Pierre Laurent (footballer)

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Pierre Laurent
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-12-13) 13 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Tulle, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1994 ESA Brive ? (?)
1994–1997 Bastia 73 (12)
1997–1998 Leeds United 4 (0)
1998–2001 Bastia 74 (10)
2001–2003 Strasbourg 21 (3)
Total172(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierre Laurent (born 13 December 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Tulle, France, Laurent started his career at ESA Brive. He then spent three and a half years at Bastia before transferring to English Premiership Leeds United. He only made four appearances (two as a substitute [1] [2] ) in one calendar year before returning to Bastia. After a short spell at Strasbourg which ended with him on the fringes of the first team, he retired in 2003.

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References

  1. "Pierre Laurent - Leeds United FC - Football-Heroes.net".
  2. Pierre Laurent at Soccerbase