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Guillaume Restes

Guillaume Restes

French footballer (born 2005)


Guillaume Restes (born 11 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Toulouse.[1]

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Club career

Born in Toulouse, Guillaume Restes joined the Toulouse FC academy as a six years old,[2] from the club of the Montaudran suburb.[3]

He signed his first professional contract with the club on the summer 2021.[2][3][4] His promising performances with the youth team and the National 3 reserve of Toulouse at a young age soon earned him comparisons to former Toulouse player Alban Lafont.[5]

During the 2023 pre-season, despite the arrival of LaLiga2 champion Álex Domínguez and the initial announcement of Coupe de France winner Kjetil Haug as the number 1 goalkeeper,[6] Restes established himself as a potential starter for his club after the departure of Maxime Dupé, playing the entirety of the last summer friendly, a 2–1 home win against Mourinho's AS Roma.[2][7]

Restes made his professional debut for Toulouse on the 13 August 2023, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 away Ligue 1 win to Nantes,[8] the young goalkeeper earning praises for his decisive performance.[9][10][11]

International career

Guillaume Restes is a youth international for France, having played with the under-17 and under-18 teams.[2]

Having a mother of Ivorian descent, Restes is also potentially eligible for the Ivory Coast national team.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 February 2024[13]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. Guillaume Restes at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. Balidas, Julien (8 August 2023). "Ligue 1 : à Toulouse, l'ascension express du jeune gardien Guillaume Restes". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. "TFC : un gardien de 16 ans passe professionnel". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. "Ufficiale: Tolosa, primo contratto da professionista per Guillaume Restes". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. Faugère, Théo (6 August 2023). "Dossier. Reprise de la Ligue 1 : Guillaume Restes, intro réussie pour sa première titularisation au Stadium face à l'AS Roma". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. Tabet, Jennifer (13 August 2023). "Nantes 1-2 Toulouse, Ligue 1 Uber Eats : résumé du match (13/08/2023)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. Sionis, Hugues (13 August 2023). "Les tops-flops de Nantes-Toulouse : Restes réussit son baptême". L'Équipe (in French). Nantes. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. Brun, David (13 August 2023). "FC Nantes - TFC : Carles Martinez Novell juge la première de Guillaume Restes dans les cages". MadeinFoot.com (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. Séverin, Sanh (11 August 2023). "Yahia Fofana, futur gardien numéro 1 de la Côte d'Ivoire". Teledakar (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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