Gaëtane Thiney

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Gaëtane Thiney
Personal information
Full nameGaëtane Iza Laure Thiney[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-28) 28 October 1985
Place of birthTroyes, France
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Striker
Club information
Current clubJuvisy
Number17
Youth career
1990–1998Brienne-le-Château
1998–2000Olympique Saint-Memmie
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2006Olympique Saint-Memmie102(19)
2006–2008US Compiègne Oise43(31)
2008–Juvisy128(71)
National team
2007–France92(35)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:42, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney (born 28 October 1985 in Troyes) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also operate in the striker position. Thiney is also a member of the France women's national football team making her first major tournament appearance with her nation at UEFA Women's Euro 2009.

Club career

Early career

Thiney began her career playing for ASS Brienne-le-Château in the commune of Brienne-le-Château, which is 26 miles northeast of her hometown Troyes. After a stint in the youth system, she moved a few miles north to Olympique Saint-Memmie, who were playing in the first division of French women's football. She made her league debut with Saint-Memmie during the 2000–01 season. Thiney spent six seasons at the club and, following the 2005–06 season, secured a moved to US Compiègne Oise in Compiègne. In her first season with the club, she appeared in 21 matches and scored five goals. Unfortunately, Compiègne suffered relegation to the second division. Thiney spent her final season with the club in D2 Féminine and was easily the best player in the team appearing in 18 matches and scoring a team-leading 20 goals.

Juvisy

Thiney's successful play earned her a call up to the national team and also a move to top-tier club FCF Juvisy. In Thiney's first season with Juvisy, she appeared in 21 matches and scored seven goals helping Juvisy finish in 3rd position, one point shy of qualifying for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. In the 2009–10 season, Thiney remained potent on the field scoring nine goals helping Juvisy finish runner-up to Lyon in the league, which inserted the club into the 2010–11 edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League. In the competition, she score a goal in the first qualifying round against Estonian club Levadia Tallinn in a 12–0 win. After contributing to Juvisy reaching the knockout stage, Thiney increased her contribution by scoring a goal in each leg of the team's 9–0 aggregate victory over Icelandic club Breiðablik in the Round of 32. Juvisy ultimately suffered elimination in the competition at the hands of the defending champions Turbine Potsdam. In league play, Thiney converted 11 goals, second-best on the team behind lead striker Laëtitia Tonazzi. Juvisy, however, finished the season in a disappointing 4th place.

International career

Gaëtane Thiney, in blue, and Bianca Schmidt in the France-Germany match at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Thiney made her international debut on 28 February 2007 in a 2–0 victory over China. During qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, she scored two goals against Slovenia and Serbia. In the tournament, she scored her only goal in France's 1–5 group stage defeat to the eventual champions Germany. France reached as far as the quarterfinals losing to the Netherlands 4–5 on penalties. On 28 October 2009, Thiney scored her first career hat trick in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Estonia in a 12–0 victory. Thiney finished the qualification campaign with a team-high 12 goals, including a goal in the team's 3–2 second leg World Cup playoff victory over Italy, which allowed France qualification to the competition.

At the World Cup, Thiney was the decisive player in the team's second group stage match against Canada scoring a double in a 4–0 win. The victory allowed France progression to the knockout stage portion of the competition.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 15 February 2012[3]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Memmie 2001–02 1820000182
2002–03 2030000203
2003–04 2210000221
2004–05 2060000206
2005–06 2270000227
Total 10219000010219
Compiègne 2006–07 2150000215
2007–08 182045002225
Total 392545004330
Juvisy 2008–09 211030002410
2009–10 22941002610
2010–11 211143943418
2011–12 161112001713
Total 80411269410151
Career total 22185161194246100

International

(Correct as of 24 October 2012)[4]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2006–0782
2007–0883
2008–0970
2009–10138
2010–11188
2011–122311
2012–1340
Total8132

Honours

International

France

References

  1. "Goalscorers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
  2. http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-cyn-wwc-recap-fra-can-20110630,0,7304376.story.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "La Carriere de Gaëtane Thiney". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  4. THINEY Gaëtane, French Football Federation, accessed 9 June 2011

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