Yann Yves Laurent Bodiger (born 9 February 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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Club career

Bodiger is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut at 9 August 2014 against

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. On 14 May 2016, the last match day of the 2015–16 season, Bodiger scored his first goal for the club in the 80th minute against

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to win the match 3–2. His goal ensured that Toulouse remained in Ligue 1, finishing the season in 17th place with 40 points, just one point above the relegation zone. In January 2019, Bodiger was loaned to Córdoba CF from Toulouse. On 15 July, he signed with fellow

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side Cádiz CF on a two-year contract. On 1 February 2021, Bodiger terminated his contract with the ''Yellow Submarine'', and moved to second division side

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

just hours later. After the latter's

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, he agreed to a one-year deal with

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

. On 21 June 2022, after being an undisputed starter for Cartagena, Bodiger signed a two-year contract with

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, freshly relegated to the second level. He terminated his link with the club on 1 September 2023, and agreed to a three-year deal with

just hours later.

Career statistics

Honours

Granada *

: 2022–23

References

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* 1995 births Living people Footballers from Sète French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Toulouse FC players Córdoba CF players Cádiz CF players CD Castellón footballers FC Cartagena footballers Granada CF footballers CD Tenerife players Ligue 1 players La Liga players Segunda División players France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub