Rémi Maréval (born 24 February 1983) is a Martiniquais former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Domont, Maréval began his career at the age of 14 in the US Chantilly's youth system and signed for

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team AS Beauvais in the summer of 2001. After two and a half years with AS Beauvais, where he played 38 games and scored one goal, Maréval signed for

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in January 2004. In 2004, after half a year in England with Oldham Athletic, he returned to France and signed for

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. After a successful season with 37 games and one goal for Gazélec Ajaccio, he joined

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, but played only 33 matches in two seasons. In July 2007, Maréval again moved, this time to

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. On 2 February 2014, Israel Premier League club

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announced Maréval's arrival in a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season.

Trivia

Maréval had one of his most memorable moments against

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, scoring a goal from more than 30 metres. He scored another memorable goal against

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from 60 metres in September 2009. Coming after just eight seconds, the goal was the fastest goal in the history of the French

.Remi Mareval: The Art of the Long Shot

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* * * 1983 births Living people People from Domont French people of Martiniquais descent French men's footballers Martiniquais men's footballers Footballers from Val-d'Oise Men's association football defenders Martinique men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Belgian Pro League players Israeli Premier League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players AS Beauvais Oise players Gazélec Ajaccio players Tours FC players FC Nantes players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players SV Zulte Waregem players KAA Gent players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Fehérvár FC players French expatriate men's footballers Martiniquais expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary 21st-century French sportsmen {{Martinique-footy-bio-stub