Johan Audel (born 12 December 1983) is a

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who played as a winger. Born in

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, he played for the Martinique national team. He is the brother of French player Thierry Audel.

Career

Audel began his career in the youth academy of south coast club

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. ...

before moving to French rivals

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for the 2004–05 season. He stayed with the team for his first season with the club, before moving on loan to

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is a French association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French ...

the following season. Eight goals in 30 games followed before Audel returned to his parent club. In the summer of 2007, he joined

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Valenciennes FC Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Valenciennes play ...

and instantly proved his worth with a hat-trick in his first game against

Toulouse FC Toulouse Football Club is French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the premier division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse lo ...

, making him a very popular player for the fans. On 9 August 2010, Audel moved to

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

on a four-year contract. He was loaned out to

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, a ...

on 2 September 2013 until June 2014, after his contract with

was extended until June 2015. On 24 May 2014, Audel signed a contract with FC Nantes until June 2016 and moved permanently to Nantes.

Career statistics

:''Score and result list Martinique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Audel goal.''

Honours

Lille *

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

References

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Thierry Audel
at Footballdatabase 1983 births Living people French people of Martiniquais descent French men's footballers Footballers from Nice Martiniquais men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Martinique men's international footballers 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players OGC Nice players Lille OSC players FC Lorient players Valenciennes FC players VfB Stuttgart players FC Nantes players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players French expatriate men's footballers Martiniquais expatriate men's footballers Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Israel French expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel {{Martinique-footy-bio-stub