Ludovic Roy (born 18 August 1977) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. Roy spent his entire professional career in

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, most notably having started at St Mirren.

Club career

Early days

Roy spent his youth career in his native France with

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St Mirren

Roy arrived in Scotland at the start of the 1998–99 season, joining St Mirren from La Berrichonne de Châteauroux in France. Roy was a member of the squad that won promotion to the SPL at the end of season 1999–2000. During 2002 Roy had a short loan spell at St Johnstone where he made 2 league appearances before returning to

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for the start of season 2002–03. Roy stayed with St Mirren for 5 seasons and in total made 122 league appearances.

Ayr United

Roy signed for

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at the start of the 2003–04 season and spent 2 seasons with the

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club and in total made 57 league appearances.

Livingston

Roy signed for

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at the start of the 2005–06 season. Roy only made 6 league appearances in his one season at

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Dundee

Roy signed for

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at the start of the 2006–07 season and made his first appearance for the club in a pre-season friendly at

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. However, he suffered a

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injury in his first competitive match on the opening day of the season against

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and missed the early part of the campaign as a consequence. Roy failed to have his contract renewed when it expired at the end of the 2008–09 season. Roy made 37 league appearances for the

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club during his 3 seasons at Dundee.

Queen of the South

Roy was signed by

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for

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club Queen of the South on 29 May 2009 for the start of the 2009–10 season. Roy signed a one-year contract with the

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club. In competition with David Hutton for the goalkeeper's jersey, Roy made 7 appearances for Queens (in league and cup) before picking up a hip injury on 26 September 2009. After a lengthy hip injury lay-off, Roy appeared as an unused substitute goalkeeper for Queens on 6 April 2010 at

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for the match versus Ross County, as cover for Scott Fox. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Roy was released by ''Queens'' at the end of the 2009–10 season.

Cowdenbeath

He signed for

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in 2010 where he served as goalkeeper coach as well as a player.

Raith Rovers

At the start of November 2011 Roy went on a trial to

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and was included in the squad as a substitute in all their matches since then until 1 December 2011 when he signed a contract with the club. In January 2012 his contract expired and he left the club.

After playing

He is now a businessman, having set up a personal fitness company.

International career

Roy has represented

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at U-15, 16, 17 and 18 levels.

References

External links

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Raith Rovers player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Ludovic 1977 births Sportspeople from Tours, France Living people Association football goalkeepers French footballers French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland LB Châteauroux players St Mirren F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Footballers from Centre-Val de Loire