Kévin Ramon Rimane (born 23 February 1991) is a French Guianan professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the French Guiana national team.

Club career

Early career

Rimane trained in the academy programs at

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, but signed his first contract, for three years, with

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...

in the summer of 2011. He played his first professional match for Boulogne on 5 August 2011 against

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Paris Saint-Germain

Out of contract at Boulogne in 2014, he returned to

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to grow with the reserve and attempt to advance. His faithfulness and his efforts were rewarded with inclusion in the first-team squad for Paris Saint-Germain against

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on 31 January 2016. He started and played the full 90 minutes for Paris Saint-Germain as they defeated

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4–0 in the 2018 Trophée des Champions on 4 August 2018.

Loan to Istra 1961

On 7 February 2019, he signed a loan contract to the end of 2018–19 season with Croatian club

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Hermannstadt

Rimane joined

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in August 2019.

Bastia-Borgo

On 2 December 2021, Rimane signed with

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club Bastia-Borgo.

Cholet

On 24 May 2022, Rimane joined

for the 2022–23 season.

International career

Rimane is an international for the French Guiana national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of 9 September 2019. French Guiana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rimane goal.''

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries. His ...

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French Guiana *

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third place:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rimane, Kevin Living people 1991 births Association football central defenders Association football defenders French Guianan footballers French Guiana international footballers French Guianan expatriate footballers Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players US Boulogne players NK Istra 1961 players FC Hermannstadt players US Torcy players FC Bastia-Borgo players SO Cholet players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 1 players Croatian Football League players Liga I players Régional 1 players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Romania Sportspeople from Cayenne