Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philippe Billy | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 | Nantes | ||
1998–1999 | Carquefou | ||
1999–2000 | Laval | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Laval | 10 | (0) |
2001–2006 | Lecce | 16 | (0) |
2003 | → Bastia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Mons (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Laval | 23 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Brest | 20 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Montreal Impact | 55 | (2) |
2012–2014 | USJA Carquefou | 50 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Laval B | 39 | (2) |
2016–2017 | US Changé | 18 | (0) |
Total | 269 | (5) | |
International career | |||
France U-21 | 5 | (0) | |
2008 | Brittany | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Philippe Billy (born 13 January 1982) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Billy was born in Nantes. He played extensively at French football clubs after making his professional debut in 2000, for clubs including Bastia in Ligue 1 and Laval and Brest in Ligue 2.
He also played several seasons for Lecce in the Italian Serie A between 2001 and 2006, and one season with Mons in the Belgian Jupiler League in 2004–05.
On 27 January 2010, he signed with the Montreal Impact of USSF Division 2. [1] He was released by Montreal on 12 October 2011. [2]
One year later, in November 2012, he signs with USJA Carquefou in the French third division.
Billy made five appearances for the French U-21 team during his youth, but has never been called up to the senior national side.
He also played for the non-FIFA affiliated Brittany national football team in a friendly game against Congo in 2008.
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