Méddy Lina (born 11 January 1986) is a Guadeloupean professional

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who plays as a defender for

Solidarité-Scolaire Solidarité Scolaire is a professional football club in Guadeloupe, based in the town of Baie-Mahault. They originally come from Pointe-à-Pitre. They play in Guadeloupe's first division, the Guadeloupe Division of Honour. Achievements * Guade ...

. He made four appearances for

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during the 2008–09 season.

Club career

Lina started playing football at the age of 5 at the Red Star Baie-Mahault club. At the age of 20, he joined Evolucas in the top level of Guadeloupe football. Whilst at the club he was selected by the Guadeloupe team, alongside pro players such as Aurélien Capoue and

Stéphane Auvray Stéphane Auvray (born 4 September 1981) is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He served as captain of the Guadeloupe team. Club career Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Auvray grew up in Saint Martin and m ...

. It was Auvray's move to

Vannes OC Vannes Olympique Club (; commonly referred to as simply Vannes) is a professional French football club based in Vannes. The club was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of ''Véloce vannetais'' founded in 1911 and ''FC Vannes'' known before ...

which opened up the opportunity for Lina to trial with the club after the

2008 Caribbean Cup The 2008 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 2008 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of ...

. In July 2009, he was offered an amateur contract with Vannes, to play in their reserve team, but a month later, on 26 August 2009, he made his first team debut in the

2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue The 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue was the 16th edition of France's league cup, organized by the LFP. The defending champions were Ligue 1 club Bordeaux who defeated second division club Vannes 4–0 in the 2009 final. The competition began on 2 ...

second round 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 ...

. He made his

debut four days later against

Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club () is a French professional association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The football club was founded in 1894 as a section of the sports club of the same name, founded in 1884. Le Havre plays in Ligue 1, the ...

. Injuries prevented him making appearances in the 2010–11 season, and he was released by Vannes in July 2011. In September 2011 he was part of the UNFP team of uncontracted players which faced

AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or by the abbreviation AJA, is a French professional association football, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club plays in L ...

. In February 2012, having not found a club, he was recruited by the manager of the Vannes reserve team. In August 2012 he signed a contract with

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, again with the reserve team, with the hope of gaining access to the first team. In January 2013, he was allowed to sign for

AS Cherbourg AS Cherbourg or the Association Sportive de Cherbourg Football is a French football team currently playing in Régional 3, the eighth tier of French football, after suffering expulsion from the national leagues in 2023. They are based in the city ...

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. At the end of the season, Cherbourg were relegated, and Lina was recruited by ES Uzès Pont du Gard, who had just been re-drafted to the division. Lina played three seasons for

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between 2014 and 2017, during which time he was made captain, before signing for

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne, USBCO or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and cur ...

in June 2017. On 1 February 2021, his contract with Boulogne was terminated by mutual agreement.

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* * 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Les Abymes Guadeloupean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Guadeloupe men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Vannes OC players AS Cherbourg Football players ES Uzès Pont du Gard players AS Béziers (2007) players US Boulogne players 21st-century French sportsmen {{Guadeloupe-footy-bio-stub