Malagasy footballer (born 1993)
Clément Couturier (born 13 September 1993) is a footballer who plays for Luxembourgish club Swift Hesperange. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
Club career
Couturier was a youth player at Auxerre before moving to Montceau and Belfort.[1] He also played for Dijon and Chambly.[2]
Belfort
On 29 May 2015, Belfort announced the signing of Couturier.[3]
Chambly
On 16 June 2016, Couturier joined French club Chambly.[4]
Les Herbiers
Couturier played for Les Herbiers as they reached the final of the 2018 Coupe de France,[5] facing his former teammates from Chambly in the semi-final.[6] On 8 May 2018 he played as PSG won 2-0 to clinch the 2017-18 Coupe de France with goals from Edinson Cavani and Giovani Lo Celso.[7]
Dudelange
Couturier joined Dudelange in the summer of 2018 signing a two-year contract with the option of a third year.[8][9] He played in the 2018 UEFA Champions League qualifiers against MOL Vidi FC[10] scoring a goal[11] and he played in the Luxembourgers successful run to the UEFA Europa League group stages as they beat CFR Cluj[12][13] and Legia Warsaw.[14][15]
Argeș Pitești
On 2 December 2020, Romanian club Argeș Pitești announced that Couturier had signed for them for the rest of the season.[16] However, the announcement was made prematurely, before the signing of any contract. When he arrived at the club, the contract offer was not the same, so he did not sign and returned to France.[17]
Bastia-Borgo
On 21 January 2021, Couturier signed for Championnat National side FC Bastia-Borgo.[18]
Swift Hesperange
On 19 July 2021, he returned to Luxembourg and signed with Swift Hesperange.[19]
International career
Born in France, Couturier is of Malagasy descent through a grandfather. He was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of friendlies in October 2023.[20]
Personal life
In 2018, his then girlfriend was a midwifery student in Nancy.[21] His current wife is of DR Congolese and Malagasy descent.[22]
References
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