Mike Bettinger (born 28 January 2004) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for Fratria and represents the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

on international level.

Career

Bettinger began his youth career at

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, before moving to Belgium and joining

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...

. In 2022, he returned to France and joined

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. In January 2025, after a trial, he joined

Bulgarian Second League The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League (), also known as Second League () or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First League and above the Third League. Twenty teams take part in the league ...

team Fratria. He scored his first league goal for the club on 12 May 2025 in a match against CSKA 1948 II.

International career

Born in France, Bettinger holds both French and Central African Republic citizenship, due to his CAR roots. In May 2025, he received his first call-up for the

for the friendly matches against

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

and

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

on 6 and 9 June. He made his international debut for the team in the match against Mauritania, coming as a substitute in the 74th minute.AFR : La Centrafrique dispose de la Mauritanie
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bettinger, Mike 2004 births Living people Men's association football defenders Central African Republic men's footballers Central African Republic men's international footballers French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent FC Fratria players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players