Wilfried Moimbé-Tahrat (born 18 October 1988) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Ouest Tourangeau.

Career

Moimbé played for the main squad of

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux () or simply Bordeaux, is a French Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (department), Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitain ...

on 19 December 2007 in a final group stage game of the

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against

Panionios F.C. Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute and scoring the winning goal on the 87th minute. On 9 June 2015, Moimbé 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 ...

on a three-year deal. On 31 January 2018, Moimbé signed for

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on a short-term deal until the end of the 2017–2018 season. In September 2018, Moimbé signed with

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomb ...

in French

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as a

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. On 23 July 2019, Moimbé joined

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side

Minnesota United Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Th ...

. He was released by Minnesota at the end of the season.

Personal life

Born in Metropolitan France, Moimbé is of Reunion and

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an descent. He is married to an Algerian native.

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* https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/brest-29200/wilfried-moimbe-entre-kabylie-et-reunion-1640954 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Vichy Footballers from Allier French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players English Football League players Major League Soccer players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Stade de Reims players AC Ajaccio players Tours FC players Stade Brestois 29 players FC Nantes players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players AS Nancy Lorraine players Minnesota United FC players French people of Réunion descent French people of Malian descent 21st-century French sportsmen French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub