Steven Lecefel

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Steven Lecefel
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Steven Lecefel playing for Rhyl in 2013
Personal information
Full name Steven Loic Lecefel [1]
Date of birth (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Trappes, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–2002 Guyancourt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2009 Guyancourt
2009–2011 Garenne-Colombes
2012 Barnet 0 (0)
2012 Hyde United
2012–2013 Rhyl FC
2013–2014 RC Rivière-Pilote
2014–2015 Città di Messina
2016–2017 Franconville
2017 Acireale (16)
2017 Sancataldese 1 (0)
2017–2018 FC Chartres
2018– Team Wellington 0 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Martinique 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2018

Steven Loic Lecefel (born 16 April 1986) is a Martinican international footballer who currently plays as a forward for Team Wellington in the ISPS Handa Premiership. [2]

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Career

First years

During his youth, Steven Lecefel played for the Guyancourt in Yvelines, France. He then played for two years with La Garenne-Colombes in the French seventh tier. [3] [4]

Club play

In 2011, Lecefel left Paris for Barnet in London, who play in the English League Two, but he only stayed a few months after Lawrie Sanchez decided not to sign him. [5] Lecefel then went to Hyde United where he was spotted by Rhyl FC manager Greg Strong signing for the club following their relegation to the second tier of the Welsh football league due to financial problems. [3] [4] With Rhyl, Lecefel helped the team earn promotion back to the Welsh Premier League, and got called up to the Martinique national football team. [5]

International play

In December 2012, Lecefel was called up to play for the Martinique national football team, being eligible through his father's ancestry. [5] Lecefel played in the Caribbean Cup and helped the team qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. [5] He played five games and scored two goals. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Team Wellington FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ↑ @TeamWelly (31 October 2018). "ANNOUNCEMENT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 "Le Martiniquais Steven Lecefel fait 1600 km par semaine pour jouer en Division 2 au Pays de Galles". La 1ère avec AFP. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 "L'incroyable histoire de Steven Lecefel". lejdd. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "French footballer Steven Lecefel's Paris-Rhyl commute". BBC. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Steven Lecefel". Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.
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