Maxime Chanot (born 21 November 1989) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in France, he represents Luxembourg at international level. He has mixed French-Luxembourgian descent.

Club career

Having joined

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in 2006 from

Stade de Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional association football, football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 and plays in Ligue 1, the top level of Football in France, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in 2017–18 Ligue 2, 2018. ...

Chanot became a regular in the academy and reserves sides. The aggressive, athletic central defender joined Mansfield Town on loan on 4 October 2008, and made his debut for Mansfield in the 0–1 defeat against Woking despite picking up man of the match award. He returned to Bramall Lane having played five games for The Stags. As the Blades looked to cut costs, having failed to gain promotion, Chanot was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. In November 2009 he signed a two-year contract with French

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side

Le Mans FC Le Mans Football Club (; commonly referred to as Le Mans FC, formerly referred as Le Muc) is a French association football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010 ...

. He then moved on a season-long loan to

FC Gueugnon Football Club Gueugnonnais (commonly called Gueugnon ) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon, Burgundy. The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city. The club has ...

in 2010. In September 2011, Chanot signed a one-year deal for Belgium team White Star Woluwe FC, which was successively extended for one more season. Sport/Foot Magazine named him among the twenty best second division football players of the league. His great performances drew the attention of a Division 1 Belgium team,

Beerschot AC Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were r ...

which signed him in 2013.

KV Kortrijk

Chanot continued to impress and was offered a contract by another Division 1 Belgium team,

KV Kortrijk Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk (often simply called KV Kortrijk or KVK) is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division, and they achieved their best ranking ever during the 2009 ...

. Chanot was named several times best defender of the Belgium championship. Despite being chased by many clubs, especially Queen Park Rangers and

Chievo Verona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo , is a former professional Football in Italy, Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and o ...

, he decided to join

coached by Patrick Vieira. In December 2019, Chanot wa
named to the KV Kortrijk team of the decade.

New York City

On 16 July 2016, it was announced that Chanot had signed with

club

. Chanot made his NYCFC debut as a halftime substitute for Jefferson Mena during a 5–1 victory against the

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on 30 July 2016. Chanot was given Team of the Week honors by MLS the following week for his performance during his first start for New York City against the

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

. He finished the season having made 8 league appearances as well as starting both of NYCFC's playoff games. On 3 June 2017, Chanot scored his first MLS goal in a 2–1 win over

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. A few weeks later, Chanot scored his second goal of the season against Whitecaps Vancouver after an assist from

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. Chanot made 19 appearances in the 2017 MLS season before being sidelined on 20 July with a herniated disk in his back. Initial reports thought the injury would only keep him out 2–4 weeks but after further evaluation Chanot had to undergo surgery and he missed the rest of the season, including both of NYCFC's playoff matches. Over the next two seasons, Chanot's defensive partnership with

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was recognized as one of the best in MLS. At the end of the 2019 season, Chanot was named NYCFC best defender of the year. NYCFC also rewarded Chanot with the Most Minutes Played award. Chanot's performance did not go unnoticed and the Major League Soccer named him fourth best defender of the 2019 season.

International career

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

international, Chanot scored his first goal for his national team on 4 June 2014, netting an equaliser in a friendly game against four-time

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winners

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played at Stadio Renato Curi,

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. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. On 13 November 2016, he converted a penalty in a World Cup qualifier against the

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, which ended up being a 3–1 loss for Luxembourg.

Personal life

In March 2018, Chanot earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chanot goal''.

Honours

New York City FC *

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* MLS Eastern Conference Championship:

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References

External links

Mansfield Town Profile
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