Cyril Chapuis Explained

Cyril Chapuis
Birth Date:21 March 1979
Birth Place:Lyon, France
Height:1.81 m
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1996–1998
Youthclubs1:Niort
Years1:1998–2000
Caps1:23
Goals1:4
Years2:2000–2001
Caps2:44
Goals2:13
Years3:2002–2005
Caps3:42
Goals3:4
Years4:2003
Clubs4:Leeds United (loan)
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2004
Clubs5:Strasbourg (loan)
Caps5:9
Goals5:1
Years6:2004–2005
Clubs6:Ajaccio (loan)
Caps6:21
Goals6:3
Years7:2006–2007
Caps7:28
Goals7:5
Years8:2007–2009
Caps8:11
Goals8:1
Years9:2012–2014
Caps9:29
Goals9:4
Totalcaps:208
Totalgoals:35
Nationalyears1:2000–2002
Nationalteam1:France U-21
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0

Cyril Chapuis (born 21 March 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Chapuis started his professional career at Niort in Ligue 2 and then moved to Ligue 1 for Rennes.

In January 2002, he signed a five-year contract with Olympique de Marseille,[1] playing one and a half season with Marseille before being loaned on three occasions to Leeds United (playing just once in the league, against Bolton in November 2003[2]), Strasbourg and Ajaccio. He was released in summer 2005.

After being without a club for one year, he joined Grenoble in Ligue 2.

In November 2012, after three years without playing a single game, Chapuis joined National team Bourg-Péronnas.[3]

International career

He was called up to the French Under 21s and was part of the squad of Les Bleuets that lost to Czech U-21 in the final of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chapuis heads to Marseille. uefa.com. 2 January 2002. 1 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Leeds slump continues. BBC. 22 November 2003 . 21 August 2009.
  3. Web site: Chapuis, un renfort de poids pour Bourg-Péronnas . French . ledauphine.com. 1 November 2012. 1 November 2014.