List of Chamois Niortais F.C. players

Chamois Niortais F.C. is a semi-professional association football club based in Niort, France. 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. The following list recognises all the players who have appeared at least 100 times in the league for Chamois Niortais during their professional period. 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.

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Players

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]
Courtin, CyrilleCyrille Courtin  France DF 1989–1997 196 7 [5]
Piton, BertrandBertrand Piton  France DF 1997–2004 193 3 [6]
Marichez, ChristopheChristophe Marichez  France GK 2000–2005 186 0 [7]
Brochard, OlivierOlivier Brochard  France DF 1990–1997 185 1 [8]
Bangoura, OusmaneOusmane Bangoura  Guinea MF 1997–2004 181 20 Guinea international [9]
Faure, Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe Faure  France MF 1993–1998 176 9 [10]
Ferreira, ArmindoArmindo Ferreira  France MF 1991–1999 164 15 [11]
Lauret, MickaëlMickaël Lauret  France DF 1994–2006 158 0 Youth team coach at Chamois Niortais [12]
Gauvin, AnthonyAnthony Gauvin  France DF 1991–1997 156 3 [13]
Couturier, MalikMalik Couturier  France DF 2002–2008 141 5 [14]
Gastien, PascalPascal Gastien  France DF 1982–1988
1989–1990		 139 17 Manager of Chamois Niortais [15]
Facciuto, DamianDamian Facciuto  Argentina MF 2000–2005 136 10 [16]
Mérelle, FranckFranck Mérelle  France GK 1986–1990 135 0 [17]
Malicki, GrégoryGrégory Malicki  France GK 1995–1999 134 0 [18]
Bridonneau, DamienDamien Bridonneau  France DF 1993–2000 133 3 [19]
Violeau, PhilippePhilippe Violeau  France MF 1987–1993 128 11 [20]
Braud, PascalPascal Braud  France DF 1997–2001 126 6 [21]
Foulon, JérômeJérôme Foulon  France DF 2001–2005 124 1 [22]
Mary, LudovicLudovic Mary  France DF 2000–2005 119 3 [23]
Biger, RonanRonan Biger  France MF 2004–2009 117 4 [24]
Gonzalez, ArnaudArnaud Gonzalez  France FW 2006– 116 25 [25]
Lollia, DavidDavid Lollia  France MF 1990–1995 113 3 [26]
Rivière, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Rivière  France FW 2004–2008 111 27 [27]
Ferrier, RomainRomain Ferrier  France DF 2005–2008 111 2 [28]
Queiros, AlbertoAlberto Queiros  France MF 1997–2003 111 8 [29]
Mota, WalquirWalquir Mota  Brazil FW 1995–1998 108 31 [30]
Bonnafous, AlainAlain Bonnafous  France DF 1992–1995 108 0 [31]
Safanjon, FabienFabien Safanjon  France DF 1999–2004 108 4 [32]
Debenest, ThomasThomas Debenest  France GK 1991–1997 102 0 [33]

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ Franck Azzopardi career statistics
  2. ^ Benoit Beaumet career statistics
  3. ^ Karim Fradin career statistics
  4. ^ Joel Bossis career statistics
  5. ^ Cyrille Courtin career statistics
  6. ^ Bertrand Piton career statistics
  7. ^ Christophe Marichez career statistics
  8. ^ Olivier Brochard career statistics
  9. ^ Ousmane Bangoura career statistics
  10. ^ Jean-Philippe Faure career statistics
  11. ^ Armindo Ferreira career statistics
  12. ^ Mickael Lauret career statistics
  13. ^ Anthony Gauvin career statistics
  14. ^ Malik Couturier career statistics
  15. ^ Pascal Gastien career statistics
  16. ^ Damian Facciuto career statistics
  17. ^ Franck Mérelle career statistics
  18. ^ Grégory Malicki career statistics
  19. ^ Damien Bridonneau career statistics
  20. ^ Philippe Violeau career statistics
  21. ^ Pascal Braud career statistics
  22. ^ Jerome Foulon career statistics
  23. ^ Ludovic Mary career statistics
  24. ^ Ronan Biger career statistics
  25. ^ Aranud Gonzalez career statistics
  26. ^ David Lollia career statistics
  27. ^ Jean-Francois Riviere career statistics
  28. ^ Romain Ferrier career statistics
  29. ^ Alberto Queiros career statistics
  30. ^ Walquir Mota career statistics
  31. ^ Alain Bonnafous career statistics
  32. ^ Fabien Safanjon career statistics
  33. ^ Thomas Debenest career statistics

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