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William Rémy

William Rémy

French footballer

William Rémy (born 4 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Zagłębie Sosnowiec. He is a former French youth international, having starred for the under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams.

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Club career

Born in Courbevoie, Rémy joined Pas-de-Calais-based club Lens in 2004. He made his professional football debut on 13 October 2008 in a Ligue 2 match against Guingamp coming on as a substitute playing 8 minutes.[1][2] Rémy also appeared in his club's upset loss to Championnat de France amateur 2 side and lesser rivals Arras Football in the Coupe de France coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute and playing the entire extra time session before watching his club bow out 4–2 on penalties.[3]

In August 2011 Rémy had a trial at Newcastle United along with Darnel Situ. Both Remy and Situ scored in their debut for the reserves in a 5–0 victory over Gateshead.[4][5]

After four years with Lens, Rémy moved to the Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO on a three-year contract.

In January 2018, he joined Polish club Legia Warsaw from Montpellier HSC on a 3+1⁄2-year deal.[6] On 18 December 2020, his contract with Legia was terminated.[7]

On 25 December 2021, Rémy agreed to join Virton in Belgium.[8]

On 7 February 2024, he returned to Poland to sign with I liga side Zagłębie Sosnowiec until the end of the season, with an option for another year.[9]

International career

Rémy was a France youth international. He was a part of the France U-17 squad that finished runners-up at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In a group stage match against Spain, he scored on a volley off a corner kick.[10] The goal gave France a 3–2 lead, though Spain would later score and the match would end in a draw.

Honours

Legia Warsaw

References

  1. [1]
    Lens v. Guingamp
  2. [2]
    Fond d'écran: William Rémy
  3. [3]
    Lens v. Arras Match Report
  4. [4]
    King, Dan (17 August 2011). "Beardsley Impressed By Marveaux". Newcastle United. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. [5]
    "No Toon move for Pieters". Sky Sports. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. [6]
    "William Rémy signe trois ans et demi au Legia Varsovie". L'Équipe (in French). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. [7]
    "William Rémy i Vamara Sanogo odchodzą z Legii" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. [8]
    "BIENVENUE EN GAUME" (Press release) (in French). Virton. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. [9]
    "William Remy nowym obrońcą Zagłębia Sosnowiec. Witamy na pokładzie!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. [10]
    but de william remy contre l'espagne
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