Mathieu Baudry

Mathieu Baudry

Personal information
Date of birth	24 February 1988 (1988-02-24) (age 23)
Place of birth	Le Havre, France
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bournemouth
Number	26
Youth career
2004–2006	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2011	Troyes	26	(1)
2011–	Bournemouth	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 24 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Mathieu Baudry (born 24 February 1988 in Sainte-Adresse) is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bournemouth. He started his footballing career at the famous Le Havre academy, where his father was a coach.

Career

In January 2009, Troyes wasted no time in offering Baudry a contract extension to his current deal to tie him to the club until the summer of 2011.^[1] Although only playing 17 games for Troyes in the 2008–09 season, Baudry was awarded young player of the year and the club's players player of the year.

Baudry had a clause in his contract which allowed him to speak with other clubs following Troyes relegation to the third tier of French football. Before the 2009–10 season, a number of English clubs took an interest in taking the strong Frenchman on trial.^{[citation needed]} Baudry had a two week trial with English club Leeds United. Baudry made his first performance in a friendly match for Leeds United in the 1–1 draw against Grimsby Town, excelling and winning praise from the Leeds manager. Simon Grayson said he was very impressed with Baudry's performance.^{[citation needed]} Simon Grayson confirmed that Leeds were looking to sign Baudry providing the clubs agreed a fee.^[2]

Bournemouth

On 31 January 2011, Baudry joined English club Bournemouth in the League One along with striker Ben Williamson. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers.^[3]Baudry signed a new contract in the summer of 2011 to keep him at AFC Bournemouth.

References

1. ^ "Troyes: Baudry prolonge, Bouzid file en Turquie" (in French). football.fr. 16 January 2009. http://www.football.fr/cmc/scanner/football/200903/troyes-baudry-prolonge-bouzid-file-en-turquie_211307.html?popup. Retrieved 6 February 2011. 
2. ^ "Whites weigh up Baudry move". Sky Sports. 31 July 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_5464488,00.html. Retrieved 6 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Cherries pick up duo". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11743_6715888,00.html. 

External links

• Mathieu Baudry career stats at Soccerbase
• Mathieu Baudry French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Mathieu Baudry at L'Équipe Football (French)

Persondata
Name	Baudry, Mathieu
Alternative names
Short description	Association football player
Date of birth	24 February 1988
Place of birth	Sainte-Adresse, France
Date of death
Place of death