Sylvain Marveaux (born 15 April 1986) is a French professional
footballer
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. He can play a variety of positions in
midfield, but is mostly utilized as a
right-sided midfielder or an
attacking midfielder
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or as a
forward
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. He is the younger brother of
Joris Marveaux, who currently plays for
Gazélec Ajaccio.
Club career
Early career
Marveaux was born in
Vannes
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
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, located on the west coast of the
Brittany
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region
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, and began his career at local club AS Ménimur at age six. He starred for the club at various youth levels before departing for the biggest club in the city,
Vannes OC. In his first year at Vannes, Marveaux was selected to attend the
Pôle Espoirs Football de Ploufragan, a smaller regional version of the
Clairefontaine academy. While training at Ploufragan during the weekdays, he played at Vannes on the weekends. Marveaux also trained alongside future Rennes teammates
Yoann Gourcuff,
Virgile Reset and
William Stanger while attending Ploufragan.
Rennes
In 2001, after leaving Ploufragan, Marveaux signed an ''aspirant'' (youth) contract with
Stade Rennais
Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pl ...
and joined the club's aspiring youth academy. Marveaux spent four years in the club's academy before earning a call up to the club's
Championnat de France amateur
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team for the
2005–06 season. He was an undisputed started in the team making 21 appearances and scoring seven goals. Following the season, Marveaux signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2009. He was officially promoted to the senior team and assigned the number 26 shirt for the
2006–07 season.
Marveaux made his professional debut on 5 August 2006 in a league match against
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
playing the entire match in a 2–1 defeat. Despite starting his first professional match, he was relegated to appearing as a substitute for the majority of the season by
manager
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Guy Lacombe. Marveaux scored his first professional goal for the team on 14 October after appearing as a first-half substitute in a 3–1 win over
Auxerre. Two weeks later, he scored an
extra time
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goal in the
Coupe de la Ligue
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against Lille after appearing as a second-half substitute. Rennes won the match 2–0. On 18 November, Marveaux converted a late equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw against
Le Mans
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. He finished the campaign with 32 total appearances and six goals. Of the 32 appearances, Marveaux only made nine starts.
Marveaux began the
2007–08 season alternating between the bench and the first 11 as the player struggled to adapt to new manager
Guy Lacombe. He finished the season with 24 appearances in the league and no goals. Marveaux scored his only goal of the season against
Bulgaria
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n club
Lokomotiv Sofia
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in the first round of the
UEFA Cup
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. His transition to Lacombe was further hampered during the
2008–09 season when, while playing with the
France under-21 team, he suffered a torn hamstring injury. The initial diagnosis of the injury required no surgery, however, in October, it was discovered that the injury was severe after club doctors revealed that a
hematoma
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had formed around the hamstring. Marveaux underwent surgery and, subsequently, missed five months. He returned to the team in May 2009 and appeared in the final three matches of the season.
For the
2009–10 season, under new manager
Frédéric Antonetti
Frédéric Antonetti (born 19 August 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of French club Metz. He previously managed Bastia, Gamba Osaka, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Rennes and Lille.
Earl ...
, a healthy Marveaux thrived having his best season to date. Marveaux posted career-highs in all statistical categories. He scored his first goal of the season on 13 September 2009 in a 1–0 win against
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
. The following week, Marveaux netted the second goal in a 4–0 thrashing of
Grenoble. In the return leg against Grenoble in 2010, he scored a double in another 4–0 win. The following week, Marveaux was instrumental in the team's 4–2 victory over the defending champions
Bordeaux
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. He scored the opening goal in the 7th minute and assisted on the final goal scored by
Asamoah Gyan. In the
Coupe de France, Marveaux scored two goals, both of which came in a 4–0 victory over amateur club
Saumur
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The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc.. Saumur statio ...
in the Round of 32. He finished the campaign by scoring in a 2–1 defeat to
Sochaux and a 2–2 draw against
Nice
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. Marveaux successful individual season of 38 total appearances and 12 goals was overshadowed by the team's collective display as Rennes finished mid-table and failed to qualify for Europe after appearing in the UEFA Cup in back-to-back seasons.
Due to having one year left on his contract, Marveaux was the subject of transfer speculation in the 2010 summer transfer window with English clubs
Chelsea and
Manchester United
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being the first to scout the player. In June 2010,
West Ham
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offered £3 million for the player, however Rennes' general manager
Pierre Dreossi denied the bid stating that Marveaux "will be with Rennes next season" and "I do not usually change my mind, I've demonstrated that in the past." Marveaux, indeed, began the
2010–11 season with Rennes starting in the team's opening match of the season against
Lille
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. On 3 October, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–1 win over
Toulouse
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. The following month, in a match against
Derby Breton
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rivals
Brest
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, Marveaux aggravated a groin injury that had been plaguing him during the campaign. The following day, it was reported that Marveaux would not return to action until 2011.
Newcastle United
On 18 June 2011, Marveaux agreed and signed a five-year deal with
Premier League
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club
Newcastle United
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.
He had reportedly been very close to joining
Liverpool
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under the management of
Kenny Dalglish
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. Marveaux rubbished claims he failed a medical at
Anfield
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, confirming he could not agree terms.
He made his first competitive start in the
Football League Cup
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second round in an away win at
Scunthorpe United
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playing the full 120 minutes that included extra time. He started all Newcastle's other League Cup games until their elimination in the 4th round. Having only made a handful of substitute appearances in the league due to Newcastle's unbeaten stance in November, he got his opportunity in a 2–1 home win against
Everton on 5 November 2011. However, he came off injured in the second half with a recurring problem with his groin.
It was confirmed on 18 November 2011 that he would require hip surgery, scheduled to be undertaken by Dr Marc Phillipon at the clinic of
Dr Richard Steadman in
Colorado
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.
He scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 1–1
UEFA Europa League
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draw with
C.S. Marítimo
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on 22 November 2012. He scored his first ever
Premier League
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goal in the Magpies' fixture at
Emirates Stadium
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against
Arsenal
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on 29 December 2012, which Newcastle lost 7–3. The goal was a simple tap in after a good piece of work from teammate
Gabriel Obertan
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A former attendee of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Obertan began his professional ca ...
. He then set up
Demba Ba
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He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron an ...
for his 2nd goal of the game with a sublime cross using the outside of his foot.
On 5 May 2016, Newcastle United announced that Marveaux and teammate
Gabriel Obertan
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A former attendee of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Obertan began his professional ca ...
had been released.
Guingamp (loan)
On 22 July 2014,
Guingamp announced the loan of Marveaux on a season-long loan with an option to buy. Marveaux made his competitive debut as a 69th-minute substitute for
Christophe Mandanne in the
Trophée des Champions on 2 August, which his team lost 0–2 against
Paris Saint-Germain at the
Workers Stadium
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in Beijing. He scored his first goals in a 2–0
Europa League
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victory over
PAOK on 2 October, netting in the 47th and 50th minutes.
Lorient
On 15 July 2016, it was announced that Marveaux had joined
Ligue 1
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-club
FC Lorient.
He was loaned to
AS Nancy in January 2019 until the end of the
season
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.
Charlotte Independence
On 29 June 2021, it was announced Marveaux had signed for
USL Championship side
Charlotte Independence.
International career
Marveaux was born in France to a Martiniquais father and a French mother.
Marveaux is a former
French under-21 international having earned caps with the team from 2006 to 2008.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vannes
French footballers
Association football midfielders
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
France youth international footballers
France under-21 international footballers
French people of Martiniquais descent
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Premier League players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
Newcastle United F.C. players
En Avant Guingamp players
FC Lorient players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
Charlotte Independence players
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Footballers from Brittany
Black French sportspeople