Emmanuel Bourgaud (born 25 October 1987) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays for
Olympique Saumur FC
Olympique de Saumur Football Club is a French association football club founded in 2000. They are based in Saumur, Pays de la Loire and since 2022–23 they play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league syste ...
as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
Bourgaud began his career with
Angers
Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...
in 2005, where he made 51 appearances in
Ligue 2
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, the second tier of the
French football league system
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.
He spent time on loan with
Créteil
Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Cré ...
in 2011, before being transferred to
Vendée Poiré sur Vie later in the year. He scored a late second goal in a 2–1 away win against
Reims
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne.
Founded by ...
, to promote
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
in the
2016–17 Ligue 2
The 2016–17 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Pizza, Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons) season is the 78th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.
Teams
There are 20 clubs in the league, with thre ...
.
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Angers
French men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Angers SCO players
US Créteil-Lusitanos players
Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players
SR Colmar players
Amiens SC players
Red Star F.C. players
Les Herbiers VF players
Olympique Saumur FC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Footballers from Pays de la Loire
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