Squad No: 1
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 23
Birth Date: Dec 26, 1986
Birth Place: Nice, France
Height: 6' 2'' (1.88m)
Weight: 161 lbs (73 kg)
Club: Lyon (France)
International Caps: 10
Club History
Lyon (FRA): 2008-
OGC Nice (FRA): 2005-2008
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Lloris has been active on the international front with France first appearing with the under-18 team making on 11 Match 2004 in a friendly match against Germany. He later played with the under-19s and was part of the winning team at the 2005 European Under-19 Football Championship. Lloris appeared in all 20 matches the under-19 team contested. Lloris made only three appearances with the under-21 team, primarily because of his commitments to the senior team. On 11 October 2008, with the under-21 squad attempting to qualify for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, coach Erick Mombaerts called up Lloris to the team for their important two-legged playoff against Germany, despite Lloris having been called up to the senior team and the player having last played for the team on 1 June 2007. Lloris honored the call up and started the second leg. With France seconds away from a spot in the tournament, because of their 1–1 draw in the first leg, Germany got a late 90 minute goal from Benedikt Höwedes. The 1–0 loss eliminated France from the competition and also ended Lloris's under-21 career.
Lloris received his first call-up to the senior national team for France's 6 February 2008 showdown against Spain. However, he instead played for the B team in their friendly match against the Congo DR, held the day before the Spain friendly. After receiving several more call ups in 2008, he finally earned his first cap on 19 November 2008 in a 0–0 draw with Uruguay. On 9 September 2009, Lloris received his first international red card, against Serbia, following a foul on Nikola Žigic in the penalty box, despite replays showing otherwise. Lloris returned to the team on 14 October playing the entire 90 minutes in the team's 3–1 win over Austria.
Lloris was applauded by the media and players, alike, for his performance over two legs against the Republic of Ireland that saw France earn a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Former national team goalkeeper Grégory Coupet credited his performance as "phenomenal", while the French media branded him "Saint Lloris", which is a play on the nickname of Real Madrid counterpart Iker Casillas, who is considered one of the top goalkeepers in Europe at the moment.
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