Maxime Josse (born 21 March 1987 in Saint-Quentin) is a French

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player who plays for FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. Josse was part of the

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that won the

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Career

In France

Josse began his career at Sochaux breaking through the Youth Academy and made his

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debut in a 2–2 away draw against Paris Saint-Germain on 14 May 2005. In his first two seasons he earned only 9 appearances and for the 2006–07 season he was loaned out to

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in the

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. Josse's debut for

came on 8 September 2006 in a 0–0 home draw against Montpellier HSC. By the end of his loan at Brestois, he had made 20 league appearances. After spending the 2007–08 season at Sochaux, on 28 August 2009, Josse signed for Angers SCO on a season-long loan.

Litex Lovech

On 6 July 2011, Josse joined Bulgarian side

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on a three-year contract, taking squad number 6, after it was vacated by Ivaylo Petkov.

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2011

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* * * 1987 births Living people French footballers French expatriate footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Israeli Premier League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Super League Greece players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Stade Brestois 29 players Angers SCO players PFC Litex Lovech players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Panthrakikos F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Greece France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders People from Saint-Quentin, Aisne Sportspeople from Aisne Footballers from Hauts-de-France Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland French expatriate sportspeople in Finland French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Israel {{France-footy-defender-1980s-stub