Marcus Regis Coco (born 24 June 1996) is a Guadeloupean professional

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who plays as a

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for Guadeloupe national team.

Club career

Coco is a youth exponent from

EA Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, ), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a French professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp, in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in Ligue 2, ...

. He made his

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debut on 1 February 2015 against

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starting the match and being substituted after 60 minutes for Lionel Mathis. He made his 10th appearance in the 2016–17 season by scoring a brace in a 1–3 away win over

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on 22 October 2016. In July 2019, following Guingamp's relegation from Ligue 1, Coco joined

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

International career

In October 2023, Coco was called up to the Guadeloupe national team for a set of

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matches. He debuted in a 2–1 loss to

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on 12 October 2023.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Guingamp *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Nantes *

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: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the FC Nantes website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coco, Marcus 1996 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Guadeloupean men's footballers Guadeloupe men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French people of Guadeloupean descent En Avant Guingamp players FC Nantes players Ligue 1 players 21st-century French sportsmen