Roy Contout (born 11 February 1985) is a French Guianan

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Career

Contout began his career with

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and signed in the summer 2004 for

FC Metz Football Club de Metz () is a Football in France, French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the highest division in the French football league system, for the 2025–26 Ligue 1, ...

. After three years with Metz, Contout signed for

Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...

in summer 2007. On 16 July 2009

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signed the striker on a free transfer. During his time with Auxerre, he scored a memorable double at high-flying Lille in a 2–1 victory on 28 February 2010. He also played in the

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before leaving for

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...

on 13 July 2012 after Auxerre's relegation from

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. After 2 seasons in yellow, the next club for Contout was Mouscron-Péruwelz of

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, whom he joined on 1 September 2014 after being released following Sochaux's relegation to

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. Following his release from Mouscron in 2015, Contout joined Moroccan side

RS Berkane Renaissance Sportive de Berkane () commonly referred to as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Berkane, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football. Founded on 21 May 1938 a ...

on a free transfer.

International goals

:''Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first.''

Honors

French Guiana *

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bronze:

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* 1985 births Living people Footballers from Cayenne French people of French Guianan descent French Guianan men's footballers French men's footballers AS Beauvais Oise players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players FC Metz players Amiens SC players AJ Auxerre players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Men's association football forwards French Guiana men's international footballers 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Belgian Pro League players Royal Excel Mouscron players Botola players RS Berkane players 21st-century French sportsmen {{FrenchGuiana-footy-bio-stub