Neal Maupay is a French professional footballer who is currently signed to the Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. He can adept both forward or attacking midfielder. Though eligible to play for the France or Argentina national teams, he chose France and represented the national football team at U16, U17, U19, and U21 levels.
Versailles, France native, Neal Maupay was born on 14th August 1996, under the star sign Leo. His father is French while his mother is Argentine.
At Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, Neal Maupay earns £31,000 per week, £1,612,000 per year.
Salary History
Season | Club | Salary |
2014 | OGC Nice | £150,800 |
2015 | OGC Nice | £150,800 |
2016 | AS Saint-Etienne | £254,800 |
2017 | AS Saint-Etienne | £410,800 |
2018 | Brentford | £410,800 |
2019 | Brentford | £572,000 |
2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | £1,612,000 |
2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | £1,612,000 |
His current market value is €20 million, updated on 8th June 2021. His highest market value to date is recorded €22 million on 10th December 2019. A Puma athlete, Neal Maupay's net worth as of 2021 is $2 million.
To date, no media has reported about Neal Maupay's love life. In fact, the footballer has his private life low-key that no outsider has learned him. Also, his IG is full of football. Since there is no confirmation about his relationship or girlfriend, the Brighton & Hove Albion No.9 is possibly single.
Following appearing to seriously injure Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno, Maupay was targeted with death threats in June 2020. A joint investigation by the Premier League and authorities in Singapore identified the culprit as 19-year-old Derek Ng. The culprit was given a nine-month probation order, which happens to be the first prosecution outside the UK for abusing a Premier League player.
Maupay started playing football at the age of six with US Valbonne.
In 2007, he joined the youth system of Nice. On 15th September 2012, he received his call into the first-team squad, for a Ligue 1 match versus Brest. He made his professional debut as an injury-time substitute for Eric Bautheac during the 3-2 victory at the age of 16 years and 32 days. From 2012-2015, he made 53 appearances and scored 9 goals.
On 10 August 2015, Maupay signed to Saint-Etienne on a four-year contract for a €500,000 fee. For the duration of 2016-17, he went on loan at Brest and left the club in July 2017.
On 14 July 2017, Maupay signed to Championship club Brentford. From the 2017-19 season, he played overall 85 games and scored 37 goals.
On 5 August 2019, Maupay moved to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of £20 million on a four-year deal.
Also, don't forget to explore: Graham Potter
Stay Tuned With Playerswiki