Philippe Billy (born 13 January 1982) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Billy was born in

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. He played extensively at French football clubs after making his professional debut in 2000, for clubs including

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and

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and

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. He also played several seasons for

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...

in the Italian

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between 2001 and 2006, and one season with

Mons Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...

in the Belgian Jupiler League in 2004–05. On 27 January 2010, he signed with the Montreal Impact of

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. He was released by Montreal on 12 October 2011. One year later, in November 2012, he signs with

USJA Carquefou USJA Carquefou is a French football team currently playing in Championnat National based in Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique. History The club was founded in 1942 as merger of two local clubs, ''Union Sportive de Carquefou'' and ''Jeanne d'Arc de C ...

in the French third division.

International career

Billy made five appearances for the French U-21 team during his youth, but has never been called up to the senior national side. He also played for the non-

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affiliated

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national football team in a friendly game against Congo in 2008.

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