Arthur Desmas

Arthur Desmas (born 7 April 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot.

Arthur Desmas
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994
Place of birth Brest, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Clermont
Youth career
2005–2015 Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Chamois Niortais 2 (0)
2018–2020 Rodez 59 (0)
2020– Clermont 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2020

Desmas came through the youth system at his hometown club Stade Brestois but failed to break into the first team and joined Chamois Niortais in the summer of 2015. He made his professional debut in November 2016 in a Coupe de France match against Stade Montois, and made his first league appearance later the same season.

Career

Born in Brest in north-west France, Desmas played junior football for Ploumoguer before joining the youth setup at Stade Brestois at the age of 11. Initially an outfield player, he transitioned to playing in goal due to his above-average height. During his ten years at Brest, he represented France at under-17 level,[1] and went on to play several matches in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 (CFA2) for the club's reserve team between 2012 and 2015.[2]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Desmas was offered a trial by Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais, who were in search of a new goalkeeper following the departures of Rodolphe Roche and Lucas Bobe.[1] The trial period was successful and Desmas signed a one-year professional contract with the club on 23 June 2015.[3][4] During his first season at Niort, Desmas was third-choice goalkeeper behind Paul Delecroix and Saturnin Allagbé, and as such was restricted mainly to reserve-team action, making 17 appearances in the CFA2.[2] He also made the first-team substitutes' bench on six occasions, and at the end of the season was offered a two-year contract extension.[5]

Following the sale of Delecroix to Lorient in the summer of 2016, Desmas was promoted to second-choice goalkeeper behind Allagbé, with new signing Alexandre Bouchard taking over as third-choice. Desmas made his senior debut for Niort on 11 November 2016 in the 2–1 away victory over Stade Montois in the seventh round of the Coupe de France.[6][7] He went on to play in all five of the team's Coupe de France matches during the 2016–17 season,[8] a run which ended at the last-16 stage of the competition with a 0–2 home defeat to French champions Paris Saint-Germain thanks to late goals from Javier Pastore and Edinson Cavani.[9][10] On 12 May 2017, Desmas made his first Ligue 2 appearance, selected in place of Allagbé for Niort's final home match of the season against Strasbourg.[11] The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 July 2019.[13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chamois Niortais 2016–17 Ligue 2 10500060
2017–18 10001020
Total 20501080
Rodez 2018–19 Championnat National 3200000320
2019–20 Ligue 2 2700010280
Total 5900010600
Career total 6105020680

References
  1. "Desmas: Franchir un cap". La Nouvelle République. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. "Arthur Desmas". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. Alexandre Chochois (23 June 2015). "Niort: Trois nouveaux joueurs dont un CV PRO arrivent". foot-national.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. "Trois recrues pour la rentrée". La Nouvelle République. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. Remy Beltrando (22 May 2016). "Niort: Prolongation pour le portier". foot-national.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  6. "Direction le prochain tour". chamoisniortais.fr. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. Frédéric Michel (12 November 2016). "Niort se sort du piège". La Nouvelle République. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  8. "La fiche de Arthur Desmas: Temps de jeu 2016/2017". LFP.fr. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  9. "Desmas titulaire dans le but niortais". La Nouvelle République. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  10. "Bravo et merci". chamoisniortais.fr. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  11. Christian Bonnin and Nicolas Millet (14 May 2017). "Dans le coup jusqu'au bout". La Nouvelle République. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  12. "Chamois Niortais 2–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace". LFP.fr. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  13. Arthur Desmas at Soccerway
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