Garry Franchi (born December 3, 1983) is an Ivorian-born 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 in the

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligu ...

for

FC Chartres Football Club de Chartres was a French association football club, based in Chartres. History The club was founded in 1989 as the result of a merger between ''Vélo Sport Chartrain'' and ''Sporting Club de Chartres''. They are based in the town of ...

. His father is from Corsica and his mother from

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

. He played professionally in Ligue 2 for

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is a French association football club based in Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in we ...

Career

Franchi came through the junior systems of AS Arnouville and FC Saint-Leu, joining the National Technical Centre at Clairefontaine aged 12. After three years he had offers to join four club academies, and chose

. He made his Ligue 2 debut for Lorient on 18 October 2003, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Caen. At the end of the season he signed a two-year professional contract with the club. After leaving Lorient, Franchi joined

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, ...

side

L'Entente SSG The Entente Sannois Saint-Gratien is a French association football team based in the suburb of Saint-Gratien in Paris. The team was founded in 1989 and play in the Championnat National 3, the country's fifth tier of competition. Recent history ...

. In July 2007 he joined

US Orléans Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relega ...

, where he stayed for four seasons, three in Championnat de France Amateur and the last in Championnat National. He moved on to

AS Beauvais Oise Association Sportive Beauvais Oise (; commonly referred to as AS Beauvais, ASBO, or simply Beauvais) is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championna ...

in the summer of 2011. In the summer of 2013, at the end of his contract, having featured in most league games for two seasons and despite a proposal from the club to extend his stay, Franchi elected to leave the club and join

Trélissac Trélissac (; oc, Trelhissac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne depart ...

. One season later he again moved to

in Championnat National 3.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Franchi, Garry 1983 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian footballers French footballers Ligue 2 players FC Lorient players Entente SSG players US Orléans players AS Beauvais Oise players Men's association football midfielders Ivorian people of French descent Ivorian people of Moroccan descent French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Ivorian emigrants to France