Matthieu Sans (born 16 June 1988) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is a currently a sports co-ordinator with Chamois Niortais.

Matthieu Sans
Sans with Chamois Niortais in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Toulon, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Annecy
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2008 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Arles-Avignon 29 (1)
2010–2014 Bastia 64 (2)
2013–2014Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 18 (1)
2012–2013 Bastia B 6 (0)
2014–2020 Chamois Niortais 143 (3)
2015–2018 Chamois Niortais B 4 (0)
2020–2022 Annecy 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Toulon, Sans began his career with Monaco but did not make a first-team appearance for the club before leaving in 2008.[1] He later had spells with Arles and Corsican side Bastia, where he was part of the team that won successive promotions in 2010–11 and 2011–12 to reach Ligue 1.[2] Sans spent the duration of the 2013–2014 season on loan at Championnat National club Gazélec Ajaccio.[3]

On 23 July 2020, Sans signed for Annecy after his release from Chamois Niortais.[4] On 21 October 2022, he retired from professional football to start working as a sport co-ordinator with his former club Chamois Niortais.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 January 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arles-Avignon 2008–09 National 25 1 0 0 0 0 25 1
2009–10 Ligue 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 29 1 1 0 0 0 30 1
Bastia 2010–11 National 34 1 1 0 4 1 39 2
2011–12 Ligue 2 24 1 2 1 1 1 27 3
2012–13 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Total 64 2 3 1 6 2 73 5
Bastia B 2012–13 CFA 2 6 0 6 0
Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 2013–14 National 18 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Chamois Niortais 2014–15 Ligue 2 31 1 2 0 1 0 34 1
2015–16 Ligue 2 22 1 3 0 1 0 26 1
2016–17 Ligue 2 17 0 1 0 1 0 19 0
2017–18 Ligue 2 28 0 1 0 1 0 30 0
2018–19 Ligue 2 19 0 1 0 1 0 21 0
2019–20 Ligue 2 26 1 2 0 0 0 28 1
Total 143 3 10 0 5 0 158 3
Chamois Niortais B 2015–16 CFA 2 2 0 2 0
2017–18 National 3 1 0 1 0
2018–19 National 3 1 0 1 0
Total 4 0 4 0
Annecy 2020–21 National 7 0 0 0 7 0
2021–22 National 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 272 7 14 1 11 2 297 10

References

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  1. ^ Matthieu Sans – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  2. ^ "Matthieu Sans". foot-national.com. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Matthieu Sans en prêt au Gazélec !" [Matthieu Sans on loan to Gazélec !] (in French). gfca-foot.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ^ "National 1 : Matthieu Sans rejoint les Rouges" (in French). FC Annecy. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ligue 2: Matthieu Sans, the captain is back in Niort" (in French). lanouvellerepublique.fr. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Matthieu Sans". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 5 February 2021.