Joan Hartock (born 17 February 1987) is a Martiniquais
footballer
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who most recently played as a
goalkeeper
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for
US Quevilly-Rouen
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. He previously played for
Brest
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** Château de Brest
*Brest, ...
and
Lyon
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.
Club career
Early years
Hartock began his football career with Martinique club
US Robert
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Founded in 1903, they are the oldest club in Martinique.Olympique Lyonnais
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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
Aston Villa
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,
Nantes
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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
OGC Nice
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.
Brest
On 11 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with
Stade Brestois 29
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In its early years, the club made a rapid rise ...
. He made his début for Brest in a
Coupe de France
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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
Ligue 1
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match, a 2–1 defeat to
Lille
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on 31 March 2013.
Hartock was the first-choice keeper for Brest in the 2015–16 and 2016–17
Ligue 2
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seasons, playing in 36 games in each season. However he was replaced by manager
Jean-Marc Furlan
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Club career
Born in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Furlan started his career at Bordeaux, where he signed his first professional contract i ...
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
Ligue 2
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side
US Quevilly-Rouen
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. He made 32 appearances, but the club were relegated at the end of the first season, and Hartock left due to budget constraints.
References
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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
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