Laurent Courtois

Laurent Courtois

Personal information
Full name	Laurent Courtois
Date of birth	September 11, 1978 (1978-09-11)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas USA
Number	16
Youth career
1996–1998	Olympique Lyonnais
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Ajaccio	30	(5)
1999–2001	Toulouse	53	(4)
2001–2002	West Ham United	7	(0)
2003–2005	Istres	74	(9)
2005–2008	Levante	73	(4)
2008–2011	Grenoble	62	(5)
2011–	Chivas USA	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Laurent Courtois (born 11 September 1978) is a French professional footballer currently playing for Major League Soccer club Chivas USA.

Club career

Laurent Courtois played began his career in the youth ranks of top French club Olympique Lyon. In the 1998/1999 season he moved to AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2, where he gained his first experiences in professional football. After a fine season with Ajaccio he transferred to Toulouse, where he helped ther club gain promotion to Ligue 1. After a successful season in Ligue 1 with Toulouse he was tranferred to West Ham United in Englans. After 18 unsuccessful months with only seven Premiership appearances, Courtois left England and returned home.

He signed with FC Istres and restarted his career. In two years at the club he appeared in 74 league matches and scored 9 goals. In 2005 he joined Spanish La Liga side Levante. He remained at the club for three years. In 2008 he returned to France joining Grenoble. He helped the club gain promotion to Ligue 1 during the 2008–09 season.

During the second half of the 2011 Major League Soccer season Courtois signed with Chivas USA.

External links

• MLS player profile
• lequipe.fr Stats