Matthieu Fontaine (born 9 April 1987) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender. He played on the professional level in

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for

Stade Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1931 and plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of football in France. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Reims is one of the mos ...

Career

Fontaine came through the youth system at

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, however he wasn't offered a professional contract by them. In the summer of 2008 he signed a two-year deal with

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

. He made his

debut for the club on 16 January 2009, against

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccien (), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or simply Ajaccio, is a French professional football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in the Ligue 2, the sec ...

. After relegation in 2009, he experience promotion twice with Reims, to Ligue 2 in 2010 and to

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in 2012. In June 2012 Fontaine signed for

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

in the

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 ...

. At the end of the

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season, Rouen were declared bankrupt, and in August 2013 Fontaine joined Poiré-sur-Vie. At the end of the

2014–15 Championnat National The 2014–15 Championnat National season was the 17th season since its establishment. The previous season's champions were Orléans Orléans (,

season, Poiré-sur-Vie forfeited their place in the division, and Fontaine left despite having a year left on his contract, signing for

Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...

. In June 2017, after seeing back-to-back promotions at Amiens, Fontaine left to sign for

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where he was immediately given the captaincy.

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Matthieu Fontaine
at foot-national.com * 1987 births Living people Men's association football defenders French men's footballers Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Stade de Reims players FC Rouen players Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players Amiens SC players Red Star FC players 21st-century French sportsmen {{france-footy-defender-1980s-stub