Baptiste Valette (born 1 September 1992) is a French professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for club

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy S ...

Club career

Valette signed with

Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Until November 2022, ...

after spells in the reserve sides of

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current ...

and Saint-Étienne, as well as

R.E. Virton Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian association football, football club, based in the city of Virton, in Luxembourg (Belgium), Luxembourg province. The club will participate in Belgian National Division 1 from 2023–24 after relegation from Cha ...

in the Belgian second division. Valette made his professional debut for Nîmes at the age of 25 in a 2–1 loss to

Paris FC Paris Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade C ...

on 29 September 2017. On 4 August 2022, Valette signed a one-year contract with

Cholet Cholet (, , probably from Latin language, Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a Communes of France, commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous c ...

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

International career

Valette represented the

France national beach soccer team The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France. Competitive record FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA) ...

at the 2013 Euro Beach Soccer League. He made his first appearance in a match against the

Switzerland national beach soccer team The Switzerland national beach soccer team represents Switzerland in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association, the governing body for football in Switzerland. Results and fixtures The following ...

References

External links

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Dias Nîmes Profile

Beach Soccer Profile
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