Marco Gbarssin

Marc-Antoine Gbarssin

Personal information
Full name	Marc-Antoine Gbarssin
Date of birth	December 11, 1984 (1984-12-11) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bordeaux, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defensive-Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Eendracht Aalst
Number	6
Youth career
1996–2002	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Grenoble Foot	0	(0)
2005–2006	SK Loombeek Liederkerke	21	(0)
2006–2007	Virton	43	(1)
2007–2010	Antwerp FC	60	(3)
2010	Bologna	0	(0)
2010	FC Fredericia	6	(1)
2010–2011	Carlisle United	0	(0)
2011	→ Walsall (loan)	9	(0)
2011-	Eendracht Aalst
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 7 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Marc-Antoine Gbarssin (born 11 December 1984 in Bordeaux) is a French football player who's playing Eendracht Aalst in Belgian Second League. He plays as a defensive midfielder and central midfielder.

Antwerp

Marco signed a 2 plus 1 year contract with Royal Antwerp in 2007. After a good first year and a very successful second year, Marco attracted the attention of several top flight French and Belgian clubs, but it was Italian club Bologna who bid for the player. Royal Antwerp did not allow Marco to leave which led to a lot of off-field problems which meant that Marco was left on the bench for the majority of the 2009/2010 season.

Bologna

Marco was released in the summer of 2010 and joined Bologna for the whole of preseason. The club was then acquired by new owners, who cancelled the contracts of all the players signed in the summer by the previous management.^[1]

FC Fredericia

Finding himself without a contract, Marco signed a short term deal with Danish club FC Fredericia in order to get some first team football and maintain match fitness.

Carlisle United

On 31 December 2010 Gbarssin signed a 1 month contract with Carlisle United. Club manager Greg Abbott told the club website:

"Marco has done really well during the last three weeks and he's one we've managed to sneak under the radar. He's played to a good standard abroad and was recommended to me by a good friend of mine who told me he was worth a look. He's a really tough, solid but capable player who rarely gives the ball away. This month will show us whether he is capable of kicking on to the next level and if he manages that, he'll reward himself by earning a longer contract."^[2]

International clearance was received on 6 January 2011^[3] and on 31 January Gbarssin signed a deal to stay at Carlisle until the end of the season.^[4]

In a surprise move, on 4 March 2011 Gbarssin joined Carlisle's League 1 rivals Walsall on a loan deal until the end of April.^[5][6]

Gbrassin was released by Carlisle United in May 2011.^[7]

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Carlisle United sign midfielder Marc-Antoine Gbarssin". BBC Sport. 31 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/9331298.stm. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
3. ^ "International Clearance Received". Carlisle United F.C.. 06 January 2011. http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10361~2259738,00.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Midfielder set to extend". Carlisle United official website. 30 March 2011. http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10361~2276302,00.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 
5. ^ "Saddlers get Gbarssin". Walsall F.C. official website. 5 March 2011. http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/News/0,,10428~2307498,00.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 
6. ^ "Marco Gbarssin player profile". Walsall F.C.. http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10428~54718,00.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 
7. ^ "Carlisle United release Hurst, Gbarssin and Price". BBC Sport. 10 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13345631.stm. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 

External links

• Profile at Footgoal
• Profile at Antwerpsupporters

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Name	Gbarssin, Marco
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Date of birth	11 December 1984
Place of birth	Bordeaux, France
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