- Laurent Dufresne
Football player infobox2
playername = Laurent Dufresne
fullname = Laurent Dufresne
height = 181 cm
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|3|2
cityofbirth =Calais
countryofbirth =France
currentclub = Châteauroux
clubnumber = 10
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992–19961997–20012001–20052005–2007
2007-
clubs = ValenciennesChâteaurouxNancyValenciennes
Châteauroux
caps(goals) = 34 (11)158 (48)104 (37)22 (8)Laurent Dufresne is the former Team Captain of
Valenciennes FC (the title was passed on toÉric Chelle . Laurent was born onMarch 12 ,1972 , and is currently 34 years old. Over his entire career, which started in 1992, he has scored over 100 goals in over 300 appearances.Introduction to Professional Football
Dufresne first played professionally in 1992 when he first played for the Valenciennes FC. He was there for a full five years before he was transferred. These years were not to be his last at Valenciennes FC.
Châteauroux
Laurent Dufresne spent four years here, from the start of 1997 to 2001. He made his most appearances for a club here, and also he scored the largest amount of goals he has scored for any club here for Châteauroux.
Nancy Football Club
Dufresne spent four years at the Nancy Football Club. From the 2001 season to the 2005 season, he proved to be an invaluable striker, with an average of one goal per three games.
Return to Valenciennes
The 2005-2006 saw that Laurent Dufresne was to be transferred to the Valenciennes FC, where he had first started his professional football career. This time, however, he was Team Captain of the group, and led them to an astounding victory, as they won the French Second Division and were promoted to French First Division.
Valenciennes, even with Laurent Dufresne as their team captain, are faced with the challenge of deseating the five-times-in-a-row-winner of the French First Division,
Olympique Lyonnais .External links
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur3131.html Player profile - L'Equipe.fr]
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