Maxime Le Marchand

Maxime Le Marchand
Le Marchand playing for Fulham in 2018
Personal information
Full name Maxime Le Marchand[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Saint-Malo, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back[3]
Youth career
1995–2000 Saint-Malo
2000–2009 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Rennes 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Le Havre (loan) 27 (1)
2010–2012 Le Havre B 9 (1)
2010–2015 Le Havre 134 (4)
2015–2018 Nice 65 (1)
2016 Nice B 1 (0)
2018–2021 Fulham 40 (0)
2021 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 13 (3)
2021–2023 Strasbourg 38 (1)
Total 317 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maxime Le Marchand (born 11 October 1989) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Youth career

Le Marchand was born in the port city of Saint-Malo in Brittany and began his youth football career with his hometown club, Saint-Malo. In 2000, he joined the prestigious youth academy of Rennes. Upon arriving at the club, Le Marchand initially joined as a left-sided midfielder, but eventually moved to the left-back role. After ascending the youth ranks, he added the left winger position into his arsenal often playing both positions in dual roles. Between 2006 and 2008, he was frustrated by injuries to his ankle, but was still able to celebrate Rennes's capturing of the under-18 championship for the 2006–07 season, and the Coupe Gambardella in 2008 alongside his Rennes teammates Yann M'Vila, Damien Le Tallec, and Yacine Brahimi.[4]

Le Havre

Following the 2008–09 season, Le Marchand signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal with Rennes.[5] Though he was contracted to Rennes, he was not inserted onto their senior team and, instead, sent on loan to Ligue 2 club Le Havre to receive regular playing time.[6] At Le Havre, he was assigned the number 21 shirt. On 7 August 2009, he made his professional first team debut in the club's 1–1 Ligue 2 away draw with Sedan, playing the entire match.[7][8] He scored his first competitive goal for the club's first team, on 30 August 2009, in their 1–1 Ligue 2 away draw with Vannes.[9] After a successful season on loan with Le Havre, on 23 June 2010, Le Marchand signed permanently for the club.[10]

Nice

on 25 June 2015, Le Marchand joined Ligue 1 club Nice[11] On 8 August 2015, he made his competitive debut for Nice in their opening match of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season, playing the entire match in the 2–1 home loss to Monaco. Seven days later, he scored in the 42nd minute to register his first competitive goal for Nice in the 3–3 Ligue 1 away draw with Troyes.[7]

On 2 November 2017, Le Marchand scored an own goal three minutes into second-half added time in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage 1–0 loss to Lazio, causing Nice to slump to their sixth straight defeat in all competitions.[12]

Fulham

On 12 July 2018, Le Marchand signed for newly promoted Premier League side Fulham.[13]

He joined Royal Antwerp on loan until the end of the season on 1 February 2021.[14][15]

Strasbourg

On 26 August 2021, he left Fulham to join Strasbourg.[16][17]

On 26 June 2023, Le Marchand announced his retirement from football due to recurring injuries with his back.[18]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[19]
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre 2009–10 Ligue 2 27 1 0 0 0 0 — — 27 1
2010–11 Ligue 2 22 0 0 0 3 0 — — 25 0
2011–12 Ligue 2 20 1 2 0 1 0 — — 23 1
2012–13 Ligue 2 28 0 4 0 1 0 — — 33 0
2013–14 Ligue 2 31 2 0 0 1 0 — — 32 2
2014–15 Ligue 2 33 1 1 0 1 0 — — 35 1
Total 161 5 7 0 7 0 — — 175 5
Nice 2015–16 Ligue 1 26 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 26 1
2016–17 Ligue 1 10 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 1 — 13 1
2017–18 Ligue 1 29 0 1 0 2 0 9[b] 0 — 41 0
Total 65 1 1 0 2 0 10 1 — 78 2
Fulham 2018–19 Premier League 26 0 1 0 2 0 — — 29 0
2019–20 Championship 12 0 0 0 1 0 — 2[c] 0 15 0
2020–21 Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0 — — 4 0
Total 40 0 1 0 5 0 — 2 0 48 0
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 13 3 1 0 — 2[a] 0 — 16 3
Strasbourg 2021–22 Ligue 1 12 1 0 0 — — — 12 1
2022–23 Ligue 1 26 0 1 0 — — — 27 0
Total 38 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
Career total 317 10 11 0 14 0 12 1 2 0 356 11
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Fulham

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Maxime Le Marchand: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Maxime Le Marchand profile". Fulham F.C. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ Maxime Le Marchand
  5. ^ Un contrat de 3 ans pour Maxime Le Marchand
  6. ^ Prêt, officiel : Le Marchand au Havre
  7. ^ a b "Maxime Le Marchand". Soccerway.
  8. ^ Tours v. Le Havre Match Report[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Vannes v. Le Havre Match ReportArchived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Lemarchand signe au Havre (off.) Archived 26 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Maxime Le Marchand officiellement niçois". L'Équipe. 25 June 2015.
  12. ^ "OL close in on knockout phase". Ligue 1. 2 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Le Marchand Joins Fulham". Fulham F.C. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Fulham seal loan deal for striker Maja". BBC Sport. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Transferts : Maxime Le Marchand (Fulham) prêté à Antwerp (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Le Marchand Joins Strasbourg". Fulham F.C. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. ^ "MAXIME LE MARCHAND, DEUX ANS AU RACING". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. ^ "STRASBOURG'S MAXIME LE MARCHAND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT DUE TO BACK ISSUES". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  19. ^ Maxime Le Marchand at Soccerway
  20. ^ Stevens, Rob (4 August 2020). "Brentford 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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