Johan Gastien (born 25 January 1988) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for club
Clermont.
Career
Gastien started his career with his home-town club
Niort and made his debut in the 2–1 victory over
Libourne-Saint-Seurin in
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...
on 28 March 2008, coming on as a substitute for
Ronan Biger
Ronan Biger (born 8 October 1985) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Échiré Saint Gelais.
Honours
;Chamois Niortais
* Championnat National
The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), common ...
. On 27 March 2010, he scored his first senior goal in Niort's 1–0 victory over
Toulouse Fontaines, but was sent off later in the match. Gastien was part of the team that won promotion from the
Championnat de France amateur
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in 2010 and subsequently promotion back to Ligue 2 two years later. In total, he played 140 league matches during six senior seasons with the club, scoring 14 goals.
On 25 May 2013, it was announced that Gastien had agreed a contract with Dijon for the 2013–14 season.
Personal life
He is the son of football manager and former player,
Pascal Gastien
Pascal Gastien (born 2 December 1963) is a French professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Ligue 1 club Clermont
Early life
Gastien was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. He is the father of footballer ...
.
Johan has been coached by his father at Niort and Clermont.
Career statistics
References
External links
Johan Gastienat chamoisniortais.fr
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Niort
French men's footballers
Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Men's association football midfielders
Chamois Niortais F.C. players
Dijon FCO players
Stade Brestois 29 players
Clermont Foot players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
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