Quentin Othon (born 27 March 1988) is a French
footballer
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who plays for French club
Strasbourg II. He has represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Club career
Strasbourg
On 27 July 2007, Othon signed his first professional contract agreeing to a four-year deal with
RC Strasbourg
Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...
until June 2011. He started as left back for Strasbourg due to his ability to run and make crosses from the left wing.
Châteauroux (loan)
On 18 July 2010,
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...
club
Châteauroux
Châteauroux (; ; oc, Chasteurós) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French.
Climate
Ch ...
announced that they had signed Othon from RC Strasbourg on a season-long loan deal, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. During winter transfer window Othon went to loan on another Ligue 2 team for 5 months.
FC Nantes (loan)
On 6 January 2011, Ligue 2 club
Nantes
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announced that they had signed Othon from RC Strasbourg on a season-long loan deal, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. He made a total of 9 appearances for Nantes in League and played as defensive midfield role.
Troyes
On 26 August 2011,
Ligue 1
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club
Troyes
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announced that they had signed Othon from RC Strasbourg on a long term deal for undisclosed fee. Othon scored his first goal for Troyes in 2013–14 season with stunning left foot shot from outside of the box.
International career
Othon is a
French youth international and has represented his nation at the
U16,
U17, and
U18 levels. Othon represented
France U21 at the
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifiers.
External links
Quentin OTHON - Racing Club de Strasbourg - racingstub.com*
1988 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
French footballers
French people of Martiniquais descent
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
LB Châteauroux players
FC Nantes players
ES Troyes AC players
France men's youth international footballers
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