Damien Marcq (born 8 December 1988) 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 for the Belgian club Charleroi. He can play in the defending position, as well as in the

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Club career

Marcq spent his entire youth career at his hometown club

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently pl ...

which he joined in 1996. He came up through the ranks of the youth system and joined the club's first team in 2006, while they were playing in third tier

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, ...

. He made his club debut during the 2006–07 Championnat National season appearing as a late match substitute in a 1–0 victory over Louhans-Cuiseaux. He would make eleven more appearances contributing to Boulogne's promotion to Ligue 2 for the 2006–07 season. Boulogne spent two seasons in Ligue 2 making 63 league appearances before earning promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2009–10 season. On 10 September 2009, Marcq signed a two-year contract extension. On 28 June 2010, Marcq completed a transfer to newly promoted Ligue 1 club Stade Malherbe Caen having agreed to a three-year contract while Caen paid Boulogne a transfer fee of €2 million. In June 2012, Marcq joined

CS Sedan Ardennes Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan (), is a French association football club based in Sedan. The club was formed in 1919 and plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located within the ci ...

on loan. With his three-year contract with Caen expiring, Marcq signed a two-year contract with the

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side

Sporting Charleroi Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at ...

in June 2013. On 7 July 2021, he joined Union SG on a one-year contract with an optional second year. On 14 July 2022, Marcq returned to Charleroi on a one-year contract.

International career

On 25 May 2009, Marcq was called up, for the first time, to the France under-21 team that participated in the

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. He made his under-21 debut in the tournament in the squad's final group stage match against

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External links

LFP Profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcq, Damien Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Boulogne-sur-Mer Footballers from Pas-de-Calais Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Belgian Pro League players US Boulogne players Stade Malherbe Caen players Dijon FCO players CS Sedan Ardennes players K.A.A. Gent players Royal Charleroi S.C. players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium