Guillaume Lino Restes (born 11 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Toulouse.[2]

Club career

Toulouse

Born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne,[3] Restes joined the Toulouse academy as a six years old,[4] from the club of the Montaudran suburb.[5]

Restes signed his first professional contract with the club on the summer 2021.[4][5][6] His promising performances with the youth team and the National 3 reserve of Toulouse at a young age soon earned him comparisons to former Toulouse player Alban Lafont.[7]

During the 2023 pre-season, despite the arrival of LaLiga2 champion Álex Domínguez and the initial announcement of Coupe de France winner Kjetil Haug as the number 1 goalkeeper,[8] Restes established himself as a potential starter for his club after the departure of Maxime Dupé, playing the entirety of the last summer friendly, a 2–1 home win against Mourinho's AS Roma.[4][9]

Restes made his professional debut for Toulouse on the 13 August 2023, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 away Ligue 1 win to Nantes,[10] the young goalkeeper earning praises for his decisive performance.[11][12][13]

International career

Restes is a youth international for France, having played with the under-17 and under-18 teams.[4]

Having a mother of Ivorian descent, Restes is also potentially eligible for the Ivory Coast national team.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toulouse II 2021–22 Championnat National 3 4 0 4 0
2022–23 Championnat National 3 12 0 12 0
Total 16 0 16 0
Toulouse 2023–24 Ligue 1 34 0 0 0 8[a] 0 1[b] 0 43 0
Career total 50 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 59 0
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

France Olympic

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ^ a b c "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. ^ Guillaume Restes at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Guillaume Restes". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Balidas, Julien (8 August 2023). "Ligue 1 : à Toulouse, l'ascension express du jeune gardien Guillaume Restes". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "TFC : un gardien de 16 ans passe professionnel". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale: Tolosa, primo contratto da professionista per Guillaume Restes". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Scouting : "Il ne connait pas le stress"... Guillaume Restes, gardien prometteur du TFC", RMC Sport [fr] (in French), RMC, 9 February 2022, retrieved 14 August 2023
  8. ^ "Mercato TFC : "On part sur Kjetil Haug en numéro 1 !" Toulouse va-t-il recruter un gardien après le départ de Maxime Dupé ?". La Dépêche (in French). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ Faugère, Théo (6 August 2023). "Dossier. Reprise de la Ligue 1 : Guillaume Restes, intro réussie pour sa première titularisation au Stadium face à l'AS Roma". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ Tabet, Jennifer (13 August 2023). "Nantes 1-2 Toulouse, Ligue 1 Uber Eats : résumé du match (13/08/2023)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ Sionis, Hugues (13 August 2023). "Les tops-flops de Nantes-Toulouse : Restes réussit son baptême". L'Équipe (in French). Nantes. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ Brun, David (13 August 2023). "FC Nantes - TFC : Carles Martinez Novell juge la première de Guillaume Restes dans les cages". MadeinFoot.com (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ^ AFP (13 August 2023). "Ligue 1 : "Un match incroyable par son dénouement et son scénario", sourit Martinez Novell après la victoire de Toulouse à Nantes". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  14. ^ Séverin, Sanh (11 August 2023). "Yahia Fofana, futur gardien numéro 1 de la Côte d'Ivoire". Teledakar (in French). Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  15. ^ Guillaume Restes at Soccerway
  16. ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  17. ^ "IFFHS MEN'S YOUTH (U20) WORLD TEAM 2024". 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ "IFFHS MEN'S YOUTH (U20) CONTINENTAL TEAMS 2024 - UEFA". IFFHS. 1 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 23 September 2024 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2024 (227). 24 September 2024. PRER2420330D. Retrieved 17 March 2025.


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