Thomas Heurtaux

Thomas Heurtaux
Personal information
Full name Thomas Marc Patrice Heurtaux
Date of birth (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Lisieux, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Caen B 2 (0)
2008–2009Cherbourg (loan) 25 (1)
2009–2012 Caen 97 (5)
2012–2018 Udinese 102 (4)
2017–2018Hellas Verona (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019 Ankaragücü 4 (0)
2019–2020 Salernitana 6 (0)
2021 Pohronie 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2021

Thomas Heurtaux (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ œʁto]; born 3 July 1988) is a retired French professional footballer who last played for Pohronie in the Fortuna Liga.

He previously played domestically for Caen and Cherbourg, for Italian clubs Udinese and Hellas Verona, and for Ankaragücü of the Turkish Süper Lig.

Club career

Caen

The Normandy native came through the ranks at Caen, and spent his entire career with the club, apart from a loan spell at Cherbourg in 2008-09, when he scored two goals in 25 appearances.

Heurtaux represented the club 65 times, scoring five goals in the process, to establish himself in the Caen first team.[1]

Udinese

On 25 May 2012, Udinese confirmed the signing of Heurtaux from Caen on a two-year deal.[2][3]

Loan to Hellas Verona

On 12 July 2017, he agreed to join Hellas Verona for a year loan.[4]

Ankaragücü

On 18 August 2018, he joined Turkish club Ankaragücü on a permanent transfer.[5] A year later, having claimed that the club had not paid his wages for nine months, Heurtaux cancelled his contract.[6]

Salernitana

He returned to Italian football with Serie B club Salernitana on 2 September 2019.[7]

Pohronie

In the winter of 2021, Heurtaux signed with Pohronie for half-season, with an aim to save the team from relegation in the Fortuna Liga.[8] The club remained in the top division and Heurtaux appeared in 16 games.

References

Infobox stats

  • "T. Heurtaux". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

General

  1. ^ "Thomas Heurtaux". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ Koylu, Enis (25 May 2012). "Official: Udinese sign Caen centre-back Thomas Heurtaux". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Heurtaux Thomas" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Benvenuto Thomas Heurtaux" [Welcome Thomas Heurtaux] (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Nuova avventura in Turchia per il difensore francese" [New adventure in Turkey for French defender] (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Turquie: Thomas Heurtaux résilie son contrat avec Ankaragücü" [Turkey: Thomas Heurtaux cancels his contract with Ankaragücü]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Transferts: Thomas Heurtaux signe à la Salernitana (D2 italienne)" [Transfers: Thomas Heurtaux signs for Salernitana (Italian Div 2)]. L'Équipe (in French). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a. "Mal byť najdrahší v Česku, teraz prišiel do Žiaru". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)