Memphis Depay Biography

Memphis Depay is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for French club Lyon and the Dutch national team. He was born on 13 February 1994 in Moordrecht, Netherlands, to a Ghanaian father, Dennis Depay, and a Dutch mother, Cora Schensema.

He began his professional career with PSV, where, under the influence of manager Phillip Cocu, he became an integral part of the team, scoring 50 goals in 124 games across all competitions. During the 2014–15 season, he was the Eredivisie’s top scorer with 22 goals in 30 games, and helped the team win the Eredivisie title for the first time since 2008.

He also personally won the Johan Cruyff Trophy for his performances during the season as the talent of the year. He joined Manchester United in May 2015 for a reported fee of £25 million. During the 2015–16 season, he had the third-highest shirt sales in the world.

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Internationally, he represented the national team at every professional level from early developmental stages under the tutelage of iconic Dutch coaches and players alike. He was part of the Netherlands Under-17 team which won the 2011 European Championship.

He made his senior debut in 2013, and the following year was part of their squad that came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup where he made his breakthrough performances on the international stage. More recently, he was a member of the national setup for the 2018 World Cup qualification campaign.

He was named the “Best Young Player” in the world in 2015 by France Football. He was widely considered to be one of the brightest young talents in European football and the most exciting young player to emerge from the Eredivisie since compatriot Arjen Robben.He is known for his ability to cut inside, dribbling, distance shooting and ability to play the ball off the ground.

Memphis Depay Age

He was born on 13 February 1994 in the small South Holland village of Moordrecht, he is currently 24 years old as of 2018.

Memphis Depay Net Worth

He earns an annual salary of $6 million from his club, his net worth is estimated to be $4 million.

Memphis Depay Girlfriend

He is engaged to Lori Harvey, the youngest daughter of American television personality Steve Harvey, the two got engaged on June 2017.

Memphis Depay Height| Measurements

Height: 178 cm
Weight: 78
Feet: 10
Biceps: 34
Waist: 107
Buste: 120
Butt: 113

Memphis Depay Current Teams

• Olympique Lyonnais
• Netherlands national football team

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He has numerous tattoos, including one that is a tribute to his grandfather, who died on the day before he turned 15, down his left arm. He kissed this tattoo and pointed to the sky, dedicating his goal to his late grandfather, after scoring against Australia in the 2014 World Cup. In 2016, he commemorated with a tattoo on his left torso depicting Christ the Redeemer and the date 18.06.14, referring to his first international goal for the Netherlands. He also has a tattoo on the inside of his lip stating succesvol, a Dutch for ‘successful’ and also has the words ‘dream chaser’ emblazoned on his upper torso.

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Memphis Depay Fifa 18

His overall rating in FIFA 18 is 81 with a potential of 86. Depay has got a 5-star skill moves rating. He prefers to shoot with his right foot. His workrates are High / Medium. Depay’s height is 176 cm and his weight is estimated at 78 kg according to our database. Currently, Memphis Depay is playing with numbers 10 and 11. His best stats are: Acceleration: 89, Sprint Speed: 87, Shot Power: 87, Curve: 85, FK Acc.: 85.

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Lyon’s Memphis Depay carries on after medical staff pop his dislocated finger back in during pre-season friendly against Huddersfield

Updated: 26 July 2018

Memphis Depay dislocated his finger and had it popped back in by medical staff during Lyon’s pre-season friendly against Huddersfield.

The former Manchester United winger was involved in an accidental clash during the first-half and had to go off the field. Lyon’s medical staff popped the 24-year-old’s finger back into place much to the discomfort of a grimacing Depay. Nonetheless, he returned to the field bandaged up and played the rest of the first-half before being replaced at the interval by Martin Terrier.

Huddersfield went on to win the match 3-1 courtesy of two Laurent Depoitre goals and a Terence Kongolo effort after the French side took the lead early into the second-half courtesy of Maxwel Cornet. He was in the headlines earlier this month for the wrong reasons after being fined an unspecified amount by Lyon for failing to report for the first day of pre-season training.

Depay joined Lyon for £17 million back in January 2017, a year and a half after Manchester United shelled out £25m to sign him. He has been strongly linked with a move to Serie A giants AC Milan in recent months, with reports suggesting manager Gennaro Gattuso had been looking at the Dutch international during a friendly against Italy back in June.

However, the French club are keen to keep hold of him after his key contributions last term. Depay appeared 50 times and found the back of the net on 27 occasions in all competitions.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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