He will play the final against Argentina alongside Spain and yet… Aymeric Laporte is French! What do we know about the private life of the “Frenchie” de la Roja?
Aymeric Laporte won the World Cup semi-final against France with Spain on July 14, and yet he was born in Agen, grew up in France, and even wore the blue jersey for a long time among young people! Installed on the other side of the Pyrenees as a teenager, the central defender who joined Athletic Bilbao finally obtained Spanish nationality in 2021.
He now wears the colors of Spain, with whom he will play the final against Argentina on July 19. But what do we know about the private life of the footballer, who is discreet off the field?
Aymeric Laporte: is the French footballer from Spain in a relationship?
On the heart side, the 32-year-old footballerwho has Basque roots on his great-grandfather’s side, is married to Sara Botelloa dancer from Bilbao. Their story dates back to the early 2010s, when the young player had just moved to the Spanish Basque Country. According to several media outlets, the couple got engaged in 2022 before marrying the following year in a ceremony that took place near Barcelona.
Aymeric Laporte rarely talks about his private life, but we know that the defender and his wife are parents of several children including a boy, Lucay, born in 2022. The footballer himself announced the birth of his son on social networks.
Fatherhood seems to have profoundly changed the player, who had described to the Spanish daily A.S.her “perfect day” : “Being with my children playing in the park, going to lunch with family and friends, and in the afternoon playing golf then having dinner“. A man, certainly passionate about football, but above all “attached to the family, quiet and homebody” according to the media.
Where does Aymeric Laporte live? “The family aspect is important to me”
Aymeric Laporte lived in Bilbao for a long time, then in Manchester during his time at Manchester City. In 2023, he joined Saudi club Al-Nassr and moved to Riyadh with his family. However, the experience was not as idyllic as he had hoped. “From the first year in Saudi Arabia, I realized that it wasn’t really what I was looking for (…) I had some problems there. Nothing serious, we couldn’t manage (…) There was also the family aspect which was important to me“, he explained at the microphone of RMC.
He wanted to “closer to home, to his father, to his family“, who resides between France and Spain, and wanted “return to the sources“. The footballer therefore returned to the Athletic Bilbao club. And even if he considers Spain his adopted country, the athlete does not forget his native southwest… and, as he told the media El Desmarquedoes not rule out one day returning to Bordeaux and playing for the Girondins club before his retirement.
