Thibaut Vion

Thibaut Vion

Vion in CSKA, 2024-2-18
Personal information
Full name	Thibaut Vion [1]
Date of birth	(1993-12-11) 11 December 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth	Mont-Saint-Martin, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	15
Youth career
1999–2002	US Lexy
2002–2011	Metz
2011–2012	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Porto B	43	(3)
2014–2017	Metz	29	(2)
2015–2016	→ Seraing (loan)	15	(2)
2017–2020	Chamois Niortais	73	(4)
2020–	CSKA Sofia	124	(5)
International career
2011–2012	France U19	11	(3)
2012–2013	France U20	8	(1)
Medal record Representing   France Men's Football FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Thibaut Vion (born 11 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia. ^[2] He has been capped at international level playing in the U19 and U20 squads.

Club career

As 17 years old, Vion joined Portuguese club F.C. Porto from the youth academy of Metz, for a fee of €300,000. ^[3] He expressed that he did not know Portuguese so had to learn it and on top of that he did not speak English well. ^[4] He made his debut for Porto B against Tondela in a 2–2 draw. ^[5]

On 31 January 2014, Vion returned to France, joining Metz on a 4.5 years contract. ^[6] As part of a partnership between Metz and Seraing, ^[7] Vion was loan to Proximus League club for the 2015–16 season. ^[8]

On 30 August 2017, he joined French Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais on a three-year contract. ^{[9] [10]}

In August 2020, he joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. ^[11]

International career

Vion played at the 2012 UEFA U19 Championship. He was selected for France U20 in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In the group stage 2–1 defeat against Spain U20 he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Florian Thauvin and scored his debut goal in the 90+1 minute. ^{[12] [13]}

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 16 February 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2012–13	Liga de Honra	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		34	1
	2013–14	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		9	2
Total		43	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	43	3
Metz	2013–14	Ligue 2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	—		7	1
	2015–16	Ligue 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17	Ligue 1	13	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	—		16	3
	Total		29	2	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	34	5
Seraing (loan)	2015–16	Proximus League	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	2
Chamois Niortais	2017–18	Ligue 2	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		26	2
	2018–19		27	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	—		31	1
	2019–20		21	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	—		26	2
	Total		73	4	6	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	83	5
CSKA Sofia	2020–21	First League	19	2	3	0	—		5	0	—		27	2
	2021–22		19	0	4	0	—		4	0	—		27	0
	2022–23		34	0	2	0	—		6	0	—		42	0
	2023–24		32	2	4	0	—		2	0	1	0	39	2
	2024–25		20	1	2	0	—		—		—		22	1
	Total		124	5	15	0	0	0	17	0	1	0	157	5
Career total			284	16	22	1	8	1	17	0	1	0	332	18

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. "ЦСКА привлече френски бранител" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 18 September 2020.
3. "FC Metz: Vion file à Porto, Bouby arrive". virgule-online (in French). 14 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
4. "Thibaut Vion living a dream by participating in the U20 World Cup but is in trouble with his club, FC Porto, although it intends to cling. Discovery". Eurosport.fr.
5. "Tondela 2-Porto B 2" . Retrieved 27 April 2013.
6. SAPO (31 January 2014). "Thibaut Vion deixa FC Porto e regressa ao FC Metz". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
7. "Partenariat avec le FC Metz". RFC Seraing (in French). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
8. jdecker (18 August 2015). "Thibaut Vion rebondit à Seraing". Football Club de Metz (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
9. Erwann Penland (30 August 2017). "Niort: Un ancien attaquant de Porto signe trois ans (off.)". foot-national.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
10. "Thibaut Vion signe aux Chamois". chamoisniortais.fr. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
11. "Актуалните новини от Варна | Dnes +". dnesplus.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
12. "Spain U20 2 France U20 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
13. "U20 : France-Espagne (1-2), entretien with goaleur Thibaut Vion". Videos-football.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
14. Thibaut Vion at Soccerway

External links

• Thibaut Vion at Soccerway
• Thibaut Vion at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Thibaut Vion at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)