Rémi Maréval
Encyclopedia
Rémi Maréval is a French
football (soccer)
defender
currently playing for Zulte Waregem in Belgium.
team AS Beauvais in the summer of 2001. After two and a half years with AS Beauvais where he played 38 games and scored one goal, Maréval signed for Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
in January 2004. In 2004, after half a year in England
with Oldham Athletic F.C., he returned to France
signing for GFCO Ajaccio. After a successful season with 37 games and one goal for GFCO Ajaccio he joined to Tours
but only played 33 matches in two seasons. In July 2007, Maréval again moved, this time to FC Nantes Atlantique
.
scoring a fantastic goal from more than 30 metres. He scored another memorable goal against Nîmes Olympique
from 60 metres in September 2009. Coming after just 8 seconds, the goal was the fastest goal in the history of the French Ligue 2
.
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 (soccer)
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...
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....
currently playing for Zulte Waregem in Belgium.
Career
Rémi Maréval began his career at the age of 14 in the youth from US Chantilly and signed for Ligue 2Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
team AS Beauvais in the summer of 2001. After two and a half years with AS Beauvais where he played 38 games and scored one goal, Maréval signed for Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
in January 2004. In 2004, after half a year in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with Oldham Athletic F.C., he returned to France
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...
signing for GFCO Ajaccio. After a successful season with 37 games and one goal for GFCO Ajaccio he joined to Tours
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...
but only played 33 matches in two seasons. In July 2007, Maréval again moved, this time to FC Nantes Atlantique
FC Nantes Atlantique
Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...
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Trivia
He had one of his most memorable moments against Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
scoring a fantastic goal from more than 30 metres. He scored another memorable goal 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...
from 60 metres in September 2009. Coming after just 8 seconds, the goal was the fastest goal in the history of the French Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
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