Therry Racon Explained

Therry Racon
Full Name:Therry Norbert Racon[1]
Birth Date:1 May 1984
Birth Place:Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Football Club de Saint-Leu
Youthclubs1:Marseille
Years1:2002–2005
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2007
Years4:2007–2011
Years5:2008
Years6:2011–2013
Years7:2013
Years8:2013–2014
Years9:2014–2016
Years10:2016–2018
Years11:2018–2019
Years12:2019–
Clubs1:Marseille
Clubs2:Lorient (loan)
Clubs3:Guingamp
Clubs4:Charlton Athletic
Clubs5:→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Clubs6:Millwall
Clubs7:Portsmouth (loan)
Clubs8:Portsmouth
Clubs9:Sedan
Clubs10:Drouais
Clubs11:Racing Colombes
Clubs12:FC Saint-Leu 95
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Caps2:28
Goals2:3
Caps3:29
Goals3:0
Caps4:100
Goals4:7
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Caps7:16
Goals7:0
Caps8:16
Goals8:0
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Caps10:49
Goals10:5
Caps11:22
Goals11:3
Totalcaps:271
Totalgoals:18
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Therry Norbert Racon (born 1 May 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, Racon made his professional debut with Olympique de Marseille, on 1 May 2004, against RC Lens. In 2004 summer he joined FC Lorient, in a one-year loan deal. He made his debut on 3 September, against Angers SCO; and scored his first professional goal on 22 October, against US Créteil Lusitanos. In the following season, he opted to sign a deal with En Avant Guingamp. He made his debut on 1 August 2005, against CS Sedan Ardennes.

Charlton Athletic

In August 2007, Racon joined Charlton Athletic.[2] before making his debut for the club later in month against Stockport County.[3]

On 20 March 2008, it was revealed that Racon had agreed to join League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.[4] He made his debut for Seagulls on 8 April, against Southend United.[5] He then returned to Charlton after his loan spell.

Following his return to the club, he had limited chances in 2007–08 season. He scored his first goal the Addicks on 25 November 2008, against QPR.[6] Racon also retained a place in the starting XI for the rest of 2008–09 season, as his club was relegated. In the following two seasons, he was an undisputed started with his team in League One.

Millwall

On 21 June 2011, Racon agreed a contract with Millwall, signing a two-year deal on a free transfer.[7] He made his debut on 9 August 2011, against Plymouth.[8] He missed the whole 2011–12 season due to an ankle injury.[9] [10] He only returned to action on 25 August 2012, against Sheffield Wednesday.[11]

At the end of 2012–13 season, Racon was released.

Portsmouth

On 24 January 2013, Racon joined Portsmouth on a one-month emergency loan deal. He made his debut for the club on 9 February, against AFC Bournemouth.[12] At the end of the season, he returned to Millwall.

On 3 October, the free agent signed a one-month contract with Pompey.[13]

International career

In March 2009, Racon participated in Guadeloupe's training camp in preparation for the Gold Cup, playing the full match in a friendly against Caen.

He made his official debut for Guadeloupe in 2011 Gold Cup, on 7 June 2011, against Panama.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of players given a free transfer: Millwall . The Football League . 79 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf . 2 August 2014.
  2. News: New duo paraded on pitch . Charlton Athletic F.C. . 12 August 2007 . 13 August 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064938/http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31109 . 27 September 2007 .
  3. News: First chance for Racon in Hatters cup clash. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175904/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31190&newstype=x. dead. 27 September 2007. Charlton Athletic F.C.. 28 August 2007. 30 August 2007.
  4. http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1269677,00.html French midfielder signs
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7332236.stm Southend 2–0 Brighton
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7741599.stm QPR 2–1 Charlton
  7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/9518644.stm Millwall sign Charlton midfielder Therry Racon
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14368505 Plymouth 0–1 Millwall
  9. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11735/7093572/Lions-suffer-Racon-blow Lions suffer Racon blow
  10. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11735/7598448/Injury-woe-for-Racon Injury woe for Racon
  11. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19304353 Sheff Wed 3–2 Millwall
  12. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311502 Bournemouth 2–0 Portsmouth
  13. http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/racon-returns-to-pompey-1093616.aspx Racon Returns To Pompey
  14. http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1091683 "Panama 3–2 Guadeloupe"