William Vainqueur
French footballer (born 1988)
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- William Jacques Vainqueur (born 19 November 1988) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
- Club career FC Nantes Born in Neuilly-sur-Marne, a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, Vainqueur joined Noisy-le-Grand FC at the age of 8.
- After his release by Auxerre, Vainqueur continued to train, to work on himself, leading to re–join Bussy-Saint-Georges FC.
- However, moving to Nantes in Pays de la Loire saw Vainqueur move away, as he saw his family once every month.
- Vainqueur soon become involved in a number of matches following an absent of Alioum Saidou, though he faced setback with injury.
William Jacques Vainqueur (born 19 November 1988) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He mostly played as a central or defensive midfielder position.
Club career
FC Nantes
Born in Neuilly-sur-Marne, a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, Vainqueur joined Noisy-le-Grand FC at the age of 8. In 2001, he moved to the youth system of AJ Auxerre and spent one year there, before being released. After his release by Auxerre, Vainqueur continued to train, to work on himself, leading to re–join Bussy-Saint-Georges FC. There, he was discovered at the age 14 by FC Nantes's scout team. However, moving to Nantes in Pays de la Loire saw Vainqueur move away, as he saw his family once every month.
Having progressed through the youth system at Nantes, Vainqueur made his senior debut during the 2006–07 Ligue 1 season, where he started the match before coming off in the 69th minute for Miloš Dimitrijević, in a 0–0 draw against Olympique de Marseille on 18 February 2007. Vainqueur soon become involved in a number of matches following an absent of Alioum Saidou, though he faced setback with injury. However, the club were eventually relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the season after losing 1–0 against Bordeaux on 9 May 2007. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Vainqueur went on to make ten appearances for FC Nantes. Shortly after, he signed his first professional contract with the Ligue 1 club shortly.
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