François Marque

Football player infobox| playername= François Marque
fullname = François Marqué
nickname =


dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1983|7|31|df=y
cityofbirth = Troyes
countryofbirth = France
height = height|meters=1.87
currentclub = FC Basel
clubnumber = 21
position = Centre-Back Right-Back
youthyears =
youthclubs = Troyes AC
years = 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–
clubs = RCS La Chapelle FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin FC Baulmes FC Basel
caps(goals) = 55 (2) 0 (0) 45 (1) 45 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 13 September 2008
ntupdate = 10 August 2008

François Marque (born 31 July 1983 in Troyes) is a French footballer who currently plays as defender in the Swiss Super League for FC Basel.

Football career

Marque started his career in his native France with amateurs RCS La Chapelle in 2002 where he played 55 games over the course of 2 seasons. His good performances there caught the eye of Ligue 2 club FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin whom he signed for in 2004. He didn't play any games there and left after just 1 season to join Swiss Challenge League side FC Baulmes in 2005. He impressed at Baulmes and gathered interest from several Swiss Super League teams. After much speculation about his future he joined FC Basel in January 2007. At Basel, he started just two games in his first season, coincidently against rivals Grasshopper-Club Zürich and FC Zürich, but he formed an effective central defensive partnership with Swedish internationalist Daniel Majstorović during the 2007/08 season, which saw him become a first-team regular. Majstorović left in Summer 2008, however, and he formed a new partnership with David Abraham.

Honours

Basel
* Swiss Cup: 2008
* Swiss Super League: 2008
* Uhren Cup: 2008

External links

* [http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/playerDetailByID//28170/72/9/36 Profile at FC Basel] de icon

* [http://www.football.ch/sfl/777819/de/Kader.aspx?pId=645141 Profile at Swiss Football League Website] de icon