a contract.
Barnsley
On 17 August 2017, Cavaré joined
Championship
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Title match system
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club
Barnsley
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on a two-year deal. He made his debut against
Sunderland
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on 1 January 2018. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 loss at
Aston Villa
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on 20 January 2018. He scored his second Barnsley goal in a 2–2 draw with
Scunthorpe United
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with a curling right-footed strike into the top corner from 25 yards out, completing a 2–0 comeback from Barnsley.
His contract was extended by Barnsley at the end of the 2018–19 season.
FC Sion
On 17 February 2020, with 4 months left on his contract, Cavaré signed for
Swiss
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side
Sion for an undisclosed fee.
Ümraniyespor
On 14 September 2023, Cavaré joined Turkish side
Ümraniyespor.
International career
Cavaré was born in Guadeloupe, but originally represented the
France U20s. He debuted for the
Guadeloupe football team in a friendly 2–0 loss to
French Guiana
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on 7 June 2018.
Career statistics
Honours
Barnsley
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EFL League One
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runner-up:
2018–19
Individual
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PFA Team of the Year
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:
2018–19 League One
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1995 births
Living people
Men's association football fullbacks
Guadeloupean men's footballers
Guadeloupe men's international footballers
French men's footballers
France men's youth international footballers
French people of Guadeloupean descent
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
English Football League players
Swiss Super League players
RC Lens players
Stade Rennais FC players
Barnsley F.C. players
FC Sion players
Ümraniyespor footballers
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
French expatriate men's footballers
Guadeloupean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
French expatriate sportspeople in England
French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Guadeloupean expatriate sportspeople in England
Guadeloupean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Guadeloupean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
21st-century French sportsmen