William Rémy
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Rémy | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Courbevoie, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Saint Michel Sports | ||
2003–2004 | Linas Montlhery | ||
2004–2008 | Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Lens | 35 | (2) |
2010–2011 | → Créteil (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Lens B | 13 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Dijon | 57 | (5) |
2012–2014 | Dijon B | 6 | (1) |
2015– | Montpellier | 14 | (0) |
2015 | Montpellier B | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007–2008 | France U17 | 13 | (1) |
2008–2009 | France U18 | 11 | (0) |
2010 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:28, 24 January 2016 (UTC). |
William Rémy (born 4 April 1991 in Courbevoie) is a French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He plays as a central defender and is a French youth international having starred for the under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams.
Football career
Rémy has been playing with the Pas-de-Calais-based club since 2002. He made his professional football debut on 13 October 2008 in a Ligue 2 match against Guingamp coming on as a substitute playing 8 minutes.[1][2] Rémy also appeared in RC Lens's upset loss to Championnat de France amateur 2 side and lesser rivals Arras Football in the Coupe de France. He came on as a substitute in the 81st minute and played the entire extra time session before watching his club bow out 4–2 on penalties.[3]
Remy had a trial at Newcastle United F.C. along with Darnel Situ. Both Remy and Situ scored in their debut for the reserves in a 5-0 victory over Gateshead.
After a four-year with Lens, Rémy moved to the Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO on a three-year contract.
International career
Rémy is a France youth international. He was a part of the France U-17 squad that finished runners-up at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. In a group stage match against Spain, he scored on a spectacular volley off a corner kick.[4] The goal gave France a 3–2 lead, though Spain would later score and the match would end in a draw. He is currently playing on the France U-18 squad.