Matthieu Saunier

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Matthieu Saunier
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Personal information
Full name Matthieu Serge Fernand Saunier [1]
Date of birth (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Hyères, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Centre back
Youth career
Carqueiranne-la Crau
2003–2009 Bordeaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Bordeaux 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Rodez (loan) 25 (2)
2010–2011 → Troyes (loan) 13 (0)
2011–2016 Troyes 111 (6)
2013 Troyes B 5 (1)
2016–2018 Granada 44 (1)
2018–2021 Lorient 41 (1)
International career‡
2006–2007 France U17 10 (0)
2011 France U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:37, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Matthieu Serge Fernand Saunier (born 7 February 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central defender. [2]

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Club career

Saunier previously played for Bordeaux, where he began his professional career. [3] Immediately after signing his professional contract, Saunier was loaned to Championnat National club Rodez. [4] After a season there, for the second consecutive season, he was loaned out, this time to Troyes. [5] After a successful campaign in which he became the "leader of the defense", the move was made permanent in June 2011. [2]

On 4 August 2016, Saunier signed for La Liga club Granada CF.

International career

Saunier is a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-17 and under-20 level. [2] In 2007, he was a part of the under-17 team that played at both the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 03 de diciembre de 2016, en Granada" [Minutes of the Match held on 03 December 2019, in Granada] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Saunier, à l'Aube de sa carrière". Foot-Express (in French). 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Matthieu Saunier signe professionnel". Espoirs du Football (in French). 10 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Saunier prêté à Rodez". Mercato365 (in French). 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Saunier prêté à Troyes". FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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