Kévin Fortuné (born 6 August 1989) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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*Forward (surname)
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** Power forward (basketball)
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for
Arras FA
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17th arrondissement of Paris
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, France but his family originated from the department of
Martinique
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, making him eligible to play for their national team.
Club career
Troyes
On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Fortuné joined
Ligue 1
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side
Troyes AC
Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a football in France, French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Foun ...
from
Ligue 2
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club
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (), commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply as Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, ''Les Sang et Or'' (), comes from i ...
signing a three-year contract.
Tractor
On 22 August 2019, Fortuné joined
Tractor S.C.
Tractor Cultural Sports Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro ...
after an undisclosed fee was agreed between
Troyes AC
Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a football in France, French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Foun ...
and the Iranian club.
Media reports indicate that there was a high transfer fee involved and considering Fortuné’s annual income the deal was unprecedented in Iranian football and Fortuné becomes one of the highest earning players in the
Persian Gulf Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...
.
Auxerre
In May 2020, after being released by Tractor, Fortuné agreed a two-year contract with
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or by the abbreviation AJA, is a French professional association football, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club plays in L ...
.
Orléans
On 22 June 2022, Fortuné moved to
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and Villefranche.
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying
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win over
Puerto Rico
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on 13 October 2018. On 7 June 2019, he was named to Martinique's squad for the
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
On 18 July 2021, Fortuné scored the 1,000th
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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goal against
Haiti
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in a 2–1 loss in the
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The tournament was ...
competition.
Career statistics
International goals
:''Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fortuné goal.''