Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
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Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is a French
football
player who plays for French club Valenciennes
in Ligue 1
. He plays as a central defender
and is a former graduate of the Clairefontaine
academy. After his departure from the academy, Isimat-Mirin joined Rennes and spent two seasons at the club before transferring to his current club in 2008. He spent the 2009–10 season
playing on the club's Championnat de France amateur 2 team. In September 2010, he was promoted to the first team by manager Philippe Montanier. Isimat-Mirin made his professional debut on 21 September in a Coupe de la Ligue
match against Nîmes Olympique
appearing as a substitute. Valenciennes won the match 5–4 on penalties. On 19 October, Isimat-Mirin signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until July 2014.
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...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who plays for French club Valenciennes
Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently-built Stade du Hainaut located within the city...
in Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
. He plays as a central defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
and is a former graduate of the Clairefontaine
Clairefontaine
Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre , commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine , INF, or simply Clairefontaine, is the national association football centre that specializes in training French football players...
academy. After his departure from the academy, Isimat-Mirin joined Rennes and spent two seasons at the club before transferring to his current club in 2008. He spent the 2009–10 season
2009–10 in French football
The 2009–10 season was the 77th season of competitive professional football in France.The season began on 7 August 2009 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 8 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur...
playing on the club's Championnat de France amateur 2 team. In September 2010, he was promoted to the first team by manager Philippe Montanier. Isimat-Mirin made his professional debut on 21 September in a 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...
match against Nîmes Olympique
Nîmes Olympique
Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...
appearing as a substitute. Valenciennes won the match 5–4 on penalties. On 19 October, Isimat-Mirin signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until July 2014.