Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 8 July 1980||
Place of birth | Ajaccio, France | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Monaco | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Monaco | 1 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Ajaccio | 1 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Liverpool | 1 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Excelsior Mouscron | 26 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Charleroi | 28 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Rennes | 25 | (0) |
Total | 82 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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