List of Chamois Niortais F.C. players
Chamois Niortais F.C. is a professional association football club based in Niort, France. Currently playing in Ligue 2, the second highest division of French football, the club was founded in 1925 and initially played in regional leagues around western France. It turned professional in 1985 when the team joined Division 2 and two seasons later, they were promoted to the top tier of French football for the first time in their history. Chamois Niortais lost its professional status in the summer of 2009 when the team was relegated from the Championnat National, but regained it three years later following promotion back to Ligue 2. The following list recognises all the players who have appeared at least 100 times in the league for Chamois Niortais since 1985.
The current record holder for the highest number of league appearances is midfielder Franck Azzopardi, who played 435 league games for the side between 1989 and 2005. Joël Bossis holds the record for most league goals, scoring a total of 51 during his six seasons with the club.
Key
- Players in bold font currently play for Chamois Niortais
Players
- As of 12 September 2015
Name | Nationality | Pos | Years | Appearances | Goals | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franck Azzopardi | France | MF | 1989–2005 | 435 | 25 | Assistant manager of Chamois Niortais | [1] |
Benoît Beaumet | France | DF | 1989–1999 | 293 | 11 | [2] | |
Karim Fradin | France | MF | 1990–1998 | 237 | 4 | First team coach at Chamois Niortais | [3] |
Joël Bossis | France | FW | 1996–2002 | 205 | 51 | All-time record goalscorer | [4] |
Quentin Bernard | France | DF | 2008–2015 | 200 | 3 | [5] | |
Cyrille Courtin | France | DF | 1989–1997 | 196 | 7 | [6] | |
Arnaud Gonzalez | France | FW | 2006–2013 | 194 | 41 | [7] | |
Bertrand Piton | France | DF | 1997–2004 | 193 | 3 | [8] | |
Christophe Marichez | France | GK | 2000–2005 | 186 | 0 | [9] | |
Olivier Brochard | France | DF | 1990–1997 | 185 | 1 | [10] | |
Mouhamadou Diaw | Senegal | MF | 2009–2015 | 182 | 22 | Senegal international | [11] |
Ousmane Bangoura | Guinea | MF | 1997–2004 | 181 | 20 | Guinea international | [12] |
Djibril Konaté | Mali | DF | 2005–2008 2009–2013 |
178 | 6 | [13] | |
Jean-Philippe Faure | France | MF | 1993–1998 | 176 | 9 | [14] | |
Armindo Ferreira | France | MF | 1991–1999 | 164 | 15 | [15] | |
Jimmy Roye | France | MF | 2011– | 163 | 30 | [16] | |
Simon Hébras | France | FW | 2007–2015 | 158 | 33 | [17] | |
Mickaël Lauret | France | DF | 1994–2006 | 158 | 0 | Youth team coach at Chamois Niortais | [18] |
Luigi Glombard | France | FW | 2008–2009 2010–2014 |
156 | 28 | [19] | |
Anthony Gauvin | France | DF | 1991–1997 | 156 | 3 | [20] | |
Vincent Durand | France | MF | 2004–2007 2009–2013 |
148 | 2 | [21] | |
Paul Delecroix | France | GK | 2011– | 146 | 0 | [22] | |
Malik Couturier | France | DF | 2002–2008 | 141 | 5 | [23] | |
Johan Gastien | France | MF | 2007–2013 | 140 | 14 | Son of Pascal Gastien | [24] |
Pascal Gastien | France | DF | 1982–1988 1989–1990 |
139 | 17 | Manager of Chamois Niortais, father of Johan Gastien | [25] |
Damian Facciuto | Argentina | MF | 2000–2005 | 136 | 10 | [26] | |
Johan Letzelter | France | DF | 2009–2014 | 136 | 1 | [27] | |
Franck Mérelle | France | GK | 1986–1990 | 135 | 0 | [28] | |
Grégory Malicki | France | GK | 1995–1999 | 134 | 0 | [29] | |
Damien Bridonneau | France | DF | 1993–2000 | 133 | 3 | [30] | |
Philippe Violeau | France | MF | 1987–1993 | 128 | 11 | [31] | |
Pascal Braud | France | DF | 1997–2001 | 126 | 6 | [32] | |
Jérôme Foulon | France | DF | 2001–2005 | 124 | 1 | [33] | |
Ludovic Mary | France | DF | 2000–2005 | 119 | 3 | [34] | |
Ronan Biger | France | MF | 2004–2009 | 117 | 4 | [35] | |
David Lollia | France | MF | 1990–1995 | 113 | 3 | [36] | |
Frédéric Bong | Cameroon | DF | 2011– | 112 | 2 | [37] | |
Jean-François Rivière | France | FW | 2004–2008 | 111 | 27 | [38] | |
Romain Ferrier | France | DF | 2005–2008 | 111 | 2 | [39] | |
Alberto Queiros | France | MF | 1997–2003 | 111 | 8 | [40] | |
Walquir Mota | Brazil | FW | 1995–1998 | 108 | 31 | [41] | |
Alain Bonnafous | France | DF | 1992–1995 | 108 | 0 | [42] | |
Fabien Safanjon | France | DF | 1999–2004 | 108 | 4 | [43] | |
Djiman Koukou | Benin | MF | 2013– | 103 | 3 | Benin international | [44] |
Thomas Debenest | France | GK | 1991–1997 | 102 | 0 | [45] |
References
- General
- Bilan Apparitions en Championnat 1985–2008 (Record Championship Appearances 1985–2008) ChamoisFC79.fr
- Specific
- ^ Franck Azzopardi career statistics
- ^ Benoit Beaumet career statistics
- ^ Karim Fradin career statistics
- ^ Joel Bossis career statistics
- ^ Quentin Bernard career statistics
- ^ Cyrille Courtin career statistics
- ^ Aranud Gonzalez career statistics
- ^ Bertrand Piton career statistics
- ^ Christophe Marichez career statistics
- ^ Olivier Brochard career statistics
- ^ Mouhamadou Diaw career statistics
- ^ Ousmane Bangoura career statistics
- ^ Djibril Konaté career statistics
- ^ Jean-Philippe Faure career statistics
- ^ Armindo Ferreira career statistics
- ^ Jimmy Roye career statistics
- ^ Simon Hébras career statistics
- ^ Mickael Lauret career statistics
- ^ Luigi Glombard career statistics
- ^ Anthony Gauvin career statistics
- ^ Vincent Durand career statistics
- ^ Paul Delecroix career statistics
- ^ Malik Couturier career statistics
- ^ Johan Gastien career statistics
- ^ Pascal Gastien career statistics
- ^ Damian Facciuto career statistics
- ^ Johan Letzelter career statistics
- ^ Franck Mérelle career statistics
- ^ Grégory Malicki career statistics
- ^ Damien Bridonneau career statistics
- ^ Philippe Violeau career statistics
- ^ Pascal Braud career statistics
- ^ Jerome Foulon career statistics
- ^ Ludovic Mary career statistics
- ^ Ronan Biger career statistics
- ^ David Lollia career statistics
- ^ Frédéric Bong career statistics
- ^ Jean-Francois Riviere career statistics
- ^ Romain Ferrier career statistics
- ^ Alberto Queiros career statistics
- ^ Walquir Mota career statistics
- ^ Alain Bonnafous career statistics
- ^ Fabien Safanjon career statistics
- ^ Djiman Koukou career statistics
- ^ Thomas Debenest career statistics