Claudio Benoît Beauvue (born 16 April 1988) is a Guadeloupean professional

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who plays for

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club

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Troyes

Beauvue joined

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from

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' academy in 2006. He made his professional debut on 24 August 2007 against

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in the

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season. He signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2008.

Chateauroux

On 23 March 2011, Beauvue was loaned (with an option to make deal permanent) for the 2011–12 Ligue 2 season to

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. He made his first start against

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Gui ...

and scored 10 goals in 37 matches during the

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campaign, with Châteauroux exercising their option to make the loan deal permanent. On 19 October 2012, during the 2012–13 season, Beauvue scored a

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in a Ligue 2 match against

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(3–1).

Bastia

On 29 January 2013, Beauvue was loaned – with an option to buy – to

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side Bastia. He made his first start for the

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n side against

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and scored his first and only goal for the side during the 36th matchday of the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season against

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. At the end of the season, Bastia did not opt to purchase Beauvue.

Guingamp

On 30 June 2013, Beauvue signed for Guingamp. During his first season, he lifted the

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with his team after they beat

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2–0 at the

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. During the next season, Beauvue became a regular starter for the side during its

and

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campaign. He scored five goals in the Europa League – one against

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, one against Dinamo Minsk, two against PAOK and one against

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– in a campaign in which Guingamp were able to qualify for the round of 16 of the Europa League for the first team in club history. Beauvue finished the season with 22 goals in 46 games that season, fifth-most in Ligue 1 behind

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and

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Lyon

On 27 June 2015, Beauvue joined

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on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was estimated at €4.5 million, with €3 million bonus. He played his first match with the side against

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, a 2–0 loss in the

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played in

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. He scored his first goal with the club in a 1–0 win against former club Guingamp at the Stade du Roudourou. He did not celebrate the goal, however, and opted to spend the night at the Panier des Salades, a bar frequented by Guingamp fans. Despite his numerous first-team starts, Beauvue failed to fit in with the Lyon style of play, which is more focused on passing and possession. He scored his last goal for the club against another former side, Troyes.

Celta

On 16 January 2016, during the winter transfer window, Beauvue joined Spanish

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side

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on a €5 million transfer fee, along with a €2.5 million bonus. He signed a five-year contract.

Leganés (loan)

On 29 August 2017, Beauvue was loaned to fellow top tier club

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, for one season.

Caen (loan)

On 30 August 2018, Beauvue joined

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. He scored two goals in their final match of the season against Fuenlabrada (2-1). This game was postponed from the final matchday on 20 July. Beauvue (who was on holiday) travelled from the other side of the world to A Coruña for playing the match on 7 August as it was rescheduled very late. Despite the relegation of Deportivo to the Segunda B the striker decided to stay at the club.

Boulogne

In August 2021, Beauvue signed with

in the

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, the third tier of French football.

International career

Beauvue was born in Guadeloupe and moved to France at a young age. He was called up to the Guadeloupe national team in 2008 and scored his first goal for them in 2016, against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beauvue goal.''

Honours

Guingamp *

: 2013–14

References

External links

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