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2019–20 FC Metz Season
The 2019–20 FC Metz season was the club's 100th season in existence and the club's 1st season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Players Current squad Out on loan Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview Ligue 1 League table Results summary Results by round Matches The Ligue 1 schedule was announced on 14 June 2019. The Ligue 1 matches were suspended by the LFP on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 until further notices. On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September. On 30 April, The LFP ended officially the 2019–20 season. Coupe de France Coupe de ...
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FC Metz
Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league system. They plays its home matches at Stade Saint-Symphorien located within the city. The team is currently managed by László Bölöni. Despite never winning the top flight, they have won the Coupe de France twice and the Coupe de la Ligue twice. History FC Metz was founded in 1932 by the amalgamation of two amateur athletic clubs, and shortly thereafter became a professional team; it is one of the oldest professional football teams in France. Its roots trace back further, to the ''SpVgg Metz'' club, formed in 1905 when the city of Metz was part of the German Empire. ''SpVgg'' played in the tier-one ''Westkreis-Liga'' for a season in 1913–14, before the outbreak of the First World War stopped all play. Some players of this club were pa ...
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Paul Delecroix
Paul Delecroix (born 14 October 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National club Châteauroux. Career Born in Amiens, Delecroix started his career with Amiens and made six league appearances for the club. He spent the 2011–12 season with Championnat National side Niort and played in every league game as the team won promotion to Ligue 2 as runners-up in the National. He subsequently joined Niort permanently on 27 June 2012, signing a two-year contract with the newly promoted club. In May 2016, it was announced Delecroix would join FC Lorient on a three-year contract. In July 2018, Delecroix joined FC Metz after being freed from his Lorient contract. In January 2021, Delecroix signed for Championnat National club Annecy. Personal life Paul's father Jean-Louis is a former footballer. Career statistics Honours Metz * Ligue 2: 2018–19 Metz B * Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referre ...
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Stoppila Sunzu
Stoppila Sunzu (born 22 June 1989), also known as Stophira Sunzu, is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. He scored the winning penalty kick for Zambia in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final. Early life Stopilla Sunzu was born in Chingola and is the younger brother of Felix Sunzu and the son of Felix Sunzu Sr, a goalkeeper who was originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Club career Early career He began his career with Afrisports of Kitwe. He was discovered at a U-16 tournament in Chambeshi, Zambia and he was referred to Afrisports. He then joined Konkola Blades under a loan arrangement. After representing Zambia at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 19-year-old was invited for trials at the English side Reading. The Championship side was keen on securing him on a longer deal but due to work permit problems the move did not materialise. He signed a loan contract for Châteauroux in September 2008 and after the e ...
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Vincent Pajot
Vincent Pajot (born 19 August 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays for Annecy. He primarily plays as a defensive midfielder. Pajot was a France youth international having earned caps at under-20 and under-21 level. Club career Having come into the Rennes youth team, Pajot went on to make 83 league appearances for the club, scoring on one occasion. This followed having a loan spell at Boulogne, where he made his professional debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Nantes. After struggling for a place in the Rennes B team for two years, on 2 June 2015, Pajot signed for Saint-Étienne for a free transfer on a four-year deal. He went on to make more than 50 appearances for them. On 6 July 2022, Pajot moved to Annecy Annecy ( , ; frp, Èneci or ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed ...
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Opa Nguette
Opa Nguette (born 8 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for the Senegal national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and striker. Nguette was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 to under-20 level, before switching allegiance to Senegal. Club career Nguette began his football career playing for hometown club Mantes at amateur level in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. In the 2011–12 season, he made his competitive debut on 13 August 2011 playing for Mantes in a league match against Les Herbiers. A week later, he departed Mantes to sign an ''aspirant'' (youth) contract with professional club Valenciennes. He made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Troyes. International career A former youth international for France, Nguette made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Senegal against Nigeria Nigeria ( ...
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Marvin Gakpa
Marvin Ladji Gakpa (born 1 November 1993) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Turkish club Bandırmaspor. Club career On 7 September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Manisa FK, Manisa in Turkey. Personal life Gakpa was born in Dunkirk in the Hauts-de-France, Northern France. He holds French nationality law, French and Algerian nationality law, Algerian nationalities and is of Ivorians in France, Ivorian descent. Career statistics References External links

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Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's un ...
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Thierry Winston Jordan Ambrose (born 28 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for KV Oostende. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team. International career Ambrose was born in mainland France and is of Guadeloupean descent. He's been a youth international for France. He debuted for the Guadeloupe national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ... on 23 March 2022. Career statistics References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ambrose, Thierry 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Sens Association football forwards Guadeloupean footballers Guadeloupe international footballers French footballers France youth international footbal ...
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Victorien Angban
Bekanty Victorien Angban (born 29 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Sochi. Club career Chelsea In 2012, Angban joined Chelsea from Stade d'Abidjan as a trialist. He only officially signed for Chelsea in 2015, after he was able to obtain a work permit after spending three years in the country. Loan to Sint-Truiden On 14 July 2015, it was announced that Angban would spend the season on loan at Belgian club Sint-Truiden. On 24 July 2015, he made his professional debut as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory over Club Brugge in their first game of the season. Angban made his first start for the team on 8 August, against K.V. Oostende which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 27 September 2015, Angban was sent off in the 79th minute, in a 1–0 loss against Anderlecht. On 29 January 2016, he was again sent off in a match against Anderlecht in the closing minutes of a 2–1 loss. On 5 March 2016, Angban was sent ...
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