Manuel Cabit

Manuel Frédéric Cabit (born 3 June 1993) is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Metz.

Manuel Cabit
Cabit in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Manuel Frédéric Cabit
Date of birth (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993
Place of birth Fort-de-France, Martinique[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Metz
Number 30
Youth career
2007–2012 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Aubervilliers 10 (0)
2013 Chambly 0 (0)
2014–2015 Belfort 33 (1)
2015–2016 Béziers 20 (1)
2016–2019 Ajaccio 76 (0)
2019– Metz 3 (0)
National team
Martinique U15[2] ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

In June 2017, he received a call up to the Martinique national team's preliminary 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad but was left out the final roster.[3]

Club career

French lower leagues

After making his semi-professional debut in the French lower divisions for Aubervilliers, he moved to Chambly before a spell with Belfort and Béziers.

Ajaccio

Cabit joined full professional team AC Ajaccio on 21 July 2016.[4] He made his professional debut in the following weeks, in a 2–1 Ligue 2 victory against Troyes.[5]

During the 2017–18 season, his impressive form helped Ajaccio reach the Ligue 2 promotion playoffs final, however the club lost against Ligue 1 side Toulouse in the final over two legs in May 2018, for Toulouse to remain in Ligue 1.[6]

Metz

Cabit moved to FC Metz on 13 June 2019 on a three-year contract.[7] In November 2019 he was seriously injured in a car crash which also involved team-mate Kévin N'Doram, who was not hurt.[8]

International career

Cabit is eligible to represent both Martinique national football team and France national football team.[1]

In June 2017, he was called up to a 40-man preliminary squad for Martinique national football team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[3] however he was left out of the final 23 man squad.[9]

Honours

Ajaccio

References
  1. Manuel Cabit at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  2. http://www.ac-ajaccio.corsica/Attualita/Manuel_Cabit_se_raconte-09770
  3. "Provisional 40 player rosters announced for all 12 CONCACAF Gold Cup teams". La Galaxy. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. "Manuel Cabit (AS Béziers) rejoint le club" (in French). ac-ajaccio.corsica. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. "AC Ajaccio vs. ESTAC Troyes" (in French). lfp.fr. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. "LFP : Les dates des Playoffs et des barrages fixées (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. "Official : Manuel Cabit is a FC Metz player - Football News 24". Football News 24. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. "Manuel Cabit of Metz seriously injured in car crash, Kevin N'Doram escapes injury". 4 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Martinique National Team Roster - Gold Cup". MLS. Retrieved 19 June 2018.


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