Maxime Ras (born 14 July 1988) is a French

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who plays as a striker for Union Saint-Jean.

Career

Ras started his career 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 ...

and made his debut for the club in the 0–0

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draw with

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on 18 April 2008, coming on as an injury-time substitute for

Ronan Biger Ronan Biger (born 8 October 1985) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Échiré Saint Gelais As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poe ...

. Following Niort's relegation to the

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for the 2008–09 season, Ras made a further 13 league appearances, scoring his first goal for the team in the 2–4 defeat away at Arles-Avignon on 10 April 2009. In the summer of 2009, he left Niort to join

US Raon-l'Étape Union Sportive Raonnaise is a French association football team founded in 1921. They are based in Raon-l'Étape, Lorraine, France and play in the fifth-tier National 3. They play at the Stade Paul-Gasser Stade (), officially the Hanseatic C ...

. Ras spent two seasons with Raon-l'Étape, scoring 10 goals in 52 league matches for the club. He went on to join

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in the summer of 2011. Although he made 25 first-team appearances for Les Herbiers, he was released by the club at the end of the 2011–12 season. Ras stayed in

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for two seasons with

FC Villefranche Football Club Villefranche Beaujolais or simply Villefranche is a French association football club founded in 1927. They are based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône-Alpes and play at the Stade Armand Chouffet in town. The team played one seas ...

, one season with

AS Moulins Académie Sportive Moulins Football, commonly known as AS Moulins or simply Moulins, is a French football club based in Moulins. The club was founded in 1927 as Association Sportive Moulins Football 03 Auvergne, and was reborn under the current ...

, and one season with

FC Mulhouse Football Club de Mulhouse (; commonly referred to as FCM or simply Mulhouse) is a French association football club based in Mulhouse. The club was founded in 1893 and currently play in the Championnat National 3, the fifth level of French footb ...

before signing for

Rodez AF Rodez Aveyron Football (; commonly referred to as le Raf or simply Rodez) is a French association football club based in Rodez. The club was founded in 1929 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its ...

on 6 July 2016, where he helped the team win promotion to

scoring 10 goals in 29 games. He signed a contract with

US Créteil-Lusitanos Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos (commonly referred to as US Créteil, USC, or simply Créteil) is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat N ...

in June 2018.

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* 1988 births People from Chambray-lès-Tours Footballers from Indre-et-Loire Living people French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Chamois Niortais F.C. players US Raon-l'Étape players Les Herbiers VF players AS Moulins players FC Villefranche Beaujolais players FC Mulhouse players US Créteil-Lusitanos players SC Schiltigheim players FCSR Haguenau players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub