Clément Depres

Clément Depres
Depres in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Nîmes, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ratchaburi
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2007 SO Codognan
2007–2012 US du Trèfles Sommières
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Nîmes II 55 (23)
2014–2021 Nîmes 53 (6)
2016–2017 → Châteauroux (loan) 8 (1)
2021 Rodez II 1 (0)
2021–2023 Rodez 82 (12)
2024– Ratchaburi 11 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Clément Depres (born 25 November 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi.[2]

Depres started his career at Nîmes in 2014, making 52 league appearances before suffering an ACL in early 2019, whilst he also had a spell on loan at Châteauroux. Following his return from injury, he signed for Rodez in 2021.

Early and personal life

Depres was born in Nîmes to parents originally from Pas-de-Calais.[3] He grew up in Mus.[3][4] As a child, Depres was a supporter of RC Lens.[3] Whilst in the youth teams at Nîmes, he obtained qualifications in accounting.[3]

Club career

Nîmes

Having played youth football for SO Codognan and US du Trèfles Sommières, depres joined Nîmes' youth team aged 17.[5] During Depres' first season with the reserve team, he had a right cruciate ligament injury, leaving him unavailable for most of the season, leading Depres to take up academy coaching at Nîmes.[3][6] On 21 November 2014, Depres made his first team debut for Nîmes in a 2–0 Ligue 2 defeat at Créteil-Lusitanos, whilst the club was embroiled in a match fixing scandal.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Nîmes in June 2015.[7] Between his first team debut and the end of October 2016, Depres made 16 league appearances for the club, all as a substitute.[2]

Châteauroux (loan)

On 1 November 2016, Depres joined Championnat National club Châteauroux on loan until the end of the season.[8] In January 2017, Depres fractured the cartilage in his ankle in a 1–0 victory over Boulogne, and subsequently had an operation on the ankle.[9] He did not appear again during the 2016–17 season, having scored once in 8 appearances prior to his injury.[2]

Depres made his first start for Nîmes on 8 September 2017 in a 4–1 win over Ajaccio, and scored his first goal later that month in a 4–0 win over Tours.[2] He scored twice in 19 matches as the club were promoted to Ligue 1.[3][2] On 23 January 2019, Depres scored twice in a 3–1 victory over Angers before rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament later in the game.[6] As a result, Depres left the pitch on a stretcher and was immediately taken to hospital to undergo examinations.[6] He had scored 4 times in 17 appearances across the 2018–19 season prior to his injury.[2] Despite the injury ruling him out of first team action until at least the following season, Depres extended his Nîmes contract until 2022 in March 2019.[10] Having had surgery on his left knee shortly following his injury, Depres returned to individual training around the start of 2020, though had a further operation on his knee in summer 2020.[11] He returned to Nîmes' first team squad in May 2021,[12] and appeared as a substitute in the club's final match of the season, a 2–0 defeat to Rennes on 23 May, as Nimes were relegated.[13][14]

Rodez

In summer 2021, Depres signed for Ligue 2 club Rodez on a three-year contract.[15] He left Nîmes amidst dispute between himself and club president Rani Assaf.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 4–1 win over Valenciennes .[16] He scored 4 goals in 27 appearances across the 2021–22 season, and scored 7 times in 34 games across the 2022–23 season.[2]

Ratchaburi

On 3 July 2024, Depres travelled to Southeast Asia where he joined Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi. He make his debut on 11 August in a 3–2 lost to Nakhon Pathom United. Depres then scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over BG Pathum United on 25 August.

Career statistics

As of 13 April 2024[2]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nîmes II 2012–13 CFA 2 9 2 — — — — 9 2
2013–14 2 1 — — — — 2 1
2014–15 19 7 — — — — 19 7
2015–16 14 5 — — — — 14 5
2016–17 3 1 — — — — 3 1
2017–18 National 3 8 7 — — — — 8 7
total 55 23 — — — — 55 23
Nîmes 2014–15 Ligue 2 4 0 1 0 — — — 5 0
2015–16 7 0 1 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2016–17 5 0 — 1 0 — — 6 0
2017–18 19 2 2 0 1 0 — — 22 2
2018–19 Ligue 1 17 4 1 0 2 0 — — 20 4
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020–21 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Total 53 6 5 0 4 0 — — 62 6
Châteauroux (loan) 2016–17 National 8 1 2 4 — — — 10 5
Rodez II 2021–22 National 3 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Rodez 2021–22 Ligue 2 27 4 0 0 — — — 27 4
2022–23 34 7 3 0 — — — 37 7
2023–24 21 1 4 2 — — — 25 3
Total 82 12 7 2 — — — 89 14
Career total 199 42 14 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 217 48

References

  1. ^ "Clément Depres" (in French). Rodez AF. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "C. DÉPRES". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "FAIT DU JOUR Clément Depres du Nord au Sud". Objectif Gard (in French). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "FAIT DU JOUR Clément Depres : "Une discussion avec Rani Assaf a mal tourné"". Objectif Gard (in French). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ Meunier, Adeline (18 August 2018). "Clément Depres : " Un rêve de recevoir l'OM "" (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Football : saison terminée pour le Nîmois Clément Depres qui va devoir se faire opérer du genou". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Foot : Nîmes Olympique fait signer des jeunes". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Clément Depres (Nîmes) prêté à Châteauroux". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Blanc à Chambly, Depres à l'infirmerie". la Nouvelle Republique (in French). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Foot : Clément Depres prolonge jusqu'en 2022". La gazette de Nîmes (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Nîmes Olympique. Nouvelle opération au genou pour Clément Depres ce mardi". La gazette de Nîmes (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Football : le grand retour de Clément Depres, convoqué dans le groupe croco pour la réception de Lyon". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Rennes vs. Nîmes - 23 May 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  14. ^ "FAIT DU SOIR Nîmes Olympique en chute libre". Objectif Gard (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Transferts : Clément Depres (Nîmes) trois ans à Rodez". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Football - Rodez : destin enfin clément pour Depres ?". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.