Jonathan Brison (born 7 February 1983) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
Brison was born in
Soissons
Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital o ...
,
Aisne. A
Nancy player since his youth, he got his debut in
Ligue 2 in September 2002 in the 3–1 defeat to
Clermont Foot. Although it was never his preferred position, he played as
left-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
after breaking into the Nancy first-team.
As a
wide midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, Brison played most of Nancy's games since establishing himself as a fixture in the team in the 2003–04 season. The following year he was singled out for particular praise for his performances in the promotion-winning team.
In January 2012 he joined
AS Saint-Étienne on a three-year contract.
In June 2016, he signed a three-year contract with
Chamois Niortais. He left the club by mutual consent on 6 August 2018.
Career statistics
Honours
Nancy
*
Ligue 2:
2004–05
*
Coupe de la Ligue:
2005–06
Saint-Étienne
*
Coupe de la Ligue:
2012–13
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
People from Soissons
French men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
AS Nancy Lorraine players
AS Saint-Étienne players
Chamois Niortais F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Sportspeople from Aisne
Footballers from Hauts-de-France