Romain Marcel Georges Vincelot (born 29 October 1985) is a French former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

in France and England across a 17-year career. He played for Chamois Niortais,

Gueugnon Gueugnon () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Population Economy The primary industry in the town is a stainless-steel factory run by Aperam. A huge part of Gueugnon ...

, Dagenham & Redbridge,

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

, Gillingham,

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed t ...

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

and Stevenage.

Career

France and Dagenham

Born in Poitiers, Vincelot started his career with Chamois Niortais, where he made 46 league appearances in four years, three of which in Ligue 2 and one in the

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

(third tier). He moved to FC Gueugnon in 2008 and played 20 league games for the side during the

2008–09 Championnat National The 2008–09 Championnat National was the 16th edition of the 3rd division league. Play commenced on 1 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009. Vannes OC, Tours FC, and Nîmes Olympique were promoted to Ligue 2, replacing Chamois Niortais, FC Libo ...

campaign. He was released by the club in the summer of 2009 and spent the following six months without a team before signing for Dagenham & Redbridge on 22 January 2010. He made his Football League debut the next day, coming on as a substitute in the 1–2 defeat to

. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home win over

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...

on 17 April. Despite being signed as a full-back, the Dagenham manager

John Still John Still (c. 1543 – 26 February 1607/1608) was Master of two Cambridge colleges and then, from 1593, Bishop of Bath and Wells. He enjoyed considerable fame as an English preacher and disputant. He was formerly reputed to be the author of an ...

played him the centre of midfield. He played in the winning team in the League Two playoff final at Wembley on 30 May, when they beat

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

3–2. In the 2010–11 season, Vincelot ended as top league scorer for Dagenham & Redbridge with 12 goals, although they were relegated back to League Two. This included a header in each half of a 2–0 win over East London neighbours

on 4 September 2010.

Brighton & Hove Albion and Leyton Orient

On 15 July 2011, Vincelot signed for newly promoted

Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

side

on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee estimated as £100,000. He made his debut on 9 August in a League Cup first round 1–0 win over Gillingham. On 26 November, he scored his only goal of 20 appearances for the Seagulls, the winner in a 2–1 victory over

at the

Falmer Stadium The Falmer Stadium, known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Community Stadium and also referred to as the Amex, is a football stadium in the village of Falmer, in the City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. With a capacity of 31, ...

. He was sent off after six minutes of a 1–0 loss at home to

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

on 17 December for fighting Marvin Bartley, with teammate Ashley Barnes joining him six minutes later. Having taken no part for Brighton in the 2012–13 season, Vincelot joined

League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

side Gillingham on a two-month loan deal on 26 October 2012. He made nine appearances for the Gills and scored on his debut for the "Gills", and scored the only goal of a win at AFC Wimbledon on his debut a day after signing. On 31 January 2013, Vincelot left Brighton after his contract was terminated. A week later he signed a short-term contract at

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

side

, followed by a three-year contract at the end of the season. At Orient, Vincelot became a regular in the first team during the 2013–14 season, appearing in the League One play-off Final defeat to

at Wembley. On 27 August 2014, he scored Orient's winner in the 1–0

League Cup In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...

victory over Premier League Aston Villa at

Villa Park Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway station ...

Coventry City

On 8 July 2015, Vincelot signed a two-year contract at

for an undisclosed fee.

Bradford City

After spending only one season at Coventry City, Vincelot moved to

in July 2016, on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He replaced Stephen Darby as Bradford's captain.

Crawley Town

On 19 July 2018, Vincelot signed for EFL League Two club

on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Shrewsbury Town

The following January, he moved to EFL League One club

, managed by his former Coventry teammate

Sam Ricketts Samuel Derek Ricketts (born 11 October 1981) is a professional football coach and former player. As a player, his favoured position was at full back, where he was able to play either side as well as being able to operate at the centre of defe ...

. He made his debut for "the Shrews" on 2 February, a 3–0 home defeat to

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

. Having not played since August, in October 2019 he underwent

hip resurfacing Hip resurfacing has been developed as a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). The procedure consists of placing a cap (usually made of cobalt-chrome metal), which is hollow and shaped like a mushroom, over the head of the femur whi ...

, and was reportedly the first footballer to undergo that surgery that received attention when performed on tennis player Andy Murray. He was released by the club on 11 June 2020.

Stevenage

On 24 July 2020, Vincelot signed for League Two club Stevenage, making him the club's sixth summer signing. This would prove to be his final club as at the end of the 2020–21 season, Vincelot announced his retirement aged 35.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincelot, Romain 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Poitiers French footballers French expatriate footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Chamois Niortais F.C. players FC Gueugnon players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine