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Why is Aymeric Laporte playing for Spain in the World Cup 2022 and did he play for France?

Published on November 26, 2022 at 06:21 PM

SPAIN will be looking to return to the pinnacle of football with a World Cup win in Qatar.

And La Furia Roja will have the chance to do it with French born Aymeric Laporte in their ranks.

Aymeric Laporte has been selected to play for Spain at the EurosThe 28-year-old will be taking part in his first ever major international tournament, thanks to his inclusion.

Why is Aymeric Laporte playing for Spain at World Cup 2022?

Laporte was born in the French Basque Country so is French by nationality.

Because of his Basque links, Laporte played his youth career and the first part of his professional career with Spanish club Athletic Bilbao.

Laporte, however, played 51 times for France’s youth sides, from Under-17s all the way up to the Under-21s, who he captained.

He then earned a big-money £57m move to Manchester City, where he’s gone on to become one of the Premier League’s best defenders.

Laporte was actually called up to the France squad in September 2019, however he got damaged his knee ligaments before he could play.

The Times reports that boss Didier Deschamps promised a return to the French squad as soon as he was fit but the call never came, a decision which ultimately set in motion Laporte’s switch to Spain.

France have the likes of Lucas Hernandez, Clement Lenglet, Raphael Varane, Prensel Kimpembe and Kurt Zouma in the central defensive roles.

Laporte then officially changed his international allegiance to Spain, who granted him a Spanish passport last month.

A Spanish FA statement readh: “The player Aymeric Laporte is eligible to play for the representative teams of the RFEF – Spanish Football Association with immediate effect.”;

Aymeric Laporte won the Premier League with City last monthPlayers are allowed to switch allegiances, so long as they haven’t played over three times for their country before the age of 21.

Spain manager Luis Enrique then selected Laporte in his Euro 2020 squad on May 21, electing to leave out Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos.

And now, the Manchester City defender is representing Spain at the World Cup in Qatar.

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