Alexandre Licata

Alexandre Licata
Personal information
Date of birth	2 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Grenoble, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Lille II
2004–2006	Louhans-Cuiseaux
2006–2009	Monaco
2007	→ Gueugnon (loan)
2007–2008	→ Bastia (loan)
2009–2012	Auxerre
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated October 17, 2024

Alexandre Licata (born 2 January 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Licata was born in Grenoble. He started his career at Lille OSC. Licata joined CS Louhans-Cuiseaux in 2004 when they were in the Championnat National, scoring 20 goals in his first two seasons. On 9 May 2009, the 25-year-old striker from AS Monaco signed a new four-year contract with AJ Auxerre, who offered him a much higher salary.

He was drafted in to help score goals, as fellow striker Daniel Niculae failed to score a single goal in the 2008–09 season. However, he has missed all of the season up until April 2010 because of a serious ankle injury. After never fully recover from the injury he decided to retire in 2012.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Ref.
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Ref.
Lille II	2003–04	CFA	25	4
Louhans-Cuiseaux	2004–05	CFA	18	10	^{[ citation needed ]}
	2005–06	National	20	10	^{[ citation needed ]}
	Total		38	20	–
Monaco	2005–06	Ligue 1	0	0	^[1]
	2006–07		0	0	^[1]
	2008–09		20	7	^[1]
	Total		20	7	–
Gueugnon (loan)	2006–07	Ligue 2	5	2	^{[ citation needed ]}
Bastia (loan)	2007–08	Ligue 2	26	4	^{[ citation needed ]}
Auxerre B	2009–10	CFA	6	1	^{[ citation needed ]}
	2010–11		0	0	^{[ citation needed ]}
	2011–12		0	0	^{[ citation needed ]}
	Total		6	1	–
Career total			120	38	–

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References

1 2 3 Alexandre Licata at L'Équipe Football (in French)

External links

Alexandre Licata – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

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[lequipe-1] 1 2 3 Alexandre Licata at L'Équipe Football (in French)

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-02) 2 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Grenoble, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Lille II	25	(4)
2004–2006	Louhans-Cuiseaux	38	(20)
2006–2009	Monaco	20	(7)
2007	→ Gueugnon (loan)	5	(2)
2007–2008	→ Bastia (loan)	26	(4)
2009–2012	Auxerre	0	(0)
Total		120	(38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals