Steven Lecefel

Last updated

Steven Lecefel
Steven lecefel rhyl fc.jpg
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]

Contents

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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The New Saints F.C.</span> Association football club

The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, commonly known as The New Saints or TNS FC, are a Welsh professional football club that play in the Cymru Premier, but are based completely within England, in Oswestry, Shropshire. They are the most successful club in the Welsh league structure, with 16 league titles to their name. Since the 2001–02 season, they have finished as champions or runners-up in every season, apart from 2008–09, where they finished third in the league. They became the first side playing in the Welsh league system to qualify for the group or league stage of any European competition after reaching the league phase of the UEFA Conference League for the first time in the 2024–25 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football in France</span>

Association football is the most popular sport in France. In 2024, 53% of people in France declared an interest in football, with 26% being very interested. The French Football Federation is the national governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the country, both professional and amateur. The federation organizes the Coupe de France and is responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national football teams in France. The federation gives responsibility of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) who oversee, organize, and manage the country's top two leagues. The LFP is also responsible for organizing the Coupe de la Ligue, the country's league cup competition. The French Football Federation also supervises the overseas departments and territories leagues and hosts football club AS Monaco, a club based in the independent sovereign state of Monaco. In 2022, the FFF had 2.1 million licensees, 1.8 million players and 14,000 registered clubs, the second highest number of registered players in Europe after Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frédéric Piquionne</span> French association football player (born 1978)

Frédéric Michel Piquionne is a Martiniquais former professional footballer who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denbigh Town F.C.</span> Association football club in Wales

Denbigh Town Football Club, founded in 1880, is a semi-professional football club based in Denbigh, North Wales. They play in the Cymru North. The club plays home matches at Central Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bala Town F.C.</span> Association football club in Wales

Bala Town Football Club is a Welsh professional football club from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid.

Grégory Arnolin, known simply as Grégory, is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in metropolitan France, he played for the Martinique national team.

Gregory Alexander Draper is an English-born New Zealand footballer and coach who is currently a player-coach with The New Saints under-21s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting</span> Footballer (born 1990)

Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. He last played for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He is currently a free agent. Born in Germany, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prestatyn Town F.C.</span> Association football club in Wales

Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh professional football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire. They play in the Cymru North.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Nzonzi</span> French association football player (born 1988)

Steven Nkemboanza Mike Christopher Nzonzi is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Sepahan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nzuzi Toko</span> Congolese footballer (born 1990)

Nzuzi Bundebele Toko is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the DR Congo national team. Toko holds both Swiss and DR Congo nationality; he played youth international football for the former and senior international football for the latter.

Jason Oswell is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Cymru Premier side Newtown.

Craig Jones is retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Previously, he was club captain at Bury. He is a three times Welsh Premier League champion. He previously played for Welsh clubs Airbus UK Broughton, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl, TNS and Connah's Quay.

Samuel Geoffroy Camille is a footballer who plays as a left back for French club Olympique de Valence. Born in metropolitan France, he represents Martinique at international level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alphonse Areola</span> French footballer (born 1993)

Alphonse Francis Areola is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucas Hernandez</span> French footballer (born 1996)

Lucas François Bernard Hernandez is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. He is known for his versatility and defensive prowess. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Théo Hernandez, and the son of Jean-François Hernandez, a retired footballer.

Te Atawhai Maurice Hudson-Wihongi is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League North Division club Walthamstow. He has also played for the New Zealand national football team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ibou Touray</span> English-Gambian footballer

Ibou Omar Touray is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League One club Stockport County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879</span> Association football club in Wales

Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl 1879 is a Welsh football club based in Rhyl in Denbighshire, Wales. The team currently play in the Ardal NW League. They are a phoenix club, established following Rhyl FC's formal dissolution in April 2020.

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.