Gilles Cioni (born 14 June 1984) is a French professional
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
er who played as a
defender. He spent almost his entire career with hometown 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 ...
which he also
captained. At international level, he represented the
Corsica national team.
Career
In September 2017, Cioni agreed a contract extension with hometown club
SC Bastia which had played in
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 ...
in the 2016–17 season but dropped to the fifth-tier
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 ...
after filing bankruptcy.
Cioni announced his retirement from playing in June 2021.
Career statistics
Honours
Bastia
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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 ...
:
2010–11
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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 ...
:
2011–12
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Bastia
French men's footballers
Corsica men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
SC Bastia players
Paris FC players
21st-century French sportsmen
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