Maxime Partouche (born 5 June 1990) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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and

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for

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club

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Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Partouche began his career with his local club Vélizy Football in

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. In July 2002, he moved to

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. After spending six years in the club's

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, he was promoted to the senior squad in March 2008, and made his debut on the 18th of that month in a

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match against

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. His performance against Bastia earned him regular appearances on PSG's bench for

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matches, though he regularly played for PSG's CFA team during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. He finally made his

debut on 7 February 2009 in a 4–1 victory over

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, coming on as a late-match substitute. On 18 February 2009, Partouche made his European debut in a match against

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in the

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of the

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. He came on as a substitute in the 71st minute as PSG were victorious 2–0 thanks to two late goals from

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Panionios

On 15 September 2010, Partouche signed a three-year deal with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'' ...

, but returned to France after just a one-year spell. He never played in any league match for the Greek club.

Créteil

In June 2011, Partouche joined

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side

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. He scored a total of 3 league goals in 32 appearances in one season at the club, but left after the expiration of his one-year contract.

Real Salt Lake Reserves

In July 2012, Partouche completed a trial with

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side

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. He eventually played in an

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match for Real Salt Lake Reserves against Colorado Rapids Reserves on 5 August.

Versailles

Partouche joined

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in October 2012 after training with the team for over a month. There, he reunited with his former PSG youth coach Franck Bentolila.

Jura Sud

In January 2014, Partouche signed for Jura Sud. He would stay at the club two seasons, making 65 league appearances and scoring 9 goals in that time.

Boulogne-Billancourt

Partouche signed for

in June 2016.

International career

Partouche is a France youth international, having played at U16, U17, and U18 level. He participated in the

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with the under-19 team. He played in all four of the squad's matches, including the semi-final, where they suffered elimination, losing 3–1 in

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Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

runner-up: 2007–08

References

External links

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Maxime Partouche
at L'Équipe (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Partouche, Maxime 1990 births Living people Footballers from Yvelines French footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Panionios F.C. players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Real Salt Lake players FC Versailles 78 players Jura Sud Foot players AC Boulogne-Billancourt players Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Régional 1 players France youth international footballers French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Greece