Amélie Coquet (born 31 December 1984, in

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) is a French

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player who played for RC Lens Féminin. She spent the majority of her career at

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of the

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. Coquet plays as a

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, and won the league with FCF Juvisy in 2005–06. She made seventeen appearances as a French international between 2003 and 2010.

Personal life

Coquet was born on 31 December 1984 in the town of

(in

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). In 2003, she was enrolled at the university of

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for studies in ''Sciences et techniques des activités physiques et sportives'' (STAP) (). She works as a

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Hénin-Beaumont

Following a request from Clairefontaine to join a top-level club, Coquet arrives at

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in November 2001. She became a

and contributed to the club's 2002–03 France D2 title. She made her debut in the

(D1) at the 2003–04 season, finishing 7th in the league. That same position was also achieved in the following season.

Juvisy

Coquet signed with

in July 2005 and won the D1 in her first season at the club (2005–06). In the following season she made her European debut at the

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, reaching the quarter-finals of the

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and the semi-finals of the

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. After eleven seasons playing for Juvisy, including over 250 matches played in all competitions, Coquet and Nelly Guilbert retired from football at the end of the 2015–16 season.

FCF Arras

In December 2016, Coquet came out of retirement to play for Division 2 Féminine side

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(now Racing Club de Lens Féminin).

International career

Youth

Early in her career while representing the ''Nord-Pas-de-Calais'' regional team, Coquet earned her first

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with the under-16 team. She then moved to the under-19 team, where notably between 2002 and 2003, she won the

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, scoring twice in the tournament. She also played for the under-21 team.

Senior

She made her senior international debut on 8 September 2003 in a UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualification match against

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and was named in the French squad for the

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, where she played 13 minutes against

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. She also played matches at 2004 Algarve Cup, 2006 Algarve Cup,

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and friendly matches, earning a total of seventeen

and scoring three goals from 2003 to 2010.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 21 September 2016.''

International

:''(Correct as of 1 September 2016)''

International goals

Honours

Club

;Juvisy *

(1): 2005–06

International

;France U-19 *

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(1):

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References

External links

* *
France player profile

Player stats
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