List of Chamois Niortais F.C. players

Chamois Niortais F.C. is a professional association football club based in Niort, France. Currently playing in Ligue 2, the second highest division of French football, the club was founded in 1925 and initially played in regional leagues around western France. It turned professional in 1985 when the team joined Division 2 and two seasons later, they were promoted to the top tier of French football for the first time in their history. Chamois Niortais lost its professional status in the summer of 2009 when the team was relegated from the Championnat National, but regained it three years later following promotion back to Ligue 2. The following list recognises all the players who have appeared at least 100 times in the league for Chamois Niortais since 1985.

The current record holder for the highest number of league appearances is midfielder Franck Azzopardi, who played 435 league games for the side between 1989 and 2005. Joël Bossis holds the record for most league goals, scoring a total of 51 during his six seasons with the club.

Key

• Players in bold font currently play for Chamois Niortais

Players

As of 12 September 2015

Name	Nationality	Pos	Years	Appearances	Goals	Notes	Ref
Azzopardi, FranckFranck Azzopardi	France	MF	1989–2005	435	25	Assistant manager of Chamois Niortais	[1]
Beaumet, BenoîtBenoît Beaumet	France	DF	1989–1999	293	11		[2]
Fradin, KarimKarim Fradin	France	MF	1990–1998	237	4	First team coach at Chamois Niortais	[3]
Bossis, JoëlJoël Bossis	France	FW	1996–2002	205	51	All-time record goalscorer	[4]
Bernard, QuentinQuentin Bernard	France	DF	2008–2015	200	3		[5]
Courtin, CyrilleCyrille Courtin	France	DF	1989–1997	196	7		[6]
Gonzalez, ArnaudArnaud Gonzalez	France	FW	2006–2013	194	41		[7]
Piton, BertrandBertrand Piton	France	DF	1997–2004	193	3		[8]
Marichez, ChristopheChristophe Marichez	France	GK	2000–2005	186	0		[9]
Brochard, OlivierOlivier Brochard	France	DF	1990–1997	185	1		[10]
Diaw, MouhamadouMouhamadou Diaw	Senegal	MF	2009–2015	182	22	Senegal international	[11]
Bangoura, OusmaneOusmane Bangoura	Guinea	MF	1997–2004	181	20	Guinea international	[12]
Konaté, DjibrilDjibril Konaté	Mali	DF	2005–2008 2009–2013	178	6		[13]
Faure, Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe Faure	France	MF	1993–1998	176	9		[14]
Ferreira, ArmindoArmindo Ferreira	France	MF	1991–1999	164	15		[15]
Roye, JimmyJimmy Roye	France	MF	2011–	163	30		[16]
Hébras, SimonSimon Hébras	France	FW	2007–2015	158	33		[17]
Lauret, MickaëlMickaël Lauret	France	DF	1994–2006	158	0	Youth team coach at Chamois Niortais	[18]
Glombard, LuigiLuigi Glombard	France	FW	2008–2009 2010–2014	156	28		[19]
Gauvin, AnthonyAnthony Gauvin	France	DF	1991–1997	156	3		[20]
Durand, VincentVincent Durand	France	MF	2004–2007 2009–2013	148	2		[21]
Delecroix, PaulPaul Delecroix	France	GK	2011–	146	0		[22]
Couturier, MalikMalik Couturier	France	DF	2002–2008	141	5		[23]
Gastien, JohanJohan Gastien	France	MF	2007–2013	140	14	Son of Pascal Gastien	[24]
Gastien, PascalPascal Gastien	France	DF	1982–1988 1989–1990	139	17	Manager of Chamois Niortais, father of Johan Gastien	[25]
Facciuto, DamianDamian Facciuto	Argentina	MF	2000–2005	136	10		[26]
Letzelter, JohanJohan Letzelter	France	DF	2009–2014	136	1		[27]
Mérelle, FranckFranck Mérelle	France	GK	1986–1990	135	0		[28]
Malicki, GrégoryGrégory Malicki	France	GK	1995–1999	134	0		[29]
Bridonneau, DamienDamien Bridonneau	France	DF	1993–2000	133	3		[30]
Violeau, PhilippePhilippe Violeau	France	MF	1987–1993	128	11		[31]
Braud, PascalPascal Braud	France	DF	1997–2001	126	6		[32]
Foulon, JérômeJérôme Foulon	France	DF	2001–2005	124	1		[33]
Mary, LudovicLudovic Mary	France	DF	2000–2005	119	3		[34]
Biger, RonanRonan Biger	France	MF	2004–2009	117	4		[35]
Lollia, DavidDavid Lollia	France	MF	1990–1995	113	3		[36]
Bong, FrédéricFrédéric Bong	Cameroon	DF	2011–	112	2		[37]
Rivière, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Rivière	France	FW	2004–2008	111	27		[38]
Ferrier, RomainRomain Ferrier	France	DF	2005–2008	111	2		[39]
Queiros, AlbertoAlberto Queiros	France	MF	1997–2003	111	8		[40]
Mota, WalquirWalquir Mota	Brazil	FW	1995–1998	108	31		[41]
Bonnafous, AlainAlain Bonnafous	France	DF	1992–1995	108	0		[42]
Safanjon, FabienFabien Safanjon	France	DF	1999–2004	108	4		[43]
Koukou, DjimanDjiman Koukou	Benin	MF	2013–	103	3	Benin international	[44]
Debenest, ThomasThomas Debenest	France	GK	1991–1997	102	0		[45]

References

General

• Bilan Apparitions en Championnat 1985–2008 (Record Championship Appearances 1985–2008) ChamoisFC79.fr

Specific

External links

• Chamois Niortais official website