Virgile Piechocki (born 12 January 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Colmar Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...

Career

Piechocki was a full-time student who played amateur football, before he was scouted by

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

in 2015. Piechocki made his professional debut for Stade de Reims in a Ligue 2 3–0 win over

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (; often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) are a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest ...

on 28 April 2017. Piechocki was part of the Reims squad that won the

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and promotion to the

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for the 2018–19 season. In May 2021, he signed with

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in the

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Personal life

Piechocki holds both French and Portuguese nationalities.

Honours

Reims *

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: 2017–18

References

External links

Stade de Reims Profile
* 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Pontarlier Footballers from Doubs Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers French people of Polish descent Portuguese men's footballers French sportspeople of Portuguese descent Stade de Reims players Gazélec Ajaccio players Vannes OC players US Avranches players Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne players SR Colmar players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese people of Polish descent CA Pontarlier players {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub