Florent Balmont
Florent Balmont (born 2 February 1980) is a French former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Dijon FCO.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florent Balmont | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dijon | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2002 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Lyon | 11 | (1) |
2003–2004 | → Toulouse (loan) | 35 | (0) |
2004–2008 | Nice | 139 | (4) |
2008–2016 | Lille | 253 | (7) |
2016– | Dijon | 70 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 8 December 2019 (UTC) |
Career
Balmont began his career at Olympique Lyonnais in the 2002/2003 Ligue 1 season after coming through the junior ranks. In the 2003/2004 season, Balmont was sent out on loan to Toulouse FC making a total of 35 appearances. After returning from loan, Balmont signed with OGC Nice. In his time with Lyon, Balmont won the 2002–03 championship and the 2004 Trophée des Champions, converting his penalty in the latter after the match went to a shoot-out.[1]
Balmont spent 4 seasons at Nice making 139 appearances before signing with Lille OSC. Balmont won an historic double with the club during the 2010–11 season, making 39 appearances across all competitions as Lille won the Ligue 1 title and the Coupe de France trophy.[2]
In July 2017, Balmont announced he had left Lille OSC to join Dijon FCO, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a two-year contract.[3][4][5]
On 11 May 2019, Balmont made his 500th Ligue 1 appearance in a 2–1 victory over Strasbourg.[6][7] With the appearance, Balmot moved up to 21st in the all-time Ligue 1 appearances and leads all active players in that category.[8]
Honours
Lyon
Lille
References
- "Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Olympique Lyonnais" (in French). Ligue 1. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Balmont urges Lille to stop selling". ESPN. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Balmont, de Lille à Dijon". So Foot (in French). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Florent Balmont est Dijonnais! (in French)". www.dfco.fr. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Florent Balmont player profile". Ligue 1.
- "BALMONT, 500 AU COMPTEUR". lfp.fr.
- "Dijon FCO - RC Strasbourg Alsace ( 2-1 ) - Highlights - (DFCO - RCSA) / 2018-19". Ligue 1 Conforama Official. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "500 matchs en Ligue 1 pour Florent Balmont : «C'est une grosse fierté», surtout avec la victoire" (in French). Infos Dijon. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
- Florent Balmont – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Florent Balmont at ESPN FC
- Florent Balmont at Soccerway