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Billy Ketkeophomphone

Billy Ketkeophomphone (French: [bili kɛtkeofɔmfɔn] Lao pronunciation: [ບິນລີ້ ເກດແກ້ວພົມພອນ]; born 24 March 1990[2]) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for AS Blotzheim. Born in France to Laotian refugee parents, he plays for the Laos national team at international level.

Billy Ketkeophomphone
Ketkeophomphone in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AS Blotzheim
Youth career
Racing Paris
2003–2006 INF Clairefontaine
2007–2009 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Strasbourg 30 (3)
2011–2012 Sion 1 (0)
2012–2015 Tours 101 (21)
2015–2018 Angers 53 (6)
2018–2019 Auxerre 13 (0)
2019–2020 Cholet 12 (5)
2020–2021 Dunkerque 24 (3)
2021–2022 Sri Pahang 4 (0)
2023– AS Blotzheim
International career‡
2021–2022 Laos 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:17, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Early career edit

Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Ketkeophomphone began his career with Racing Paris, before joining the prestigious Clairefontaine academy in 2003. After three years, he left the club to sign for Strasbourg. In summer 2008, he was promoted to the first team.[3] He made his debut against Bastia on 1 December 2009 in the Championnat National[4] playing 44 minutes.[5]

On 20 May 2011, he signed a five-year contract with Swiss Super League side Sion. He was released on 31 January 2012 and subsequently returned to France to sign a four-year deal with Tours.[6]

Angers edit

On 16 June 2015, Ketkeophomphone signed with Angers, who had just been promoted to Ligue 1.[7] He was the first footballer of Southeast Asian descent to have played in the top division of French football. On 4 October, he scored his first goal for Angers against Bastia.[8] He played 38 games that season, scoring 6 goals.

In his second season, he sustained a knee injury, restricting him to only five games, but still managed to score a goal.

Auxerre edit

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Ketkeophomphone moved down a division and joined Auxerre. He made his debut on 14 September 2018 in a match against Clermont Foot.[9]

Cholet edit

On 20 November 2019, Ketkeophomphone joined Championnat National side Cholet. He made his debut and scored first goal for Cholet on 22 November 2019 in a match against Red Star.[10]

Dunkerque edit

On 1 July 2020, Ketkeophomphone joined Ligue 2 side Dunkerque on a two-year deal. He made his debut on 22 August 2020 in a match against Toulouse. On 29 August 2020, Ketkeophomphone scored his first goal for Dunkerque in the 39th minute against Clermont Foot.[11] He left the club in January 2022.[12]

Sri Pahang edit

On 28 January 2022, Ketkeophomphone signed with Malaysian club Sri Pahang. He made his debut on 6 April 2022 in a match against Kedah Darul Aman.[13] He was released by the club only after 4 months joining.

International career edit

Born to Laotian refugee parents who fled to France in the 1980s, Ketkeophomphone has expressed interest in representing Laos internationally.[14] In 2021, he was called up to the Laotian squad for the 2020 AFF Championship.[15] Ketkeophomphone made his debut for Laos on 6 December 2021 in the AFF Cup against Vietnam.[16]

Career statistics edit

International edit

As of match played 30 December 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Laos 2021 4 0
2022 2 0
Total 6 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone Racing Club de Strasbourg". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ Racing club de Strasbourg - Billy Ketkeophomphone
  4. ^ "Strasbourg - Bastia : Les groupes". Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  5. ^ La fiche de Billy Ketkeophomphone. Football - L'Equipe.fr
  6. ^ "Ketkeophomphone à Tours". SoFoot (in French). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone to Angers official (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ^ But Billy KETKEOPHOMPHONE (41') / Angers SCO - SC Bastia (1-0) - (SCO - SCB) / 2015-16. Ligue 1 Uber Eats. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. ^ "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE SIGNE AU SO CHOLET". socholet.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. ^ "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE S'ENGAGE AVEC L'USLD!". usldunkerque.com (in French). 27 May 2020.
  12. ^ Waymel, Dorian (6 January 2022). "Officiel – Loïc Kouagba et Billy Ketkeophomphone quittent Dunkerque" [Official – Loïc Kouagba and Billy Ketkeophomphone leave Dunkerque]. MaLigue2 (in French). Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Another french-connection, selamat datang ke Sri Pahang FC, Billy Ketkeophomphone!" (Press release) (in Malay). Sri Pahang. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  14. ^ Denmat, Théo (8 September 2015). "Billy Ketkeophonphone: "J'ai un prénom, c'est juste Billy"". SoFoot.com (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ^ Ghanem, Boris. "AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 : un an plus tard…". Lucarne opposée (in French). Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Laos vs. Vietnam - Football Match Summary - December 6, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

External links edit

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