Christophe Vincent (born 8 November 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

Career

Vincent played youth football for GFC Bastia Lucciana and

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, before signing for

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastia (, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a French professional association football, football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Football in France, ...

where he played for two seasons with the B team before graduating to the senior squad. He made his first team debut for the club on 3 October 2011, as a second half substitute in a 3–1

away win against

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne, USBCO or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and cur ...

. On 5 June 2012, it was announced Vincent had signed a three year professional contract with SC Bastia, following their promotion to

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. In summer 2013 he was loaned to Ligue 2 neighbours

CA Bastia Cercle Athlétique Bastiais or CA Bastia was a French football club from Bastia, Corsica. The team's highest point was playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football league system, in 2013–14. Their historic home stadium was the ...

for the season. On 18 June 2015,

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccien (), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or simply Ajaccio, is a French professional football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in the Ligue 2, the sec ...

announced the signing of Vincent from Corsican rivals SC Bastia. In January 2017, Vincent joined Belgian club

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...

on a year-and-a-half contract. In August 2018, at the end of the contract, he left the club, and in October of the same year re-signed for his first club SC Bastia.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, Christophe 1992 births Living people Footballers from Bastia French men's footballers Corsica men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Challenger Pro League players SC Bastia players CA Bastia players AC Ajaccio players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century French sportsmen