| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Auvray | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2002 | Caen B | 41 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | GSI Pontivy | 58 | (4) |
| 2004–2009 | Vannes OC | 144 | (1) |
| 2009 | Nîmes Olympique | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sporting Kansas City | 27 | (0) |
| 2011 | New York Red Bulls | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Guadeloupe | 23 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stéphane Auvray (born September 4, 1981 in Les Abymes) is a Guadeloupean footballer.
He plays as a midfielder and currently serves as captain of the Guadeloupe national team. He is primarily a defensive midfielder and is known for his aggressive tackling.
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Born in Guadeloupe, Auvray left the island at 14 for Saint Martin and moved on to Europe to join SM Caen's youth system in 1994. With Caen, he featured with the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur. In 2002, Auvray signed with amateur club GSI Pontivy and spent two seasons at the club. In 2004, he joined Vannes OC and had a successful career at the club spending five seasons there and amassing over 150 appearances for the club. During his time with Vannes, he helped the club achieve promotion to the professional division Ligue 2. In 2009, Auvray joined Nîmes Olympique, but after six months departed the club for personal reasons.[1]
In January 2010, he signed with Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards.[2] He was traded to New York Red Bulls on August 12, 2011 after falling out of favor in Kansas City.[3] New York announced in December 2011 that it would not exercise its 2012 contract option on Auvray.[4]
Auvray made his major tournament debut for Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June 2007 against Haiti. The team made it to the semi-finals but was eliminated by Mexico. Auvray renewed the experience for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, this time leading the team as captain. He scored one goal during the competition against Nicaragua. Guadeloupe qualified for the Quarter Finals but were eliminated by Costa Rica.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 2009-07-09 | Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 2010-10-24 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Puerto Rico | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2010 Caribbean Championship Qualification |
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