Matthieu Fontaine
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | La Bassée, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Lens | 0 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Reims | 70 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Rouen | 32 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 45 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Le Poiré-sur-Vie B | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Amiens | 26 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Amiens B | 20 | (1) |
2017–2020 | Red Star | 31 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:06, 21 July 2020 (UTC) |
Matthieu Fontaine (born 9 April 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender.
He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for Stade Reims.
Career
[edit]Fontaine came through the youth system at Lens, however he wasn't offered a professional contract by them.[1] In the summer of 2008 he signed a two-year deal with Reims.[2] He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club on 16 January 2009, against AC Ajaccio.[1][3] After relegation in 2009, he experience promotion twice with Reims, to Ligue 2 in 2010 and to Ligue 1 in 2012.[1]
In June 2012 Fontaine signed for Rouen in the Championnat National.[4] At the end of the 2012–13 Championnat National season, Rouen were declared bankrupt, and in August 2013 Fontaine joined Poiré-sur-Vie.[5][6] At the end of the 2014–15 Championnat National season, Poiré-sur-Vie forfeited their place in the division, and Fontaine left despite having a year left on his contract, signing for Amiens SC.[7][8]
In June 2017, after seeing back-to-back promotions at Amiens, Fontaine left to sign for Red Star where he was immediately given the captaincy.[1][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "National. Red Star : Matthieu Fontaine, le capitaine qui monte" (in French). L'Équipe. 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Makoun à Lyon, Perrin part" (in French). Eurosport. 16 June 2008.
- ^ "Ajaccio vs Reims 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Rouen : Un défenseur arrive de Reims" (in French). foot-national.com. 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Rouen : Le dépôt de bilan annoncé" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 July 2013.
- ^ "National. Matthieu Fontaine signe au Poiré-sur-Vie" (in French). ouest france. 26 August 2013.
- ^ "[Football] Matthieu Fontaine et la Filiere Remoise" (in French). gazettesports.fr. 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Le Poiré-sur-Vie quitte le Championnat de National" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Matthieu Fontaine quitte Amiens pour le Red Star" (in French). L'Équipe. 28 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Matthieu Fontaine – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Matthieu Fontaine at foot-national.com
- Matthieu Fontaine at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Stade de Reims players
- FC Rouen players
- Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players
- Amiens SC players
- Red Star FC players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football defender, 1980s birth stubs