Jean-Félix Dorothée (born 2 October 1981) is a French

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. Currently, he plays in the

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for UJA Alfortville.

Club career

He joined

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in January 2005 on free transfer, having signed a 3.5-year contract.

International career

France youth

He was in the French squad of

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Guadeloupe

In early 2008, he was asked to represent

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, as he is part Guadeloupean. He agreed to play for his adopted nation, but never made his debut as he missed his chance through injury. He was promised a place in Guadeloupe's squad to face numerous other countries. Dorothée gave a press conference saying that he believed that Guadeloupe had what it took to qualify for the

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* 1981 births Living people Footballers from Le Blanc-Mesnil French people of Guadeloupean descent French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Men's association football fullbacks Stade Rennais FC players La Liga players Valencia CF players Royal Excel Mouscron players INF Clairefontaine players UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1980s-stub