Clément Couturier (born 13 September 1993) is a footballer who plays for club Villefranche. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.

Club career

Couturier was a youth player at

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before moving to Montceau and

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. He also played for

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and Chambly.

Belfort

On 29 May 2015,

announced the signing of Couturier.

Chambly

On 16 June 2016, Couturier joined French club Chambly.

Les Herbiers

Couturier played for

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as they reached the final of the 2018

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, facing his former teammates from Chambly in the semi-final. On 8 May 2018 he played as PSG won 2-0 to clinch the 2017-18 Coupe de France with goals from

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and

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Dudelange

Couturier joined

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in the summer of 2018 signing a two-year contract with the option of a third year. He played in the 2018

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qualifiers against MOL Vidi FC scoring a goal and he played in the Luxembourgers successful run to the

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group stages as they beat

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and

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Argeș Pitești

On 2 December 2020, Romanian club

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announced that Couturier had signed for them for the rest of the

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. However, the announcement was made prematurely, before the signing of any contract. When he arrived at the club, the contract offer was not the same, so he did not sign and returned to France.

Bastia-Borgo

On 21 January 2021, Couturier signed for

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side

FC Bastia-Borgo Football Club Borgo is a French football club based in Borgo, Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in July 2017 by the merger of CA Bastia and Borgo FC. As of the 2024–25 season, Borgo competes in the Championnat Nati ...

Swift Hesperange

On 19 July 2021, he returned to Luxembourg and signed with

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Villefranche

On 19 July 2024, Couturier joined

club Villefranche.

International career

Born in France, Couturier is of Malagasy descent through a grandfather. He was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of friendlies in October 2023.

Personal life

In 2018, his then girlfriend was a midwifery student in Nancy. His current wife is of DR Congolese and Malagasy descent.

Honours

Les Herbiers *

runner-up: 2017–18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Couturier, Clément 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Chaumont, Haute-Marne Footballers from Haute-Marne Malagasy men's footballers Madagascar men's international footballers French men's footballers Malagasy people of French descent French sportspeople of Malagasy descent Men's association football midfielders Championnat National 2 players Championnat National players Luxembourg National Division players Challenger Pro League players Liga I players Dijon FCO players FC Montceau Bourgogne players ASM Belfort players FC Chambly Oise players Les Herbiers VF players F91 Dudelange players R.E. Virton players FC Borgo players FC Swift Hesperange players FC Villefranche Beaujolais players Malagasy expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century French sportsmen