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Zacharie Boucher
Zacharie Boucher (born 7 March 1992) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for club ES Troyes AC, Troyes. He was a France national youth football team, French youth international and has served as the number one goalkeeper at France national under-16 football team, under-16, France national under-17 football team, under-17, and France national under-18 football team, under-18 level. Club career Le Havre Born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion, Boucher began his professional career at Le Havre AC, Le Havre. For the 2010–11 Ligue 2, 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's third goalkeeper behind starter Mike Van Hamel and backup Johny Placide. He made his professional debut on 29 July 2011 in a 2–1 win over FC Istres, Istres appearing as a substitute for starting goalkeeper Placide in the first half. Toulouse After being voted the Best Goalkeeper in Ligue 2 for 2013, Boucher signed with Ligue 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Saint-Pierre (; ) is the third-largest communes of France, commune in the France, French Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the headquarters of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. History It developed from a port built from 1854 to 1882, which was used for the trade between Asia and Europe. Today, it features 400 sites for fishing and pleasure boats, while most of the commercial traffic moved north to ''Le Port, Réunion, Le Port''. The Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Pierre, Réunion, Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1773. Geography The town of Saint-Pierre is at the beginning of the only major road N3 across the island. From here, the road leads to Le Tampon, La Plaine des Cafres and Bourg Murat. From that area, there is a relatively easy access to the Piton de la Fournaise and a starting point of many excursions. Climate Saint-Pierre has a hot semi-arid climate (Kö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coupe De La Ligue
The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France, was only open to professional clubs in France which play in country's top three football divisions, though the third is not fully professional. The most successful team in the competition was Paris Saint-Germain with nine wins, including the last edition in 2019–20. The LFP voted to suspend the competition indefinitely to "reduce the season schedule". Precursors Another competition named Coupe de la Ligue existed from 1963 to 1965. In 1982, a Coupe d'Eté (Summer cup) was held before the start of the French league season; the cup was won by Laval. This tournament continued under the name of Coupe de la Ligue, until 1994, before the beginning of the French season. (The 1991 edition was open only for Division 2 Teams). History T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Laiton
Sonny Patrick Arotiana Laiton (born 28 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for FC Avenir Beggen a club in the Luxembourg Division of Honour the second division in Luxembourg as a goalkeeper. Born in France, Laiton plays for the Madagascar national team. Club career On 3 November 2017, Laiton signed his first professional contract with AJ Auxerre. He made his professional debut with AJ Auxerre in a 3–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Gazélec Ajaccio on 14 August 2018. In January 2024, Laiton joined FC Avenir Beggen on a free after not playing football for half a season. International career In early March 2024, Laiton was called up by the Madagascar national team. Honours Auxerre *Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...: 2023–24 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentin Westberg
Quentin Oyamo Westberg (born April 25, 1986) is a former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Born in France, Westberg opted to represent the United States on the international level and is a former youth international having represented the team at under-17 and under-20 level, whom he played with at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He is a graduate of the Clairefontaine academy and previously served as the number one goalkeeper for Troyes. Club career Early career Westberg was born in Suresnes, a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, to an American father and a French mother. Westberg initially started his football career with FC Saint-Cloud located not far from his hometown. He later had a stint at first division club Paris Saint-Germain training at the Camp des Loges before moving on to FC Issy-les-Moulineaux in southwest Paris. After a year at the club, Westberg was selected to attend the prestigious Clairefontaine academy after successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Ahamada
Ali Ahamada (born 19 August 1991) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Tanzanian Premier League club Azam F.C., Azam. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national football team, Comoros national team. Club career Toulouse Born in Martigues, France, Ahamada began his football career at FC Martigues, Martigues and stayed there for nine years before joining Toulouse FC, Toulouse in 2009. Months after joining the club, he was called up to the first team following the injury of Olivier Blondel and appeared as an unused substitute against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Sochaux on 10 December 2009. Ahamada was involved in the club's first team throughout the pre–season friendlies prior to the 2010–11 season. However, he did not feature in Toulouse's first team squad until November and appeared in the substitute bench for the next two months. Ahamada made his professional debut on 20 February 2011 appearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Ligue 1 is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation from and to Ligue 2. Seasons run from August to May. Clubs play two matches against each of the other teams in the league – one home and one away – totalling to 34 matches over the course of the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January. Ligue 1 was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name ''National'' before switching to ''Division 1'' after a year of existence. It continued to operate under that name until 2002, when it adopted its cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 34 games each, totalling 306 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January. Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name ''Division 2'' and has served as the second division of French football ever since. The name lasted until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligue De Football Professionnel
The (, ''Professional Football League''), commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France and Monaco. It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation. The current president of the league is Vincent Labrune. It is headquartered in Paris. The league is responsible for overseeing, organizing, and managing the top two leagues in France, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 and is also responsible for the 36 professional football clubs that contest football in France (both 18 in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2). Foundation The history of the Ligue de Football Professionnel dates back before World War II when the committee's primary motive was to ensure clubs in France pay players their wages. The chairman of the early predecessor of the league was Emmanuel Gambardella. Another committee, which monitored professional clubs and the status of professional players also existed during this time and was headed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Istres
Istres Football Club (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a commune in the Arrondissement of Istres. History FC Istres was founded in 1920 by Édouard Guizonnier as SS Istréenne. In 1969, SS Istréenne was merged into the more general sports club Istres Sports, who chose to keep Istréenne's distinctive purple and black colours. In 1977 the club made young entrepreneur Michel Aviet the club's president and ex-Yugoslav goalkeeper Georges Korac the club's manager. During the Aviet-Korac years, the club advanced from France's lower amateur regional divisions all the way up to Ligue 2. In the 2004–05 season, the club reached Ligue 1 for the first time in its history but finished last and was relegated to Ligue 2. Istres returned to Ligue 2 in the 2009–10 season after winning the Championnat National 2008– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johny Placide
Johny Placide (born 29 January 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in France, he plays for and captains the Haiti national team since 2011. Club career Placide began his career on youth side with Le Havre and was promoted to the first team in July 2008 and played four games in his first season. He played in his debut match on 26 April 2009 against Grenoble. Placide joined Reims in January 2013. He made his league debut for the club on 19 January 2013 in a 1–0 away defeat to Sochaux. In July 2016, Placide was released from the club. He went on to play one season for Guingamp. On 31 August 2017, Placide signed a two-year contract with League One side Oldham Athletic. On 26 September 2017, he made his debut for Oldham Athletic in a 3–2 victory over Peterborough United. He made several important saves and was awarded the man of the match award for his performance. On 3 October 2017, Placide earned his first clean sheet fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Van Hamel
Mike Vanhamel (born 16 November 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Tienen in the Belgian First National Division. Career Vanhamel began his career at R.S.C. Anderlecht before joining to R. Charleroi S.C. in 2005,http://www.rsca.be/article.php?language=nl&aid=12901 where he stayed for one season before moving to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, playing in the EXQI-League. At OH Leuven he played his first official game fon 17 September 2006 against Hamme. In 2007, he left Leuven after two seasons, moving to Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC. There played his first game on 16 May 2008 against Bastia and played his first game in Ligue 1 against Nice. In August 2011 he returned to Belgium, signing a contract for three years with K.V.C. Westerlo playing in the Jupiler League. On 25 July 2012, he signed a one-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Laval, with an option for another one. After his contract had expired mid 2014, Vanhamel signed a one-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
