Cyril Chapuis

Summary

Cyril Chapuis (born 21 March 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Cyril Chapuis
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-21) 21 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1996–1998 Niort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Niort 23 (4)
2000–2001 Rennes 44 (13)
2002–2005 Marseille 42 (4)
2003Leeds United (loan) 1 (0)
2004Strasbourg (loan) 9 (1)
2004–2005Ajaccio (loan) 21 (3)
2006–2007 Grenoble 28 (5)
2007–2009 Metz 11 (1)
2012–2014 Bourg-Péronnas 29 (4)
Total 208 (35)
International career
2000–2002 France U-21 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2002 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Chapuis started his professional career at Niort in Ligue 2 and then moved to Ligue 1 for Rennes.

In January 2002, he signed a five-year contract with Olympique de Marseille,[1] playing one and a half season with Marseille before being loaned on three occasions to Leeds United (playing just once in the league, against Bolton in November 2003[2]), Strasbourg and Ajaccio. He was released in summer 2005.

After being without a club for one year, he joined Grenoble in Ligue 2.

In November 2012, after three years without playing a single game, Chapuis joined National team Bourg-Péronnas.[3]

International career edit

He was called up to the French Under 21s and was part of the squad of Les Bleuets that lost to Czech U-21 in the final of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

References edit

  1. ^ "Chapuis heads to Marseille". uefa.com. 2 January 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Leeds slump continues". BBC. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Chapuis, un renfort de poids pour Bourg-Péronnas" (in French). ledauphine.com. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

External links edit

  • Cyril Chapuis – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)