Billy Ketkeophomphone
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 March 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Champigny-sur-Marne, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
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) |
Billy Ketkeophomphone (French:
Club career
Early career
Born in
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
International
- As of match played 30 December 2022[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Laos | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone Racing Club de Strasbourg". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Racing club de Strasbourg - Billy Ketkeophomphone
- ^ "Strasbourg - Bastia : Les groupes". Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ La fiche de Billy Ketkeophomphone. Football - L'Equipe.fr
- ^ "Ketkeophomphone à Tours". SoFoot (in French). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone to Angers official (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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- ^ "Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE SIGNE AU SO CHOLET". socholet.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE S'ENGAGE AVEC L'USLD!". usldunkerque.com (in French). 27 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Another french-connection, selamat datang ke Sri Pahang FC, Billy Ketkeophomphone!" (Press release) (in Malay). Sri Pahang. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Denmat, Théo (8 September 2015). "Billy Ketkeophonphone: "J'ai un prénom, c'est juste Billy"". SoFoot.com (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Laos vs. Vietnam - Football Match Summary - December 6, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Billy Ketkeophomphone". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
External links
- Billy Ketkeophomphone at Soccerway
- Billy Ketkeophomphone at WorldFootball.net
- Billy Ketkeophomphone at National-Football-Teams.com