Clément Chantôme
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Clément Chantôme is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 footballer who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain.

Career

Rising through the ranks of PSG's youth academy, he has already drawn comparisons to Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps
Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...

 in terms of his determination and ballwinning ability. In spite of being used sparingly by his different PSG coaches, Chantôme is a fan favorite among Parisian followers, because of his homegrown status, his fighting spirit and his fearless attitude on the pitch.

A strong midfield
Midfield
Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or in...

 player, he was offered a three year contract by then Paris St. Germain manager Guy Lacombe
Guy Lacombe
Guy Lacombe is a French former professional football player and manager.- International :Lacombe was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...

 in September 2006, and has since made consistent appearances in the struggling club's first team.

Of all players likely to hold a long-term future with PSG, Chantôme looks a good chance to retain his spot and develop further into a player of real class. His call-up to France's U/21 squad in October 2006 is testament to the regard in which he is held by the FFF.

In the past, Arsenal have been said to be interested in securing the youngster's services.

Chantôme scored his first goal for PSG on 23 October 2008, in a 1–1 draw against Schalke 04 in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

.

On 21 April 2011, he signed a new four-year contract with PSG.

Honours

Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

 (2010)

Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de la Ligue
The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...

 (2008
Coupe de la Ligue 2007-08
The 2007-2008 Coupe de la Ligue began on August 14, 2007. The final was held on March 29, 2008 at the Stade de France. The defending champions were Bordeaux, who defeated Lyon 1-0 on March 31, 2007. The defending champions were eliminated from the competition on September 26, 2007 by Metz...

)

Club career statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
PSG
PSG
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2006-07 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
2007-08
Ligue 1 2007-08
The 2007–08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment, and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won a record seventh consecutive title ....

28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0
2008-09
Ligue 1 2008-09
The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009...

18 0 0 5 0 0 10 1 0 33 1 0
2009-10 24 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 30 3 0
2010-11 19 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 29 1 0
Total109201110292014950
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