 Corchia withLille in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sébastien Mathieu Corchia[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (age 35)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Noisy-le-Sec, Seine-Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cannes | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Rosny-sous-Bois | ||
| 1998–2003 | Villemomble | ||
| 2003–2006 | Clairefontaine | ||
| 2004–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2006–2009 | Le Mans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Le Mans | 80 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Sochaux | 98 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 | Lille | 102 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Sevilla | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Benfica (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Benfica B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Espanyol (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Nantes | 75 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Amiens | 56 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cannes | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | France U19 | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | France U21 | 26 | (3) |
| 2016 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025 | |||
Sébastien Mathieu Corchia (pronounced[ˈkɔrkja]; born 1 November 1990) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forChampionnat National 2 clubCannes.[3]
AFrench international, he gained one cap in 2016. Due to his French and Italian ancestry, Corchia holdsdual nationality.[4][5][6]
Corchia was born inNoisy-le-Sec, Seine-Saint-Denis,[2] and started his career with hometown club Stade Olympique de Rosny-sous-Bois Football.[7] After a two-year stint at the club, he joined semi-professional outfitVillemomble Sports.[7] Corchia spent five years at the club, and in 2003, was selected to attend the prestigiousClairefontaine academy.[7] While training at Clairefontaine during the week, Corchia played with amateur club AS Bondy on the weekends.[7] Shortly before the end of his tenure at Clairefontaine, he also trained at theCamp des Loges, the youth training center ofParis Saint-Germain.[7]
After his departure from the academy, Corchia joinedLe Mans on anaspirant (youth) contract. His performances with Le Mans'sChampionnat de France amateur team andFrance's international youth teams led to interest fromSerie A clubJuventus andPremier League clubArsenal.[8] Corchia remained in Le Mans'syouth system until receiving his first call up to the senior squad on 14 February 2009 for the team's league match againstNice. He started the match playing 68 minutes before being substituted out. Le Mans lost the match 2–1 with both goals being scored with Corchia off the pitch.[9] The following week, he earned another start againstMarseille where he went up against the likes ofMathieu Valbuena,Bolo Zenden, andHatem Ben Arfa. This was where he had started gaining his reputation. Towards the end of the season, Corchia became the first choice starting all ten matches he appeared in.
On 1 May 2009, Corchia agreed to his first professional contract signing with Le Mans until June 2012.[10] For the2009–10 season, new managerPaulo Duarte installed Corchia as the first-choice right back for the season. On 12 December, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 victory overValenciennes.[11] In the return fixture against Valenciennes, Corchia scored his second career goal converting afree kick ininjury time.[12] Thegame-winning goal helped Le Mans remain in contention to stay in Ligue 1, though the team was later relegated.
On 30 June 2011, after spending a season playing with Le Mans in the second division, Corchia returned to Ligue 1 joiningSochaux on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was undisclosed.[13] Corchia made his competitive debut for the club in its opening league match of the season againstMarseille. In the match, he assisted on the team's opening goal scored byMarvin Martin. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Sébastien Corchia's first goal came in an away match againstRennes on 23 February 2013.
On 29 January 2014, he signed withLille OSC[14] with a four-and-a-half-year contract.[15] However, his contract was not officially recognized by theFrench financial authority in football, due to Lille's financial difficulties, and so he returned to Sochaux.[16]
On 27 June 2014, Corchia finally joined Lille on a four-year deal after Sochaux had been relegated in the 2013–14 season.[17]
On 13 July 2017, Corchia joined Sevilla on a four-year deal for 7.5 million euros. He was handed the jersey number 2.[18]
On 19 August 2018, Corchia joined Portuguese sideBenfica on a season-longloan.[19] He debuted for theLisbon team in a 3–0 away win overSertanense in the third round of theTaça de Portugal, on 18 October 2018.[20]
On 21 August 2019, Corchia joinedRCD Espanyol on a season-longloan deal which includes a buyout clause.[21]
Sébastien is aFrench youth international. He has played on theunder-17,under-18, and theunder-19 team. With the under-17 team, Corchia made his debut in a 2–1friendly defeat to theCzech Republic appearing as a substitute in the second half forJulien Berthomier. His only other appearance with the team was the return match against the Czech Republic, which ended 1–1. Corchia was a late participant with the under-18 team making his debut in the Slovakia Cup on 28 April 2008 againstthe hosts. He appeared in all three group stage matches, which is where France suffered elimination.
Corchia was a key participant in the under-19 team that qualified for the2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and was named to the tournament playing the full 90 minutes in the squad's opening 1–1 draw withSerbia. He played in all four of the squad's matches including the semi-final, where they suffered elimination losing 1–3 inextra time toEngland with Corchia receiving ared card. He appeared in all 19 matches the team contested. Corchia is also eligible to represent the country of his father's ancestors,Italy.[7] He hasdual citizenship with France and Italy and holds an Italian passport.
On 27 August 2009, Corchia was selected to theunder-21 squad, for the first time, for their upcoming2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches againstSlovenia on 4 September andUkraine on 8 September. Corchia made his debut in the Ukraine match starting in the right back position. France drew the match 1–1. Corchia appeared with the team in the next five matches before dropping out of the selection that was to play in two friendly matches againstArgentina in Buenos Aires on 20 and 24 May.
On 25 August 2016, Corchia was called up to thesenior squad for the first time for a friendly againstItaly and a2018 FIFA World Cup qualification againstBelarus.[22]
Corchia made his debut on 15 November againstIvory Coast, replacingDjibril Sidibé for the final 21 minutes of a 0–0 home draw.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Mans | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| Total | 80 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 87 | 4 | |||
| Sochaux | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Total | 98 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 5 | ||
| Lille | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Total | 102 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 127 | 7 | ||
| Sevilla | 2017–18 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Benfica (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Benfica B (loan) | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nantes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 374 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 444 | 16 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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