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Memphis Depay

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 27 17 9 1 47 13 +34 62.96
A 26 9 4 13 35 39 -4 34.62
TOTALS 53 26 13 14 82 52 +30 49.06

Name: Memphis Depay
Birthdate: 13-02-1994
Age: 31
Birthplace: Moordrecht, Netherlands
Height: 5' 9" (1.75m)
Weight: 12st 4lbs (78.2kg)
Years at Club: 2015-2017
Signing Info: Transferred from: PSV Eindhoven, 12/06/2015, £31m
Previous Clubs: PSV Eindhoven
Debut: 08/08/2015 v Tottenham Hotspur (H) 1-0 (Premiership)
Farewell: Transferred to Olympique Lyonnais 20/01/2017, £16m + add ons
Passed Away:

Biography

Memphis Depay is a Dutch footballer and versatile forward capable of playing as a winger or striker, Depay has enjoyed a career at some of Europe's biggest clubs, including Manchester United and Barcelona. He has also been a key figure for the Netherlands national team, where he has frequently delivered on the international stage. Although his time at Manchester United was brief and challenging.

Early Career and Rise at PSV Eindhoven
Depay began his professional career at PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, where he quickly rose to prominence as one of the most exciting young talents in Europe. Known for his direct style of play, powerful shooting, and ability to beat defenders, Depay became PSV's standout player, helping the club win the Eredivisie title in 2014-15.

Key Achievements at PSV Eindhoven:
2014–15 Eredivisie Title: Depay was instrumental in PSV's league triumph, finishing the season as the league's top scorer with 22 goals.
Eredivisie Top Scorer (2014–15): His incredible goal-scoring form earned him the Eredivisie top scorer title, and his performances attracted the attention of major European clubs.
Manchester United Career (2015–2017)
In 2015, Depay signed for Manchester United under manager Louis van Gaal for a reported fee of £25 million, arriving with high expectations due to his impressive form at PSV and his rising status in European football. Despite showing glimpses of his immense talent, Depay struggled to find consistency during his time at Old Trafford.

Key Moments at Manchester United:
Depay showed flashes of his quality early on, including a standout performance in a Champions League qualifier against Club Brugge, where he scored twice and provided an assist. Despite moments of brilliance, Depay found it difficult to adapt to the Premier League, and his form dipped as the season progressed. After the arrival of José Mourinho in 2016, Depay saw limited playing time and was eventually sold to Olympique Lyonnais in January 2017. In total, Depay made 53 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 7 goals across all competitions.

Career Revival at Olympique Lyonnais (2017–2021)
After leaving Manchester United, Depay joined Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1, where he revitalized his career. At Lyon, Depay became the focal point of the attack, consistently delivering goals and assists. His ability to play as both a winger and a center forward allowed him to thrive in France, where he enjoyed the best form of his club career.

At Lyon, Depay was named captain of Lyon, demonstrating his leadership qualities on and off the pitch. He scored over 75 goals in 178 appearances for the club, becoming one of the most dangerous attackers in Ligue 1. Depay played a key role in Lyon's impressive run to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2019–20, where they defeated Juventus and Manchester City before losing to Bayern Munich.
In 2021, Depay signed for Barcelona on a free transfer, reuniting with his former Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman. Despite Barcelona's financial struggles and a period of transition, Depay performed well, contributing with goals and assists during a difficult period for the club.

While at Barcelona: Depay scored 12 goals in his first season at Barcelona, becoming the team's top scorer despite injuries and the club's struggles. After one season, Depay was sold to Atlético Madrid as Barcelona continued to restructure their squad.

Depay has been a key player for the Netherlands national team, making over 80 appearances and scoring more than 40 goals. Known for his ability to deliver in big moments, Depay has been instrumental in several of the Netherlands' international campaigns, including their run to the 2020 UEFA Euro quarter-finals and qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Depay was the top scorer in the European World Cup qualifiers, playing a crucial role in helping the Netherlands qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Depay was a standout performer during the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, where the Netherlands finished as runners-up.

Depay is known for pace, dribbling, and ability to score from long range. He can play in multiple attacking roles, including as a winger, second striker, or center forward, making him a versatile option for any team. His technical ability, combined with his creativity and flair, makes him a constant threat to opposition defenses.

Although Depay's time at Manchester United did not live up to expectations, his career resurgence at Lyon and subsequent move to Barcelona and Atlético Madrid has cemented his place as one of Europe's top forwards. His leadership and performances for the Netherlands national team have also elevated his standing on the international stage, making him a key player for club and country.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 2015-2016 2 29 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 45
2. 2016-2017 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TOTALS 2 33 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 53

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Club Brugge 2 1
2. FC Midtjylland 2 2
3. Watford 1 1
4. PSV Eindhoven 1 1
5. Sunderland 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Liverpool 3 0
2. Watford 3 1
3. Bournemouth 3 0
4. Stoke City 3 0
5. Tottenham Hotspur 2 0
6. Aston Villa 2 0
7. Club Brugge 2 2
8. Newcastle United 2 0
9. PSV Eindhoven 2 1
10. Sunderland 2 1
11. Wolfsburg 2 0
12. Arsenal 2 0
13. CSKA Moscow 2 0
14. Leicester City 2 0
15. West Ham United 2 0
16. Norwich City 2 0
17. Chelsea 2 0
18. FC Midtjylland 2 2
19. Feyenoord 2 0
20. Swansea City 1 0
21. Southampton 1 0
22. Ipswich Town 1 0
23. Middlesbrough 1 0
24. Sheffield United 1 0
25. Shrewsbury Town 1 0
26. West Bromwich Albion 1 0
27. Crystal Palace 1 0
28. Northampton Town 1 0
29. Fenerbahce 1 0
30. Burnley 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Howe, Eddie 3
2. Hughes, Mark 3
3. Pochettino, Mauricio 2
4. Preudhomme, Michel 2
5. McClaren, Steve 2
6. Cocu, Phillip 2
7. Advocaat, Dick 2
8. Hecking, Dieter 2
9. Wenger, Arsene 2
10. Slutsky, Leonid 2
11. Flores, Quique 2
12. Ranieri, Claudio 2
13. Bilic, Slaven 2
14. Neil, Alex 2
15. Hiddink, Guus 2
16. Klopp, Jurgen 2
17. Thorup, Jess 2
18. van Bronckhorst, Giovanni 2
19. Sherwood, Tim 1
20. Monk, Garry 1
21. Rodgers, Brendan 1
22. Koeman, Ronald 1
23. McCarthy, Mick 1
24. Karanka, Aitor 1
25. Adkins, Nigel 1
26. Allardyce, Sam 1
27. Mellon, Mickey 1
28. Pulis, Tony 1
29. Black, Eric 1
30. Pardew, Alan 1
31. Mazzarri, Walter 1
32. Page, Rob 1
33. Dyche, Sean 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. van Gaal, Louis 45
2. Mourinho, Jose 8
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 27
2. Anfield 2
3. Vicarage Road 2
4. Arena Khimki 1
5. Britannia Stadium, Stoke 1
6. Carrow Road 1
7. Dean Court 1
8. Emirates Stadium 1
9. Feyenoord Stadion 1
10. Jan Breydel Stadium 1
11. King Power Stadium 1
12. Liberty Stadium 1
13. MCH Arena 1
14. New Meadow 1
15. Philipstadion 1
16. Sixfields Stadium 1
17. St James Park, Newcastle 1
18. St Marys Stadium 1
19. Stadium of Light, Sunderland 1
20. Stamford Bridge 1
21. The Hawthorns 1
22. Villa Park 1
23. Vitality Stadium 1
24. Volkswagen Arena 1
25. White Hart Lane 1
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 33
2. European Cup 8
3. Europa League 6
4. FA Cup 3
5. League Cup 3
No Opponent Count
1. Liverpool 3
2. Watford 3
3. Bournemouth 3
4. Stoke City 3
5. Tottenham Hotspur 2
6. Aston Villa 2
7. Club Brugge 2
8. Newcastle United 2
9. PSV Eindhoven 2
10. Sunderland 2
11. Wolfsburg 2
12. Arsenal 2
13. CSKA Moscow 2
14. Leicester City 2
15. West Ham United 2
16. Norwich City 2
17. Chelsea 2
18. FC Midtjylland 2
19. Feyenoord 2
20. Swansea City 1
21. Southampton 1
22. Ipswich Town 1
23. Middlesbrough 1
24. Sheffield United 1
25. Shrewsbury Town 1
26. West Bromwich Albion 1
27. Crystal Palace 1
28. Northampton Town 1
29. Fenerbahce 1
30. Burnley 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 39
2. Holland 4
3. Belgium 2
4. Germany 2
5. Russia 2
6. Denmark 2
7. Wales 1
8. Turkey 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 08-08-2015 PL Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 H 0 Kyle Walker 22' (o.g.)
2. 14-08-2015 PL Aston Villa W 1-0 A 0 Adnan Januzaj 29'
3. 18-08-2015 EC/UCL Club Brugge W 3-1 H 2 Memphis Depay 13', 43', Marouane Fellaini 90'+4 Michael Carrick 8' (o.g.)
4. 22-08-2015 PL Newcastle United D 0-0 H 0
5. 26-08-2015 EC/UCL Club Brugge W 4-0 A 0 Wayne Rooney 20', 49', 57', Ander Herrera 63'
6. 30-08-2015 PL Swansea City L 1-2 A 0 Juan Mata 47' Andre Ayew 60', Bafetimbi Gomis 65'
7. 12-09-2015 PL Liverpool W 3-1 H 0 Daley Blind 49', Ander Herrera 70' (pen), Anthony Martial 86' Christian Benteke 84'
8. 15-09-2015 EC/UCL PSV Eindhoven L 1-2 A 1 Memphis Depay 42' Hector Moreno 45'+2, Luciano Narsingh 57'
9. 20-09-2015 PL Southampton W 3-2 A 0 Anthony Martial 34', 50', Juan Mata 68' Graziano Pelle 13', 86'
10. 23-09-2015 LC Ipswich Town W 3-0 H 0 Wayne Rooney 23', Andreas Pereira 60', Anthony Martial 90'+2
11. 26-09-2015 PL Sunderland W 3-0 H 1 Memphis Depay 45'+3, Wayne Rooney 46', Juan Mata 90'
12. 30-09-2015 EC/UCL Wolfsburg W 2-1 H 0 Juan Mata 34' (pen), Chris Smalling 53' Daniel Caligiuri 4'
13. 04-10-2015 PL Arsenal L 0-3 A 0 *Alexis Sanchez 6', 19', Mesut Ozil 7'
14. 21-10-2015 EC/UCL CSKA Moscow D 1-1 A 0 Anthony Martial 65' Seydou Doumbia 15'
15. 28-10-2015 LC Middlesbrough D 0-0 H 0
16. 03-11-2015 EC/UCL CSKA Moscow W 1-0 H 0 Wayne Rooney 79'
17. 21-11-2015 PL Watford W 2-1 A 1 Memphis Depay 11', Troy Deeney 89' (o.g.) Troy Deeney 87' (pen)
18. 25-11-2015 EC/UCL PSV Eindhoven D 0-0 H 0
19. 28-11-2015 PL Leicester City D 1-1 A 0 Bastian Schweinsteiger 45' Jamie Vardy 24'
20. 05-12-2015 PL West Ham United D 0-0 H 0
21. 08-12-2015 EC/UCL Wolfsburg L 2-3 A 0 Anthony Martial 10', Josuha Guilavogui 82' (o.g.) Naldo Aparecido Rodrigues 13', 84', Vieirinha 29'
22. 12-12-2015 PL Bournemouth L 1-2 A 0 Marouane Fellaini 24' Junior Stanislas 2', *Joshua King 54'
23. 19-12-2015 PL Norwich City L 1-2 H 0 Anthony Martial 66' Cameron Jerome 38', Alex Tettey 54'
24. 26-12-2015 PL Stoke City L 0-2 A 0 Bojan Krkic 19', Marko Arnautovic 26'
25. 28-12-2015 PL Chelsea D 0-0 H 0
26. 09-01-2016 FAC Sheffield United W 1-0 H 0 Wayne Rooney 90'+2 (pen)
27. 12-01-2016 PL Newcastle United D 3-3 A 0 Wayne Rooney 9' (pen), 79', Jesse Lingard 38' Georginio Wijnaldum 42', Aleksandar Mitrovic 67' (pen), Paul Dummett 90'
28. 17-01-2016 PL Liverpool W 1-0 A 0 Wayne Rooney 78'
29. 02-02-2016 PL Stoke City W 3-0 H 0 Jesse Lingard 14', Anthony Martial 23', Wayne Rooney 53'
30. 07-02-2016 PL Chelsea D 1-1 A 0 Jesse Lingard 61' Diego Costa 90'+1
31. 13-02-2016 PL Sunderland L 1-2 A 0 Anthony Martial 39' Wahbi Khazri 3', David de Gea 82' (o.g.)
32. 18-02-2016 EL FC Midtjylland L 1-2 A 1 Memphis Depay 37' Pione Sisto 44', Ebere Paul Onuachu 77'
33. 22-02-2016 FAC Shrewsbury Town W 3-0 A 0 Chris Smalling 37', Juan Mata 45'+2, Jesse Lingard 61'
34. 25-02-2016 EL FC Midtjylland W 5-1 H 1 Nikolay Bodurov 32' (o.g.), Marcus Rashford 63', 75', Ander Herrera 87' (pen), Memphis Depay 90' Pione Sisto 27'
35. 28-02-2016 PL Arsenal W 3-2 H 0 Marcus Rashford 29', 32', Ander Herrera 65' *Danny Welbeck 40', Mesut Ozil 69'
36. 02-03-2016 PL Watford W 1-0 H 0 Juan Mata 83'
37. 06-03-2016 PL West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 A 0 Salomon Rondon 66'
38. 10-03-2016 EL Liverpool L 0-2 A 0 Daniel Sturridge 20' (pen), Roberto Firmino 73'
39. 13-03-2016 FAC West Ham United D 1-1 H 0 Anthony Martial 83' Dimitri Payet 68'
40. 10-04-2016 PL Tottenham Hotspur L 0-3 A 0 Dele Alli 70', Toby Alderweireld 74', Erik Lamela 76'
41. 16-04-2016 PL Aston Villa W 1-0 H 0 Marcus Rashford 32'
42. 20-04-2016 PL Crystal Palace W 2-0 H 0 Damien Delaney 4' (o.g.), Matteo Darmian 55'
43. 01-05-2016 PL Leicester City D 1-1 H 0 Anthony Martial 8' Wes Morgan 17'
44. 07-05-2016 PL Norwich City W 1-0 A 0 Juan Mata 72'
45. 17-05-2016 PL Bournemouth W 3-1 H 0 Wayne Rooney 43', Marcus Rashford 74', Ashley Young 87' Chris Smalling 90'+3 (o.g.)
46. 14-08-2016 PL Bournemouth W 3-1 A 0 Juan Mata 40', Wayne Rooney 59', Zlatan Ibrahimovic 64' Adam Smith 69'
47. 15-09-2016 EL Feyenoord L 0-1 A 0 Tonny Vilhena 79'
48. 18-09-2016 PL Watford L 1-3 A 0 Marcus Rashford 62' Etienne Capoue 34', Juan Camilo Zuniga 83', Troy Deeney 90'+5 (pen)
49. 21-09-2016 LC Northampton Town W 3-1 A 0 Michael Carrick 17', Ander Herrera 68', Marcus Rashford 75' Alex Revell 42' (pen)
50. 02-10-2016 PL Stoke City D 1-1 H 0 Anthony Martial 69' Joe Allen 82'
51. 20-10-2016 EL Fenerbahce W 4-1 H 0 Paul Pogba 31' (pen), 45'+1, Anthony Martial 34' (pen), Jesse Lingard 48' *Robin van Persie 83'
52. 29-10-2016 PL Burnley D 0-0 H 0
53. 24-11-2016 EL Feyenoord W 4-0 H 0 Wayne Rooney 35', Juan Mata 69', Brad Jones 74' (o.g.), Jesse Lingard 90'+2
 

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