Rémy Riou

Rémy Riou
Riou with Toulouse in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Lyon,[1] France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 1
Youth career
1993–1995 FC Des Deux Fontaines
1995–2003 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Lyon 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Lorient (loan) 22 (0)
2007–2011 Auxerre 42 (0)
2010–2011 Auxerre B 7 (0)
2011–2012 Toulouse 0 (0)
2012–2017 Nantes 157 (0)
2014 Nantes B 1 (0)
2017–2018 Alanyaspor 9 (0)
2018–2019 Charleroi 10 (0)
2019–2022 Caen 82 (0)
2022–2024 Lyon 10 (0)
2024– Paris FC 0 (0)
International career
2007–2008 France U21 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2004 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:12, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Rémy Riou (born 6 August 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. He was a France youth international having, earned four caps with the country's under-21 team.

Club career

Riou was a member Lyon's first team since 2003, but failed to make his Ligue 1 debut for the club and moved to Lorient on a one-season loan in July 2006.[citation needed] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 4 November 2006 in the Lorient's 1–0 away victory over Marseille[citation needed]. In July 2007, he moved to Auxerre on a four-year contract, making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 August 2007 in their 1–0 home victory over Caen.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2012, he signed with Nantes.[3]

On 19 July 2017, Riou moved to the Süper Lig joining Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.[4]

On 24 May 2022, aged 34, Riou returned to Lyon, signing a two-year contract.[5] He made his club debut in the first league game of the 2022–23 season, coming on as a substitute to replace the sent-off Anthony Lopes in a 2–1 home win over Ajaccio.[6]

On 9 January 2024, Riou signed for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.[7]

International career

In 2004, Riou was part of the that won the France team that won the U17 Euro. He was the second choice goalkeeper during the tournament and didn't make any appearance.[8]

Riou made four appearances for France's U21 team.[9]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2006–07 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lorient (loan) 2006–07 Ligue 1 22 0 1 0 0 0 — 23 0
Auxerre 2007–08 Ligue 1 19 0 2 0 1 0 — 22 0
2008–09 Ligue 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 — 20 0
2009–10 Ligue 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 — 7 0
2010–11 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 42 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 52 0
Auxerre B 2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur 7 0 — — — 7 0
Toulouse 2011–12 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Nantes 2012–13 Ligue 2 38 0 0 0 1 0 — 39 0
2013–14 Ligue 1 34 0 0 0 4 0 — 38 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 32 0 0 0 3 0 — 35 0
2015–16 Ligue 1 31 0 0 0 0 0 — 31 0
2016–17 Ligue 1 22 0 0 0 1 0 — 23 0
Total 157 0 0 0 9 0 — 166 0
Nantes B 2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 1 0 — — — 1 0
Alanyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Charleroi 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Caen 2019–20 Ligue 2 26 0 1 0 — — 27 0
2020–21 Ligue 2 23 0 1 0 — — 24 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 33 0 0 0 — — 33 0
Total 82 0 2 0 — — 84 0
Lyon 2022–23 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Total 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Paris FC 2023–24 Ligue 2 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 340 0 13 0 15 0 0 0 368 0

Honours

Lyon

France U17

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rémy Riou". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Rémy Riou". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Rémy Riou à Nantes pour deux ans" (in French). Eurosport. 22 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Rémy Riou s'engage pour trois saisons avec Alanyaspor". L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Foot, Transferts : retour de Rémy Riou (Caen) à Lyon" [Football. Transfers: return of Rémy Riou (Caen) to Lyon]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Rémy Riou heureux de faire ses grands débuts avec l'OL". Made in Gones (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Rémy Riou rejoint le Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Foot, moins de 17 ans : que sont devenus les champions d'Europe 2004 ?" (in French). Le Parisien. 22 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Fédération Française de Football".
  10. ^ "Résultat et résumé Lyon - Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Dimanche 30 Juillet 2006". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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