William Rémy (born 4 April 1991) is a French professional footballer. He plays as a

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for Belgian club

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and is a former French youth international, having starred for the under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams.

Club career

Born in Courbevoie, Rémy joined Pas-de-Calais-based club

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in 2004. He made his professional football debut on 13 October 2008 in a Ligue 2 match against

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Gui ...

coming on as a substitute playing 8 minutes. Rémy also appeared in his club's upset loss to Championnat de France amateur 2 side and lesser rivals Arras Football in the

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coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute and playing the entire extra time session before watching his club bow out 4–2 on penalties. In August 2011 Rémy had a trial at Newcastle United along with Darnel Situ. Both Remy and Situ scored in their debut for the reserves in a 5–0 victory over Gateshead. After four years with Lens, Rémy moved to the Ligue 2 side

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; literally "Dijon Football Gold Coast"), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in ...

on a three-year contract. In January 2018, he joined Polish club Legia Warsaw from

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current ...

on a -year deal. On 18 December 2020, his contract with Legia was terminated. On 25 December 2021, Rémy agreed to join

in Belgium.

International career

Rémy was a France youth international. He was a part of the France U-17 squad that finished runners-up at the

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. In a group stage match against

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, he scored on a volley off a corner kick.but de william remy contre l'espagne
/ref> The goal gave France a 3–2 lead, though Spain would later score and the match would end in a draw.

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21 *

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: 2017–18

References

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LFP Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Remy, William Living people 1991 births People from Courbevoie Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Association football central defenders French footballers France youth international footballers ESA Linas-Montlhéry players RC Lens players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Dijon FCO players Montpellier HSC players Legia Warsaw players R.E. Virton players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Ekstraklasa players Belgian First Division B players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland French expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium