Maxime Le Marchand

Maxime Le Marchand

Personal information
Full name	Maxime Le Marchand
Date of birth	11 October 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 22)
Place of birth	Saint-Malo, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back, Left winger
Club information
Current club	Le Havre
Number	21
Youth career
1995–2000	US Saint-Malo
2000–2009	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–2010	Rennes	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Le Havre (loan)	27	(1)
2010–	Le Havre	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2010

Maxime Le Marchand (born 11 October 1989 in Saint-Malo) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Le Havre in Ligue 2.

Football career

Early career

Le Marchand was born in the port city of Saint-Malo in Brittany and began his football career with his hometown club, US Saint-Malo. In 2000, he joined the prestigious youth academy of Stade Rennais. Upon arriving at the club, Le Marchand initially joined as a left-sided midfielder, but eventually moved to the left back role. After ascending up the youth ranks, he added the left winger position into his arsenal often playing both positions in dual roles. Between 2006–2008, he was frustrated by injuries to his ankle, but was still able to celebrate the team's capturing of the under-18 championship for the 2006–07 season, and the Coupe Gambardella in 2008 alongside teammates Yann M'Vila, Damien Le Tallec, and Yacine Brahimi.^[1]

Le Havre

Following the 2008–09 season, Le Marchand signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.^[2] Though he was contracted to the club, he was not inserted onto the senior team and, instead, sent on loan to Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC to receive regular playing time.^[3] At Le Havre, he was assigned the number 21 shirt and made his professional debut in the club's 1–2 loss to Tours in the Coupe de la Ligue.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club, on 30 August, in their 1–1 draw with Vannes.^[5] After a successful season with Le Havre, on 23 June 2010, Le Marchand signed permanently with the club.^[6]

References

1. ^ Maxime Le Marchand
2. ^ Un contrat de 3 ans pour Maxime Le Marchand
3. ^ Prêt, officiel : Le Marchand au Havre
4. ^ Tours v. Le Havre Match Report
5. ^ Vannes v. Le Havre Match Report
6. ^ Lemarchand signe au Havre (off.)

External links

• Stade Rennais FC Profile
• Maxime Le Marchand French league stats at LFP.fr (French)^{[dead link]}

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Name	Le Marchand, Maxime
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Date of birth	11 October 1989
Place of birth	Saint-Malo, France
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