Matthieu Sans (born 16 June 1988) is a French former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender. He is a currently a sports co-ordinator with

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1 ...

Career

Born in

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

, Sans began his career with

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

but did not make a first-team appearance for the club before leaving in 2008. He later had spells with

Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...

and Corsican side Bastia, where he was part of the team that won successive promotions in 2010–11 and 2011–12 to reach

Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...

. Sans spent the duration of the 2013–2014 season on loan at

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

club Gazélec Ajaccio. On 23 July 2020, Sans signed for

Annecy Annecy ( , ; frp, Èneci or ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed ...

after his release from

. On 21 October 2022, he retired from professional football to start working as a sport co-ordinator with his former club

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sans, Matthieu 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Toulon French footballers Association football defenders AS Monaco FC players AC Arlésien players SC Bastia players Gazélec Ajaccio players Chamois Niortais F.C. players FC Annecy players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur