Joris Jean-Claude Jacques Chotard (born 24 September 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as

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for club

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

Club career

Born in

Orange, Vaucluse Orange (; Provençal dialect, Provençal: ''Aurenja'' or ''Aurenjo'' ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is ...

, Chotard is a product of

's youth academy. He scored his first professional goal in a 2–1

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 ...

defeat to Clermont on 8 May 2022, a volley described as "extraordinary". On 29 June 2022, Chotard extended his contract with Montpellier.

Career statistics

Honours

France Olympic *

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silver medal:

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Orders *

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: 2024

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* 2001 births Living people People from Orange, Vaucluse Footballers from Vaucluse French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders US Le Pontet Grand Avignon 84 players Montpellier HSC players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Olympic silver medalists for France Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub