Simon Pouplin (born 28 May 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Simon Pouplin
Pouplin playing for SC Freiburg in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Cholet,[1] France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
JF Cholet
SO Cholet
2000–2004 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Rennes 73 (0)
2008–2011 SC Freiburg 67 (0)
2012–2014 Sochaux 51 (0)
2014–2018 Nice 9 (0)
Total 200 (0)
International career
2005 France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

In 2005, Pouplin signed his first professional contract with Rennes, signing with the Breton club for three years. He made his debut in the 2003–04 Ligue 1 season. He played for Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from the 2007–08 season until the 2010–11 season. He was on trial with Évian TG from Ligue 1 in July 2011[2] but was not signed due to injury.[3]

After spending one year without a team, Pouplin signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 outfit FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in July 2012.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Simon Pouplin". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Simon Pouplin à l'essai" (in French). Évian TG. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Trotignon : " Hilton, réponse lundi "" (in French). Évian TG. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

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