Steve Marlet
Steve Marlet (born 10 January 1974) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped 23 times and scored six goals for the French national team, winning the Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003 and featuring at Euro 2004.
![]() Marlet in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steve Marlet[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 10 January 1974||
Place of birth | Pithiviers, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1996 | Red Star | 137 | (42) |
1996–2000 | Auxerre | 107 | (25) |
2000–2001 | Lyon | 36 | (13) |
2001–2005 | Fulham | 54 | (11) |
2003–2005 | → Marseille (loan) | 54 | (16) |
2005–2006 | VfL Wolfsburg | 21 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Lorient | 22 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Aubervilliers | 44 | (13) |
2011–2012 | Red Star | 20 | (2) |
Total | 495 | (124) | |
National team | |||
2000–2004 | France | 23 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Early life
Marlet was born in Pithiviers, Loiret.[4]
Club career
Fulham
Marlet held the record for Fulham's biggest transfer fee until July 2008, as the newly promoted Premier League team paid £11.5 million to sign him in August 2001 from Olympique Lyonnais.[6][7] His expectations was well received by France national team coach Roger Lemerre, suggesting "He will progress at Fulham".[8] However, he only managed 11 goals in 54 league games, as then-manager Jean Tigana was dismissed during the season. He played just one game in the 2003–04 season for Fulham, in which he scored.[9] He was then loaned out to Olympique de Marseille on 27 August, with an option to sign permanently.[10]
While on loan, Marlet partnered Didier Drogba up front as Marseille advanced through the 2003-04 UEFA Cup, before losing the final to Valencia.[11]
Marlet's poor performances for Fulham led to chairman Mohammed Al Fayed taking Tigana to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the high transfer fee. Tigana, who had ties to Lyon and had briefly been Marlet's agent, was accused of signing him for an exorbitant fee and taking a cut of the fee for himself. The charges were quickly dropped.[12]
Wolfsburg and Lorient
On 21 August 2005, after his release from Fulham, Marlet signed a one-year deal with the option for a second year, at VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga. On his arrival, manager Thomas Strunz said "Steve Marlet is very well-known in international football, a player who is fast and versatile".[13]
Marlet only scored one Bundesliga goal and was not given the second year of his contract. He trained for two weeks with Paris St. Germain before signing a one-year deal at FC Lorient, newly promoted to Ligue 1. He was attracted by the attacking style of manager Christian Gourcuff.[14]
Later career
After being released by Lorient, he went on trial with Ipswich Town from 6 to 30 October 2007,[15] Chicago Fire and Reims.[12]
In July 2011, he joined FC Red Star Saint-Ouen in the third tier of French football, the Championnat National, where he spent the last season of his career.
Career statistics
Club
- Source:
Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
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Red Star | 1990–91 | 0 | 0 |
1991–92 | 7 | 1 | |
1992–93 | 31 | 5 | |
1993–94 | 40 | 9 | |
1994–95 | 24 | 11 | |
1995–96 | 35 | 16 | |
Total | 137 | 42 | |
Auxerre | 1996–97 | 24 | 3 |
1997–98 | 18 | 6 | |
1998–99 | 32 | 7 | |
1999–2000 | 33 | 9 | |
Total | 106 | 25 | |
Lyon | 2000–01 | 31 | 12 |
2001–02 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 36 | 13 | |
Fulham | 2001–02 | 25 | 6 |
2002–03 | 28 | 4 | |
2003–04 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 54 | 11 | |
Marseille | 2003–04 | 23 | 9 |
2004–05 | 31 | 7 | |
Total | 54 | 16 | |
VfL Wolfsburg | 2005–06 | 21 | 1 |
Lorient | 2006–07 | 22 | 1 |
Career total | 430 | 109 |
International goals
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marlet goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 May 2001 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea | ![]() |
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||
2. | 22 March 2002 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | ![]() |
Friendly match | ||
3. | 12 October 2002 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | ![]() |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | ||
4. | 12 October 2002 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis,, France | ![]() |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | ||
5. | 20 August 2003 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() |
Friendly match | ||
6. | 24 May 2004 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | ![]() |
Friendly match |
References
- "Steve Marlet". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Steve Marlet: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Steve Marlet: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Steve Marlet". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Cadier, E.; Moreau, A. (14 January 2016). "Ligue 2 : Steve Marlet, directeur sportif du Red Star est originaire de Pithiviers (Loiret)". France 3 Centre-Val de Loire (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Simon Rice (23 September 2015). "The worst transfer deals in Premier League history". The Independent.
- "MARLET JOINS FULHAM". Fulham Official Website. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- "Right thing to do, Steve". Fulham Official Website. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- "Fulham hold on for win". BBC. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "Round-up: Marlet moves to Marseille". Telegraph.co.uk. 27 August 2003.
- "BBC SPORT - Football - Other European - Valencia 2-0 Marseille". bbc.co.uk.
- WSC 270 Aug 09. "When Saturday Comes - Steve Marlet". wsc.co.uk.
- "ESPN". go.com.
- Patrick Haond. "Lorient land Marlet". Sky Sports.
- "Steve Marlet - Player Profile - Sky Sports Football". SkySports.
- "Coupe de la Ligue : revivez la victoire en 2001". olympique-et-lyonnais.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
External links
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- Steve Marlet – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Sporting-Heroes.net photos and stats