Vincent Briant
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Vincent BriantVincent Briant (born January 9, 1986 in Quimperlé
, France
) is a French
professional football player. He is a product of the FC Nantes training center in a show on Gol TV
called Soccer Academy
. He was one of two players to sign a professional contract with FC Nantes after the show followed the everyday lives of the players in the academy. The four favorites to gain the contract were Vincent, Dimitri Payet
(a striker also from France), Fréjus Tchetgna (a defender from Cameroon) and Francisco Donzelot (a midfielder from Columbia). With the departure of Mickaël Landreau
from FC Nantes it was decided that the club would sign Briant as their third string at only 19.
Quimperlé
Quimperlé is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Geography:Quimperlé is in the southeast of Finistère, 20 km to the sest of Lorient and 44 km to the east of Quimper...
, 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...
) 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...
professional football player. He is a product of the FC Nantes training center in a show on Gol TV
GOL TV
This article is about the American sports network. For the similarly named and themed network in Spain, see Gol Televisión.GOL TV is the first television network dedicated fully to soccer in the United States. It is based in North Bay Village, Florida and is owned by GOLTV Inc...
called Soccer Academy
Soccer Academy
The Soccer Academy is a children’s television show produced by Capistrano Films. The show is shown in over 23 countries around the world, including the United States, Africa, and the Middle East....
. He was one of two players to sign a professional contract with FC Nantes after the show followed the everyday lives of the players in the academy. The four favorites to gain the contract were Vincent, Dimitri Payet
Dimitri Payet
Florent Dimitri Payet is a French football player of Réunionnais heritage who currently plays for French club Lille in Ligue 1...
(a striker also from France), Fréjus Tchetgna (a defender from Cameroon) and Francisco Donzelot (a midfielder from Columbia). With the departure of Mickaël Landreau
Mickaël Landreau
Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau is a French professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. He has 11 caps for the French national team.-Club career:...
from FC Nantes it was decided that the club would sign Briant as their third string at only 19.