Vincent Sasso
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Vincent Sasso is a French
football
player who currently plays for Nantes in Ligue 2
. He is a France youth international
having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the under-16 team
. Sasso plays as a defender
capable of playing anywhere along the back line. On 18 June 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2011. Sasso made his professional debut on 31 July 2010 in a Coupe de la Ligue
match against Boulogne
. Nantes lost the match 4–2 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 in regular and extra time.
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 currently plays for Nantes in 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...
. He is a France youth international
France national youth football team
The France national youth football team are the national under-20, under-19, under-18, under-17 and under-16 football teams of France and are controlled by the Fédération Française de Football. The youth teams of France participate in tournaments sanctioned by both FIFA and UEFA and also...
having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the under-16 team
France national under-16 football team
The France national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team previously competed in the annual UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship before it was converted into an under-17 competition in 2002...
. Sasso plays as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
capable of playing anywhere along the back line. On 18 June 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2011. Sasso made his professional debut on 31 July 2010 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 Boulogne
US Boulogne
Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second of division of French football, having been relegated from Ligue 1 during the 2009–10 season.The...
. Nantes lost the match 4–2 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 in regular and extra time.