Francis Coquelin

Infobox Football biography
playername = Francis Coquelin


fullname = Francis Coquelin
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1991|05|13
cityofbirth = Laval
countryofbirth = France
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position = Defensive Midfielder
currentclub = Arsenal
clubnumber = 35
youthyears =
youthclubs = Laval
years = 2008-
clubs = Arsenal
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
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Francis Coquelin (born May 13 1991) is a French association football player who currently plays for Arsenal. He wears the squad number 35. Described as a tenacious tackler, Coquelin is often compared to Claude Makelele and Lassana Diarra for being small yet very rugged in the tackle.Fact|date=October 2008

A midfielder, Coquelin joined Arsenal from Laval in the summer of 2008 and played for the first team in Arsenal's pre-season matches against Barnet and Szombathelyi Haladás. [cite web | url=http://www.arsenal.com/reserves-youth/players/francis-coquelin | title= Francis Coquelin | work=Arsenal.com ] He made his competitive first-team debut for Arsenal in a 6-0 win over Sheffield United on September 23, 2008, coming on as a substitute for Fran Merida [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626710.stm | title=Arsenal 6-0 Sheff Utd | work=BBC Sport] and scored his first goal in an Arsenal shirt in a reserve match against Stoke City on October 6, 2008. [http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3020278/reserves/arsenal-res-v-stoke-city?tab=report]

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