Sloan Privat 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...

 football

Football (soccer)

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 player who currently plays for FC Sochaux Montbéliard.

Career

Privat began his career with FC Marmandais. In 2002, he attracted interest from professional club Sochaux. In 2005, the interest became concrete with the club offering him an aspirant (youth) contract. Privat arrived at the club's aspiring youth academy amongst a host of other youth talent. In 2007, he played on the Sochaux under-19 team, alongside Frédéric Duplus

Frédéric Duplus

Frédéric Duplus is a French football player who currently plays for French club Guingamp on loan from Sochaux in Ligue 2.-Football career:...

, Geoffrey Tulasne

Geoffrey Tulasne

Geoffrey Tulasne is a French professional football player. He most recently played in the Ligue 1 for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.-External links:*...

, and Vincent Nogueira

Vincent Nogueira

Vincent Nogueira is French football player who currently plays for Sochaux of the French Ligue 1.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...

, that won the Coupe Gambardella

Coupe Gambardella

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. On 22 September 2007, Privat made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat to Bordeaux

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....

 coming on as a late match substitute. The cameo appearance was his only one of the 2007–08 season.

For the 2008–09 season, Privat was given the first-team number 15 shirt. He made his first career start on 14 September 2008 against Lille

Lille OSC

LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...

. In the match, Privat scored his first goal for the club giving the team a 1–0 lead, however the match would end in a 1–1 draw. Privat signed his first professional contract on 12 December. His contract runs until 2012.

On 4 August 2010, Privat was loaned to 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...

 club Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot Auvergne 63 is a French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger...

 for the entire 2010–11 Ligue 2

2010–11 Ligue 2

The 2010–11 Ligue 2 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Caen were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 22 May 2010 and the season began on 6 August and ended on 27 May 2011. The winter break will be in effect between 22 December and 14 January 2011...

 season. His arrival paid immediate dividends with the player a team-high netting ten league goals in the first half of the campaign.

External links

• Profile on FC Sochaux Website