Kevin Lefranc (born 1 March 1986) is a French

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who is contracted to FC Jeunesse Canach in the

Luxembourg National Division The National Division ( lb, Nationaldivisioun, french: Division Nationale, german: Nationaldivision) is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to sea ...

. A football

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, Lefranc has played for 12 different clubs in 7 separate countries. He plays as a striker.

Career

Lefranc was signed by

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a French association football club, based in Troyes, who play in Ligue 1, the highest level of France's football league system, and plays its home matches at the ...

at the age of 14, after showing promising signs whilst playing for his youth club at CO Saint-Dizier. in 2005 he moved to the island of Majorca,

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, where he signed with 3ª - Group 11 club

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. However, his stay was short, leaving the club after it fell into financial problems, only scoring 3 times in 15 appearances. Lefranc then travelled to

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, where he signed for

K.S.K. Ronse Koninklijke Sportkring Ronse was a Belgian football club formed in Ronse, East Flanders in 1906 as A.S. Renaisienne. History A.S. Renaisienne was founded in 1906 and received later the matricule n° 38. The club first reached second division ...

, then in the Belgian Second Division. He made his debut for the club in a game against

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Once more, his stay was short only lasting 13 games for the return of 2 goals. He then signed for 2 clubs in the space of 12-months with

Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz Royal Excel Mouscron (, ), commonly known as Mouscron or familiarly as REM, was a Belgian professional football club based in Mouscron. The team was formed as ''Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz'' in the spring of 2010 as a result of the merging between ...

, making 8 appearances, and

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently pl ...

where his contract was terminated without playing a single game. In 2008, Lefranc moved abroad once more, this time to

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

, where he signed with

Cypriot Third Division The Cypriot Third Division ( Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing teams of the league are promoted to ...

club

ASIL Lysi ASIL Lysi ( el, ΑΣΙΛ Λύσης) is a Cypriot football club which was established in the town of Lysi, Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, ASIL became a refugee team and is temporarily based in Larnaca. The club plays in ...

. However, this was once more an unsuccessful move, as he only made 7 appearances, scoring once. Moving back to Europe, he signed a short-term contract with

FC Baulmes FC Baulmes is a Swiss football club based in Baulmes Baulmes () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Baulmes is first mentioned in 652 as ''in loco Balmensi''. In 1123 it wa ...

in the 1.Liga. He was then signed by

R.E. Virton Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian association football, football club, based in the city of Virton, in Luxembourg (Belgium), Luxembourg province. The club will participate in Belgian National Division 1 from 2023–24 after relegation from Cha ...

in the

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, on a 2-year contract. However, he was controversially dropped from the first XI to the reserve squad half way through his contract. Lefranc claims he was only notified by

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. Lefranc was hoping to go out on loan, to FC Bleid, however due to financial reasons, R.E.Virton refused to let him go, and at the end of the season, Lefranc moved abroad for a third time, this time out to

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, with professional outfit Etoile FC in the

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, where he signed a 1-year contract. Lefranc made his debut for the Clementi Stars in the opening round 2-0 victory over

Geylang United Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 with the purpose of building a s ...

. Lefranc moved to French side Etoile FC in 2011 who played in the

where he scored 3 goals in 25 games for them. After one season he was released and then moved back to Belgium to sign for RE Bertrix in 2012. After one season at RE Bertrix he was signed by Luxembourg side

SR Delémont SR Delémont is a Swiss football club based in Delémont and founded in 1909. It played in the Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the ...

in 2013. He was there until July 2015 when he was loaned out to FC Jeunesse Canach, then of the Luxembourg Ehrenpromotion where he scored 9 goals in 19 games and helped the team finish 3rd to earn promotion back to the

at the end of the 2015/16 season. After his loan spell finished FC Jeunesse Canach signed Lefranc on a contract until 2019. He has French and Belgian citizenship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefranc, Kevin 1986 births Living people People from Vitry-le-François French men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus CE Constància players ASIL Lysi players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Marne (department) Cypriot Second Division players Étoile FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Singapore French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Spain K.S.K. Ronse players R.E. Virton players Royal Excel Mouscron players FC Progrès Niederkorn players ES Troyes AC players