Steven Thicot

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Steven Thicot
Personal information
Full name Steven Gary Narvey Thicot
Date of birth (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003 INF Clairefontaine
2003–2005 Nantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Nantes 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Sedan (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2011 Hibernian 37 (0)
2012–2013 Naval 42 (3)
2013–2014 Dinamo București 20 (2)
2015–2016 Belenenses 9 (0)
2016 Tondela 16 (0)
2017 AEL 8 (0)
2018 Melaka United 19 (0)
2019 Charlotte Independence 29 (0)
2020–2021 Kauno Žalgiris 45 (0)
2022–2023 Clyde 15 (2)
2023–2024 Camelon 5 (1)
International career
2004 France U17 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2004 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Thicot (born 14 February 1987) is a French former footballer who played as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder. Besides France, he has played in Scotland, Romania, Spain, Greece, Malaysia, [1] the United States, and Lithuania.

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Club career

Born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Thicot was trained at the Clairefontaine academy and was part of the France national youth football team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. [2] He signed for Nantes in 2003, but he did not play for their first team. He was loaned to Sedan for the 2006–07 season, for whom he appeared three times in Ligue 1, but he was eventually released by Nantes in June 2008. [3]

Hibernian

Thicot went on trial with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, for whom he appeared as a substitute in a pre-season friendly against FC Barcelona. [3] He signed for Hibernian on 29 July 2008, and made his Scottish Premier League debut in the 1–0 defeat at Kilmarnock in early August. Thicot had to be substituted after just 33 minutes due to a thigh injury that kept him out of action for "weeks". [4] He returned to the team in a 2–1 win at Aberdeen, but was again substituted. [5]

Thicot became a regular under Mixu Paatelainen, but the Finnish manager left Hibs at the end of the 2008–09 season. John Hughes, who was appointed to replace Paatelainen, initially gave Thicot fewer opportunities in the team; Thicot made his first appearance of the 2009–10 season in January.[ citation needed ] Thicot continued to feature in the team infrequently under Colin Calderwood, and was advised in April 2011 that his contract would not be renewed. [6]

Thicot then signed for Portuguese club Naval. [7]

Dinamo București

In August 2013, Thicot signed a contract for three years with Romanian club Dinamo București. [8] He scored his first goal for Dinamo on 6 October, in a match against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. [9]

Back in Portugal: Belenenses and Tondela

In the 2014–15 season Thicot played for Belenenses Lisabon and helped them to finish 7th in Portugal Liga NOS. In the first half of the 2015–16 season Thicot was without club, eventually he signed for Tondela in January 2016, in that time last placed club in Portugal League, but they succeed to stay in league with series of good results in second half of season and finally won in last round and secure their place in top league.

Charlotte

In March 2019, he moved to Charlotte Independence. [10]

Lithuania: FK Kauno Žalgiris

On 3 March 2020 m. in their official website FK Kauno Žalgiris announced the signing the French player. [11] The club finished 4th last season in the domestic league, and it is promising an opportunity to play in 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. After season of 2021 he left FK Kauno Žalgiris. [12]

Clyde

On 12 May 2022, Thicot made his return to Scotland and penned a one-year deal with Scottish League One side Clyde. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Interview with Steven Thicot ultimodiez.fr
  2. ↑ Hardie, David (25 July 2008). "Hibs boss makes a move for French star". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Hibs open Thicot talks". Sky Sports. 25 July 2008.
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  5. ↑ Campbell, Andy (4 October 2008). "Aberdeen 1–2 Hibernian". BBC Sport .
  6. ↑ "Hibernian to release 10 players". BBC Sport . 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Steven Thicot reforça a defesa". Visao (in Portuguese). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Steven Thicot la Dinamo" (in Romanian). fcdinamo.ro. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dinamo – Ceahlăul 1–0. Thicot a marcat primul gol în tricoul dinamovist" (in Romanian). Dolce Sport. 6 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "WORLD-TRAVELED CENTER BACK SIGNS WITH INDEPENDENCE". Charlotte Independence. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  11. ↑ ""Kauno Žalgiryje" – du nauji žaidėjai". 2 March 2020.
  12. ↑ ""Kauno Žalgiris" išsiskyrė su S. Thicot | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  13. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Steven Thicot | 12 May 2022 | News | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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