Gérald Forschelet (born 19 September 1981) is a Tahitian-French professional

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player who plays as defensive midfielder.

Career

Cannes

Forschelet started his career at

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on 1998, debuting for the team on 17 February 2001 in a

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match against

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. He played in other 6 matches in that season when the club was relegated to

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. Playing at the 3rd tier of French football, Forschelet caught the attention of

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club

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and signed for the

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team in February 2002.

Bolton Wanderers

Forschelet never managed to get first team football at Bolton Wanderers after facing competition with players like

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and

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. Playing only for the reserve team during the whole 2002–03 season, the Tahitian left the club on loan for the whole 2003–04 season.

Neuchâtel Xamax

Arriving at

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on loan, Forschelet managed to break into the first team with 24 appearances and 6 goals at

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being used as right-midfielder and even as an attacking midfield. Upon his return, he was released from Bolton Wanderers and signed for

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club

FC Istres Istres Football Club (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a commune in the A ...

. Having limited play time due to injuries, Forschelet grabbed only two

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appearances against

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and

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

before being released and returning to Neuchâtel Xamax where injuries once again hit the Tahitian midfielder who played the 90 minutes in only one of his 11 appearances.

Charleroi

Forschelet was transferred to Belgian

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on 2005, after the club has finished 5th on 2004-05 Belgian First Division. He played 14 times for the Zèbres, scoring once.

Assyriska

In January 2007, Forschelet moved to Assyriska, which was recently relegated to Division 1, the 3rd tier of

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football, winning the competition the same year. However, his contract was not renewed after the club's promotion.

AFC Tubize

Forschelet signed on mid-2008 for

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to play at the

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. Forschelet appearance 16 times during AFC Tubize's first and only season at the top flight but could not avoid relegation. The Tahitian midfielder was released after the end of his contract.

Non-professional football

Forschelet had unsuccessful trials with Swedish clubs

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and

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before signing with Belgian low tier Cité Sport.

References

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