Florent Mollet

Florent Mollet
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991
Place of birth Fontaine-lès-Dijon, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Metz
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Dijon 75 (4)
2015–2016 Créteil 36 (11)
2016– Metz 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:57, 16 September 2016 (UTC).


Florent Mollet (born 19 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for FC Metz as an attacking midfielder.

He made his professional debut for Dijon in Ligue 2 in 2012, and three years later joined fellow league team Créteil. In his only season for the latter, he scored 11 goals, but the team suffered relegation and he moved on to Metz in Ligue 1.

Career

Dijon

Born in Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Mollet began his career at local team Dijon. His first senior call-up was as an unused substitute on 20 May 2012, as his team concluded the Ligue 2 season with a 5–0 loss at Rennes.

He made his first appearance on 27 July, as the subsequent campaign began with a 1–0 win over Guingamp at the Stade Gaston Gérard. As a substitute, he scored in a penalty shootout on 7 August, as Dijon won at Châteauroux in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue. On 11 January 2013, he scored his first goal, opening a 3–0 home win over Le Mans.[1]

Mollet totalled four goals in 36 games in his first season, but did not scored in 39 league games for the rest of his time at the club. However, he scored seven goals in four games of the 2014–15 Coupe de France, including hat-tricks in consecutive away wins at Vichy[2] (9–0) and 3 Rivières (6–1).[3] On 4 January 2015, in the last 64 of the competition away to Ligue 1 team Caen, he scored the extra-time winner in a 3–2 victory.[4]

Creteil

On 17 June 2015, Mollet and fellow midfielder Guillaume Loriot joined fellow Ligue 2 team Créteil.[5] He made his debut on 31 July, starting as they began the season with a 1–0 win at fellow Île-de-France team Red Star. He scored a career-best 11 goals in 36 games for Les Béliers who were nonetheless relegated.[6]

Metz

On 27 June 2016, Mollet was the seventh player signed by Metz ahead of their return to Ligue 1, signing a three-year deal with the club from Lorraine.[7] He made his top-flight debut on 13 August, starting and playing 70 minutes of a 3–2 home win over Lille OSC before being substituted for Ismaïla Sarr, having a 100% pass completion rate.[8]

Career statistics

As of 17 September 2016.[9]
Club Division Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dijon Ligue 2 2012–13 3641010384
2013–14 2202010250
2014–15 1704720237
Total75477408611
Créteil Ligue 2 2015–16 361100003611
Metz Ligue 1 2016–17 40000040
Career totals11515774012622

References

  1. "Dijon débute 2013 en écrasant Le Mans !" [Dijon start 2013 by crushing Le Mans!] (in French). Dijon Sport News. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. "LE DFCO SE QUALIFIE POUR LE 8ÈME TOUR" [DIJON QUALIFY FOR THE 8TH ROUND] (in French). Dijon FCO. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. Tarrisse, Christophe (7 December 2014). "Coupe de France : le DFCO élimine MOS, 6-1 (revoir les buts !)" [Coupe de France: DFCO eliminate MOS, 6–1 (see the goals again!)] (in French). Sports Bourgogne. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. "Résumé de match, Caen-Dijon (2-3 a.p.)" (in French). Goal.com. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. "Mollet (Dijon) et Loriot (Orléans) signent à Créteil" [Mollet (Dijon) and Loriot (Orléans) sign for Créteil] (in French). France Football. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. "Florent Mollet sur les tablettes d'Angers SCO" [Florent Mollet on Angers SCO's shortlist] (in French). Angers Info. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  7. "Transfert : Florent Mollet trois ans à Metz" [Transfer: Florent Mollet to Metz for three years]. L'Equipe (in French). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. "METZ ENFONCE UN PEU PLUS LILLE DANS SES DOUTES" [METZ SINK LILLE FURTHER INTO DOUBT] (in French). Football 365. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  9. "F. Mollet". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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