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2016–17 FC Metz Season
The 2016–17 Ligue 1, 2016–17 FC Metz season was the 83rd professional season of the club since its creation in 1932. Current squad Transfers In: Out: Statistics Top scorers Competitions Ligue 1 League table Results summary Results by round Matches Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 FC Metz season French football clubs 2016–17 season, Metz FC Metz seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Metz
Football Club de Metz () is a Football in France, French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the highest division in the French football league system, for the 2025–26 Ligue 1, 2025–26 season following their promotion from the second division in the 2024–25 Ligue 2, 2024–2025 season. They play their home matches at Stade Saint-Symphorien located within the city. The team is currently managed by Stéphane Le Mignan. Despite never winning the top flight, they have won the Coupe de France twice and the Coupe de la Ligue twice. History FC Metz was founded in 23 March 1932 by the amalgamation of two amateur athletic clubs, and shortly thereafter became a professional team; it is one of the oldest professional football teams in France. Its roots trace back further, to the ''SpVgg Metz'' club, formed in 1905 when the city of Metz was part of the German Empire. ''SpVgg'' played in the tier-one ''Westkreis-Liga'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yann Jouffre
Yann Jouffre (; born 23 July 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Nîmes, Guingamp, Lorient and FC Metz. Club career Born in Montélimar, Drôme, Jouffre made his professional debut for Nîmes Olympique on 23 January 2002, coming on as a substitute for Christophe Van Reusel in a 0–0 draw with FC Istres. He made nine other appearances that season, scoring in a 3–1 loss to RC Strasbourg. Jouffre had his breakout year the next season making another 32 appearances and scoring four goals, earning himself a transfer to Ligue 1 side En Avant de Guingamp in the summer of 2003. Jouffre struggled in his first season at Guingamp, managing just 100 minutes of football across six appearances. The 2004–05 season, though, as the club was relegated to Ligue 2, was much more successful for him and by the end of the season he was an established first team regular, with 26 appearances to his name. The 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons were simil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kévin Lejeune
Kevin Lejeune (born 22 January 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left winger and current Team Manager of FC Metz. Formed at Auxerre where he made his debut in Ligue 1 in 2006, Lejeune was loaned to Nantes before leaving for Ligue 2 club Tours in 2010. Two years later he signed for FC Metz, and won two consecutive promotions from the Championnat National to Ligue 1, extending his contract three times. When it expired in 2017, he joined Ajaccio. After three seasons with the club, he retired from playing. Career Auxerre Born in Cambrai, Nord, Lejeune began his career in 1998 with Toulouse Fontaines Club before moving to Auxerre in July 2000. He made his debut on 19 November 2006 during a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Toulouse at home, coming on in added time in place of Luigi Pieroni. He made three more appearances off the bench, and on 26 May 2007 in the last game of the season, he replaced Ireneusz Jeleń in the 35th minute and scored at the end of a 3–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahid Selimovic
Vahid (Persian: وحيد), also spelt Vahit, is the Persian, Turkish, Kurmanji Kurdish and Bosnian variant of the Arabic masculine given name Wahid, meaning "The One", "Unique". People named Vahid include: Given name Vahid * Vahid Abasov (born 1997), Serbian boxer * Vahid Ahmadov (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician and parliamentarian * Vahid Alaghband (born 1952), British commodities trader * Vahid Alakbarov (born 1950), Russian businessman and oligarch * Vahid Aliabadi (born 1990), Iranian footballer * Vahid Aliyev (born 1969), Azerbaijani general * Vahid Amiri (born 1988), Iranian footballer * Vahid Asgari (born 1985), Iranian footballer * Vahid Asghari (born 1986), Iranian journalist, activist and political prisoner * Vahid Aziz (born 1945), Azerbaijani poet and translator * Vahid Bayatlou (born 1987), Iranian footballer and manager * Vahid Dalirzahan (born 1995), Iranian basketballer * Vahid Dasgardi (died 1942), Iranian poet, writer and journalist * Vahid Evazzadeh, Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Mollet
Florent Mollet (born 19 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes. He made his professional debut for Dijon in Ligue 2 in 2012, and three years later joined fellow league team Créteil. In his only season for the latter, he scored 11 goals, but the team suffered relegation and he moved on to Metz in Ligue 1. Two years later, after his club was again relegated, he moved to Montpellier. In summer 2022, Mollet signed for Schalke 04 before moving to Nantes only half a year later. Career Dijon Born in Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Mollet began his career at local team Dijon. His first senior call-up was as an unused substitute on 20 May 2012, as his team concluded the Ligue 2 season with a 5–0 loss at Rennes. He made his first appearance on 27 July, as the subsequent campaign began with a 1–0 win over Guingamp at the Stade Gaston Gérard. As a substitute, he scored in a penalty shootout on 7 August, as Dijon won at Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thibaut Vion
Thibaut Vion (born 11 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia. He has been capped at international level playing in the U19 and U20 squads. Club career As 17 years old, Vion joined Portuguese club F.C. Porto from the youth academy of Metz, for a fee of €300,000. He expressed that he did not know Portuguese so had to learn it and on top of that he did not speak English well. He made his debut for Porto B against Tondela in a 2–2 draw. On 31 January 2014, Vion returned to France, joining Metz on a 4.5 years contract. As part of a partnership between Metz and Seraing, Vion was loan to Proximus League club for the 2015–16 season. On 30 August 2017, he joined French Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais on a three-year contract. In August 2020, he joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. International career Vion played at the 2012 UEFA U19 Championship. He was selected for France U20 in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Diallo
Mouhamadou Habibou "Habib" Diallo (born 18 June 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League side Damac, on loan from Al-Shabab and the Senegal national team. Club career Metz In the summer of 2015, Diallo was promoted to the senior team at Metz. He played 17 games in his debut season with the club, scoring 9 times. He appeared in 19 matches for Metz during the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season, scoring once. In January 2017, he was sent out on loan to Brest for the remainder of the season after falling out of favour with new manager Frédéric Hantz. Diallo had a successful time in Brittany, playing 16 times and scoring 7 goals. He went back on loan to Brest in the summer 2017 under the management of Jean-Marc Furlan. He spent the entire season there as Brest finished 5th and he scored 9 goals in 33 games in Ligue 2. After returning from his loan, Diallo had a prolific season with Metz, winning the Ligue 2 title and scoring 26 league g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiji Kawashima
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Júbilo Iwata. Kawashima played in Japan for Omiya Ardija, Nagoya Grampus Eight and Kawasaki Frontale before joining Lierse S.K. in Belgium in 2010. He then played for another Belgian club, Standard Liège, from 2012 to 2015, Dundee United in Scotland from 2015 to 2016; Metz and Strasbourg in France from 2016 to 2023 before returning to Japan with Júbilo Iwata in 2024. He represented Japan at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, earning over 90 caps, and was also named in the final 26-player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup before announcing retirement from international football one month later. Early life Born in Yono, Saitama, Japan, Kawashima idolised Sergio Goycochea in his youth. He then joined Yononishi Junior High School and Urawa Higashi High School. Kawashima has an older brother and older sister. Club career Early career in Japan Kawashima started his professional career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Mandjeck
Georges Constant Mandjeck (born 9 December 1988) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Club career Stuttgart Mandjeck joined Stuttgart from Kadji Sports Academy in the summer of 2007 and made his competitive debut for the club on 25 July 2007 in their 2–0 home defeat to Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Premiere-Ligapokal, coming on as a substitute for Antônio da Silva in the 89th minute. It turned out to be his only competitive appearance for Stuttgart during the 2007–08 season. Loan to Kaiserslautern On 30 January 2008, Mandjeck was loaned out to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season. He made his league debut for the club on 1 February 2008 in their 1–1 away draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach, starting the match and being replaced by Moussa Ouattara in the 67th minute. He went on to make a total of 10 league appearances for Kaiserslautern before returning to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Signorino
Franck Eddy Signorino (born 19 September 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Career Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Signorino made his professional debut with FC Metz, helping it return to Ligue 1 in his second year. After a final season where he paired up with Franck Ribéry, he signed for FC Nantes. In 2007, following Nantes' relegation from the first division, a host of clubs, including Deportivo de La Coruña, Getafe CF, UD Almería, Birmingham City, and Newcastle United expressed an interest in the player. Eventually, Signorino moved to Getafe on 30 July 2007, making his competitive debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage of the UEFA Cup following a period of injury (2–1 away win, 90 minutes played). His La Liga debut came on 16 December, featuring 67 minutes as a substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Villarreal CF. Signorino spent the entire 2008–09 campaign in the sidelines, nursing a serious tibia injury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthieu Udol
Matthieu Udol (born 20 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Lens. Personal life Born in metropolitan France, Udol is of Guadeloupean descent. Career statistics Honours Individual * UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year Team of the Year may refer to: * BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award * Canadian Press Team of the Year Award *GPA Gaelic Team of the Year * IRB International Sevens Team of the Year * IRB International Team of the Year * J.League Team of ...: 2024–25 References External links * Living people 1996 births Men's association football defenders French men's footballers French people of Guadeloupean descent Footballers from Metz FC Metz players R.F.C. Seraing (1922) players RC Lens players Championnat National 3 players Challenger Pro League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opa Nguette
Opa Nguette (born 8 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for KTFF Süper Lig club Mağusa Türk Gücü and the Senegal national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and striker. Nguette was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 to under-20 level, before switching allegiance to Senegal. Club career Nguette began his football career playing for hometown club Mantes at amateur level in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. In the 2011–12 season, he made his competitive debut on 13 August 2011 playing for Mantes in a league match against Les Herbiers. A week later, he departed Mantes to sign an ''aspirant'' (youth) contract with professional club Valenciennes. He made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Troyes. International career A former youth international for France, Nguette made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
