Florent Raimy (born 7 February 1986) is a French/

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

ese former international professional

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who played as a

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. Following a back injury, he decided to retire from football to start a career in financial services. In 2021, he co-founded an international matchmaking agency.

International football career

Raimy played in the

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. Venues Qualification The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...

. He also got the bronze medal during the

2005 African Youth Championship The 2005 African Youth Championship was an international football competition that took place between 15 and 29 January 2005. The tournament was hosted by Benin and also served as qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Qualifi ...

Honours

Marsaxlokk *

Maltese First Division The Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League. The First Division was the precursor of the present Premier L ...

: 2009–10 * 3rd

External links

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Florent Raimy at MaltaFootball.com
1986 births Living people Beninese men's footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Beninese descent Benin men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders USL Second Division players CS Sedan Ardennes players R.E. Virton players Cincinnati Kings players FC Oberneuland players FCM Bacău players Marsaxlokk F.C. players Mosta F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Beninese expatriate men's footballers Black French sportspeople People from Laon {{Benin-footy-bio-stub