Joan Hartock (born 17 February 1987) is a Martiniquais

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who most recently played as a

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for

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. He previously played for

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and

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Club career

Early years

Hartock began his football career with Martinique club

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in 2004, still only 17 years old. He played mainly for Lyon's B team in the CFA, and was the first team's third keeper for a number of years. He was released in 2011, having never made an official first team appearance for Lyon in his seven-year spell at the club. In his spell of free agency, Hartock had trials with

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Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

and

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Brest

On 11 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with

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. He made his début for Brest in a

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match against Niort on 7 January 2012, his first competitive first-team appearance for any side in French football. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Hartock signed a two-year contract extension with Brest. He made a further three Coupe de France appearances in the 2012–13 season, along with his début

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match, a 2–1 defeat to

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on 31 March 2013. Hartock was the first-choice keeper for Brest in the 2015–16 and 2016–17

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seasons, playing in 36 games in each season. However he was replaced by manager

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in May 2017 after two poor home performances. At the end of the 2016–17 season he was released from the final year of his contract.

Quevilly-Rouen

Immediately after leaving Brest, Hartock signed with newly-promoted

side

. He made 32 appearances, but the club were relegated at the end of the first season, and Hartock left due to budget constraints.

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* Living people 1987 births Martiniquais footballers Martinique international footballers French footballers Association football goalkeepers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Olympique Lyonnais players Stade Brestois 29 players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub