Dimitri Kévin Cavaré (born 5 February 1995) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Turkish club Ümraniyespor and the Guadeloupe team.[2]

Dimitri Cavaré
Cavaré with Rennes in 2015
Personal information
Full name Dimitri Kévin Cavaré[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Ümraniyespor
Number 97
Youth career
2002–2005 AS Nenuphars
2005–2008 Cactus Sainte Anne
2008–2010 CS Moulien
2010–2013 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Lens B 23 (0)
2013–2015 Lens 21 (0)
2015–2017 Rennes 2 (0)
2016 Rennes B 12 (0)
2017–2020 Barnsley 61 (3)
2020–2023 Sion 67 (7)
2023– Ümraniyespor 28 (2)
International career
2014 France U20 2 (1)
2018– Guadeloupe 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Lens

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Cavaré is a product of the RC Lens academy. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 17 August 2013 in a 4–1 home win against AJ Auxerre. 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

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In January 2015, Cavaré agreed to join Rennes 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 club Huddersfield Town but failed to earn a contract.

Barnsley

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On 17 August 2017, Cavaré joined Championship club Barnsley on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut against Sunderland on 1 January 2018.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 loss at Aston Villa on 20 January 2018.[5] He scored his second Barnsley goal in a 2–2 draw with Scunthorpe United 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.[6]

FC Sion

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On 17 February 2020, with 4 months left on his contract, Cavaré signed for Swiss side Sion for an undisclosed fee.[7]

Ümraniyespor

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On 14 September 2023, Cavaré joined Turkish side Ümraniyespor.

International career

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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 on 7 June 2018.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 July 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens II 2012–13 CFA 6 0 6 0
2013–14 17 0 17 0
Total 23 0 23 0
Lens 2013–14 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 20 0 1 0 1 0 22 0
Total 21 0 1 0 1 0 23 0
Rennes II 2015–16 CFA 2 3 0 3 0
2016–17 CFA 9 0 9 0
Total 12 0 12 0
Rennes 2016–17 Ligue 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Barnsley 2017–18 Championship 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
2018–19 League One 41 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 44 2
2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 50 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 54 3
Career total 108 3 5 0 4 0 0 0 117 3

Honours

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Barnsley

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "National team roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup: Guadeloupe" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. ^ "Dimitri Cavaré Soccerway Profile". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Cavaré Signs".[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Sunderland 0-1 Barnsley". BBC. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley". BBC. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Adam Davies & Ryan Hedges: Barnsley offer Wales duo new deals". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Dimitri Cavare: Barnsley defender joins Swiss side FC Sion for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Tournoi des 4 : la Guadeloupe finit quatrième". LIGUE GUADELOUPEENNE DE FOOTBALL.
  9. ^ Dimitri Cavaré at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  10. ^ "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. ^ "League One: Barnsley dominate PFA selection of team of 2018-19". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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