Garry Franchi (born December 3, 1983) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays in the

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for

FC Chartres Football Club de Chartres was a French association football club, based in Chartres. History The club was founded in 1989 as the result of a merger between ''Vélo Sport Chartrain'' and ''Sporting Club de Chartres''. They are based in the town of ...

. His father is from

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and his mother from

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

. He played professionally in

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for

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (;), commonly referred to as FC Lorient (), is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 2, having been relegated f ...

Career

Franchi came through the junior systems of AS Arnouville and FC Saint-Leu, joining the National Technical Centre at Clairefontaine aged 12. After three years he had offers to join four club academies, and chose

. He made his

debut for Lorient on 18 October 2003, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to

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. At the end of the season he signed a two-year professional contract with the club. After leaving Lorient, Franchi joined

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

side

L'Entente SSG The Entente Sannois Saint-Gratien is a French association football team based in the suburb of Saint-Gratien, Val-d'Oise, Saint-Gratien in Paris. The team was founded in 1989 and play in the Championnat National 3, the country's fifth tier of com ...

. In July 2007 he joined

US Orléans Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being releg ...

, where he stayed for four seasons, three in

Championnat de France Amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2 ...

and the last in Championnat National. He moved on to

AS Beauvais Oise Association Sportive Beauvais Oise (; commonly referred to as AS Beauvais, ASBO, or simply Beauvais) is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championnat ...

in the summer of 2011. In the summer of 2013, at the end of his contract, having featured in most league games for two seasons and despite a proposal from the club to extend his stay, Franchi elected to leave the club and join Trélissac. One season later he again moved to

Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Franchi, Garry 1983 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian men's footballers French men's footballers Ligue 2 players FC Lorient players Entente SSG players US Orléans players AS Beauvais Oise players Men's association football midfielders Ivorian people of French descent Ivorian people of Moroccan descent French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Ivorian emigrants to France 21st-century French sportsmen