Étienne Capoue
Étienne Capoue. Biography
A French footballer Étienne Capoue plays as a defensive midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur.
The player’s football career started from Chamois Niortais youth team. Then he spent two years at Angers SCO and after that he found himself in Toulouse youth system. As a Toulouse player Étienne made his debut on 8 December 2007 in the league match against Lille OSC. During his first club season he appeared in 6 matches one of which occurred in the UEFA Europa League competition (the match against FC Spartak Moscow in December 2007).
In the following season Capoue played for Toulouse in 38 matches. He scored his first professional goal on 18 October 2008 during the league match of the 9th round against Bordeaux.
In the 2009/10 season the midfielder also participated in the UEFA Europa League. He featured in 7 matches thus helping his team to finish third in the group. In the 2010/11 season Étienne missed only one league match.
All in all Capoue made 174 appearances for Toulouse and was offered to join Tottenham Hotspur in August 2013.
The player starred for the France youth team at all levels. In 2007 with U-19 team he participated in the UEFA European Football Championship. The club reached the semifinals and the midfielder himself featured in two matches (against Spain and Russia). He made his U-21 debut in the friendly match against Denmark on 19 November 2008.
