Florian Raspentino (born 6 June 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club GOAL FC.

Personal life

Raspentino was born on 6 June 1989, in

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to a French mother and an Algerian father, from Algiers.Orinel, Courgnaud et Raspentino suivis par Halilhodzic
; Le Buteur, 18 December 2011. Raspentino is the family name of his maternal grandmother.

Club career

Early career

Raspentino spent the majority of his youth career with AS Gignac, with a brief six-month spell at Ajaccio. In 2008, he joined Championnat de France Amateur side

, where he spent the next two seasons. In 2010, he joined another CFA side,

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, scoring 17 goals in 33 games in his first season at the club.

Nantes, Marseille, and loans

On 11 June 2011, Raspentino signed his first professional contract with Nantes. After a successful season at the Ligue 2 club, on 6 July 2012, Raspentino agreed on a four-year contract with Ligue 1 club

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. On 9 January 2012 was sent on loan for the rest of the 2012–2013 season to

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Caen and Dijon

After spending the 2013–14 season on loan with

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, Raspentino signed a three-year contract with promoted team Caen. A few months later, he was loaned to Ligue 2 team

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Return to Bastia

On 31 August 2015, Raspentino returned to his old club Bastia signing on a one-year deal, with an option of a second year. He scored his first goal of the season on 2 December 2015, helping his side to 1–0 victory over

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. Raspentino left the club in the summer of 2017 when his contract had ended.

Eupen

In December 2017,

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Raspentino signed for Belgian First Division A club

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and immediately started in the away match against Anderlecht. On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, he agreed the termination of his contract with Eupen.

Grenoble and third Bastia spell

Ahead of the 2019–20 season Raspentino joined Ligue 2 side

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on a two-year contract. After a disappointing first season which was cut short by the

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he agreed to terminate his contract. On 22 September 2020, Bastia announced that Raspentino had signed for a third spell with the newly promoted

club, agreeing a one-year contract.

Bastia-Borgo

On 25 August 2021, Raspentino joined Bastia-Borgo.

GOAL FC

Raspentino moved to

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side GOAL FC in August 2022.

International career

In late 2011 Raspentino was contacted by

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, assistant manager of the Algeria national team, to gauge his interest in representing Algeria. Raspentino responded saying he would not refuse a call-up but would prefer to settle at Marseille first.

Career statistics

References

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