Ludovic Delporte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Sainte-Catherine, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2002 | Lens | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Laval (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Albacete | 43 | (2) |
| 2004–2010 | Osasuna | 88 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Gimnàstic | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Angers | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ludovic Delporte (born 6 February 1980) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.
Having played professionally in Spain (nine years, mainly with Osasuna) and in his own country (four), his later career was blighted by injuries.
Football career
Delporte was born in Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, Pas-de-Calais. After an unassuming three 1/2-year spell at RC Lens which included a loan to Ligue 2 outfit Stade Lavallois, he moved, in January 2002, to Spanish second division team Racing de Ferrol – still on loan – helping Albacete Balompié achieve top flight promotion the following season.
For the 2004–05 season Delporte joined CA Osasuna, being an important offensive element in his first two years, including 27 games with three goals in the second as the Navarrese tied a best ever fourth-place in La Liga. In 2004–05's Copa del Rey he started against Real Betis, setting up John Aloisi for the 1–1 equalizer (eventually 1–2 loss, after extra time) in a final tournament win.
However, subsequently, Delporte would be severely hindered by injuries, managing little more than 30 league appearances combined in four years,[1][2] none whatsoever in the 2009–10 campaign.[3] He was definitely released in August 2010, aged 30.
On 26 August 2010 Delporte stayed in Spain, signing with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second level.[4] After another season marred by injury he was released by the Catalans, retiring shortly after.
On 20 December 2011 Delporte returned to active and signed a six-month deal with Angers SCO, in his country's division two.[5]
References
- ↑ Osasuna suffer Delporte blow; UEFA.com, 5 January 2007
- ↑ Delporte injury misery continues; UEFA.com, 27 September 2007
- ↑ Delporte, operado en Madrid de su decimoctava lesión muscular (Delporte, surgery in Madrid for eighteenth muscle injury); Noticias de Navarra, 12 February 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Nàstic presenta Delporte i Powel (Nàstic presents Delporte and Powel); Gimnàstic's official website, 26 August 2010 (Catalan)
- ↑ Angers Sco: Ludovic Delporte signe jusqu’à la fin de saison (Angers Sco: Ludovic Delporte signs until the end of season); Angers Ma Ville, 20 December 2011 (French)
External links
- L'Équipe stats (French)
- Ludovic Delporte French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile