Alexandre Coeff
.jpg) Coeff with Lens in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Serge Coeff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Brest, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Cavale Blanche Brest | ||
| 2003–2004 | Guilers | ||
| 2004–2006 | Brest | ||
| 2006–2008 | Plouzane Athletic | ||
| 2008–2011 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Lens II | 27 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Lens | 53 | (2) |
| 2013–2018 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Granada (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Mallorca (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | → Brest (loan) | 58 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Brest II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AEL | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 13 | (0) |
| 2019– | Auxerre | 87 | (3) |
| 2022 | Auxerre II | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2010 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | France U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022 | |||
Alexandre Serge Coeff (born 20 February 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for AJ Auxerre. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.
Club career
Youth career
Born in Brest, Coeff previously had stints with Plouzane Athletic, Stade Brestois 29, Guilers and Cavale Blanche Brest.
Lens
Coeff joined RC Lens' youth setup in 2008, aged 16. On 10 October 2008, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal with Lens.[2] A rupture of both the medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees delayed his professional career and, after successfully undergoing rehabilitation, he spent two years playing on the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football.[3][4]
On 29 May 2011, Coeff made his professional debut, appearing as a substitute in a 0–4 away defeat to AS Nancy.[5] After being sparingly used during the 2011–12 campaign, he appeared regularly in 2012–13, playing in 37 league matches and scoring once.
Udinese
On 13 July 2013, Coeff signed a five-year deal with Udinese Calcio.[6] A day later, he was loaned to Granada CF, in a season-long deal.[7]
Gazélec Ajaccio
On 4 August 2015, Coeff joined to Ligue 1 club Gazélec Ajaccio.[8]
Brest
In July 2016, Coeff returned to France, and signed a two-year loan contract with Ligue 2 side Brest.[9]
AEL
On 11 September 2018, Coeff moved to the Greek Superleague, joining AEL on a two-year deal.[10] On 3 November 2018, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score in a 1–1 away draw against Levadiakos.[11]
Gazélec Ajaccio
On 18 January 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Gazélec Ajaccio.[12]
International career
Coeff is a France youth international, having earned caps from the under-16 to the under-21 levels.
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 31 de marzo de 2014, en Granada" [Minutes of the Match held on 31 March 2014, in Granada] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Lens: Saw et Coeff passent pro" (in French). Sport365. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Le RC Lens veut prolonger Alexandre Coeff" (in French). Lensois. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Coeff: "J'avais les crocs"" (in French). Lensois. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Nancy v. Lens Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Coeff (Lens), 5 ans à l'Udinese" [Coeff (Lens), 5 years in Udinese] (in French). L'Équipe. 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Alexandre Coeff jugará cedido en el Granada" [Alexandre Coeff will play on loan to Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Alexandre Coeff (Udinese) to Gazélec Ajaccio". m.lequipe.fr. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Alexandre Coeff (Udinese) prêté 2 ans à Brest". lequipe.fr (in French). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Επίσημο: Παίκτης της ΑΕΛ ο Αλεξάντρ Κοέφ". www.sport24.gr. 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Λεβαδειακός - ΑΕΛ 1-1: Ισοπαλία που δεν άρεσε σε κανέναν". www.sport24.gr. 3 November 2018.
- ^ "MERCATO – ALEXANDRE COEFF DE RETOUR À LA MAISON !". gfca-foot.com. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
External links
- Alexandre Coeff – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Alexandre Coeff at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Alexandre Coeff at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Alexandre Coeff at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Alexandre Coeff at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brittany
- Sportspeople from Brest, France
- Bulgarian emigrants to France
- French people of Bulgarian descent
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- France youth international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- RC Lens players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- AJ Auxerre players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Granada CF footballers
- RCD Mallorca players
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium