Valenciennes Football Club is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently built Stade du Hainaut located within the city.
Thomas Gaëtan Bong is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left back, most recently for Nottingham Forest. He has made 16 appearances for the Cameroon national team. He previously played at senior level for Metz, Tours, Valenciennes, Olympiacos, Wigan Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion and represented France at under-21 level, before switching to his Cameroon.
Foued Kadir is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championnat National club Martigues. Born in France, he is a former Algeria international.
Matthieu Cangni Dossevi is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in France, he represented the Togo national team.
Florian Marc Jozefzoon is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Bandırmaspor. Born in French Guiana, he represents the Suriname national team.
Florian Grégoire Claude Lejeune is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.
Kévin Malcuit is a French professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Ankaragücü. He predominantly plays as a full-back. He is also capable of playing in a number of different positions, including as a winger and as an attacker.
Florian Raspentino is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 2 club GOAL FC.
The 2012–13 Ligue 1 was the 75th season since its establishment. Montpellier were the defending champions. The league schedule was announced in April 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 30 May. The season began on 10 August and ended on 26 May 2013. A winter break was in effect from 24 December to 12 January 2013.
Théo Pellenard is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Auxerre.
Paul Charruau is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Amiens.
Florian Fabre is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tours FC.
Florian Kamberi is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Albania national team. Kamberi has previously played for Grasshopper, Karlsruher SC, Hibernian and Rangers. He represented Switzerland at the under-21 level, and has since been selected for the Albania squad.
Nuno Miguel da Costa Jóia, known as Nuno da Costa, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 side Auxerre.
Lebogang Mothiba is a South African professional Football player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the South Africa national team.
Adrian Grbić is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes on loan from Lorient, and the Austria national team.
Axel Mohamed Bakayoko is a French professional footballer who last played as a winger for Cheonan City FC.
Sikou Niakaté is a French-Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga on loan from EA Guingamp.
Cheick Aymar Timité is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Scotty Sadzoute is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for Nîmes, on loan from OH Leuven.
