Marc-Aurèle Caillard (born 12 May 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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 ...

Career

After being a regular for the reserves, Caillard made his debut for

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in a 2–0 away loss to

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

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. The following season, Monaco won the

, while Caillard was an unused substitute in two matches. He signed with

Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It competes in Ligue 2. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and ...

following the expiration of his Monaco contract in July 2015. In June 2017, Caillard signed a one-year contract with

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

. On 29 January 2019, he came on as a substitute in the penalty shootout for Guingamp in their

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semifinal against Monaco. Caillard saved two penalties and Guingamp advanced 5–4, sending the team to their first Coupe de La Ligue final in the team's history. Caillard joined

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

on 20 July 2020 on a free transfer. On 30 August 2024, he joined

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lille, Northern France competing in Ligue 1, the top division of Football in Franc ...

until June 2025, on a free transfer.

Career statistics

Honours

Monaco *

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Guingamp *

runner-up: 2018–19

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caillard, Marc-Aurele 1994 births Living people Footballers from Melun Men's association football goalkeepers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers AS Monaco FC players Clermont Foot players En Avant Guingamp players Lille OSC players FC Metz players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco 21st-century French sportsmen