Michaël Ciani

Michaël Ciani
Personal information
Full name Michaël Henry Ciani[1]
Date of birth (1984-04-06) 6 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Clichy-sous-Bois, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1996–2000 ES Colombes
2000–2001 Racing Paris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Racing Paris 1 (0)
2003–2004 Charleroi 18 (1)
2004–2005 Auxerre 0 (0)
2005–2006 Sedan 37 (3)
2006–2009 Lorient 98 (5)
2009–2012 Bordeaux 91 (6)
2012–2015 Lazio 48 (1)
2015 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2015–2016 Espanyol 3 (0)
2016–2017 Lorient 24 (3)
2017–2018 LA Galaxy 27 (2)
Total 347 (21)
International career
2003–2004 France U21 5 (0)
2010 France 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michaël Henry Ciani (born 6 April 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Club career

His performances during the 2008–09 season led to increased speculation that Ciani would sign with another club with the player preferring a move to the Premier League over Ligue 1 contenders Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain.[2]

On 28 July 2009, Ciani and Bordeaux reached an agreement on a four-year contract with the Aquitaine-based club paying Lorient €4 million for his services. The defender was recruited by Laurent Blanc as a replacement for the departed Souleymane Diawara who joined Marseille.[3]

On 18 July 2015, Ciani reached an agreement on a two-year contract with Sporting CP after his three-year contract with Lazio ended.[4] Roughly one month later, however, he signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[5]

On 31 August 2016, after only three matches for the Pericos, Ciani rescinded his contract.[6]

On 2 September 2017, Ciani was signed by MLS club LA Galaxy as a free agent.[7] Ciani scored his first goal for the Galaxy against FC Dallas on 22 October 2017. Ciani was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.[8]

On 20 October 2019, 35-year old Ciani announced his retirement.[9]

International career

Ciani made his international debut for France in 2010.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 13 de enero de 2016, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 13 January 2016, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ Ciani favours Prem switch
  3. ^ Bordeaux: Ciani a signé
  4. ^ Comunicado Sporting SAD: Contratação de Ciani Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Principi d'acord per Ciani (Agreement in principle for Ciani); RCD Espanyol, 16 August 2015 (in Catalan)
  6. ^ Ciani deixa el club (Ciani leaves the club); RCD Espanyol, 31 August 2016 (in Catalan)
  7. ^ "LA Galaxy sign French defender Michael Ciani". LA Galaxy. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. ^ "LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players". LAGalaxy.com. 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ Ciani draws a halt to his career, besoccer.com 20 October 2019
  10. ^ CIANI MICHAEL, fff.fr, accessed 11 March 2010


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