Steven Thicot (born 14 February 1987) is a French

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who plays as a

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or as a

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for

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side

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. Besides France, he has played in Scotland, Romania, Spain, Greece, Malaysia, the United States, and Lithuania.

Club career

Born in

Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Montreuil (), sometimes unofficially referred to as Montreuil-sous-Bois (), is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris in Seine-Saint-Denis. With a population o ...

, Thicot was trained at the Clairefontaine academy and was part of the

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that won the

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. He signed for

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in 2003, but he did not play for their first team. He was loaned to Sedan for the 2006–07 season, for whom he appeared three times in

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, but he was eventually released by Nantes in June 2008.

Hibernian

Thicot went on trial with

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club Hibernian, for whom he appeared as a substitute in a pre-season friendly against

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. He signed for Hibernian on 29 July 2008, and made his

debut in the 1–0 defeat at

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in early August. Thicot had to be substituted after just 33 minutes due to a

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injury that kept him out of action for "weeks". He returned to the team in a 2–1 win at

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, but was again substituted. Thicot became a regular under

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, but the Finnish

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left Hibs at the end of the 2008–09 season. John Hughes, who was appointed to replace Paatelainen, initially gave Thicot fewer opportunities in the team; Thicot made his first appearance of the 2009–10 season in January. Thicot continued to feature in the team infrequently under

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, and was advised in April 2011 that his contract would not be renewed. Thicot then signed for Portuguese club

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Dinamo București

In August 2013, Thicot signed a contract for three years with Romanian club

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. He scored his first goal for Dinamo on 6 October, in a match against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.

Back in Portugal: Belenenses and Tondela

In the 2014–15 season Thicot played for Belenenses Lisabon and helped them to finish 7th in Portugal

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. In the first half of the 2015–16 season Thicot was without club, eventually he signed for Tondela in January 2016, in that time last placed club in Portugal League, but they succeed to stay in league with series of good results in second half of season and finally won in last round and secure their place in top league.

Charlotte

In March 2019, he moved to

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Lithuania: FK Kauno Žalgiris

On 3 March 2020 m. in their official website

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announced the signing the French player. The club finished 4th last season in the domestic league, and it is promising an opportunity to play in

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. After season of 2021 he left FK Kauno Žalgiris.

Clyde

On 12 May 2022, Thicot made his return to Scotland and penned a one-year deal with

side

References

External links

L'Equipe profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thicot, Steven 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis French footballers French expatriate footballers Association football utility players France youth international footballers Association football central defenders Association football midfielders INF Clairefontaine players FC Nantes players CS Sedan Ardennes players Hibernian F.C. players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players FC Dinamo București players C.F. Os Belenenses players C.D. Tondela players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Melaka United F.C. players FK Kauno Žalgiris players Charlotte Independence players Ligue 1 players Scottish Premier League players Liga I players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players Malaysia Super League players USL Championship players A Lyga players French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia French expatriate sportspeople in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Clyde F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis