Marc-Antoine Fortuné

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Marc-Antoine Fortuné
Fortuné playing for Celtic in 2010
Personal information
Full name Marc-Antoine Fortuné
Date of birth (1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
Angoulême
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002
Angoulême
 63 (20)
2002–2004 Lille 16 (9)
2003–2004 → Rouen (loan) 34 (10)
2004–2005 Brest 33 (10)
2005–2007 Utrecht 53 (11)
2007–2009
Nancy
 71 (12)
2009 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 17 (9)
2009–2010 Celtic 32 (10)
2010–2013 West Bromwich Albion 63 (19)
2011 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 5 (1)
2013–2015 Wigan Athletic 71 (5)
2015–2016 Coventry City 24 (4)
2016–2018 Southend United 70 (9)
2018–2019 Chesterfield 28 (7)
2020–2021 La Louvière Centre 7 (0)
Total 587 (136)
Managerial career
2022 La Louvière Centre
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc-Antoine Fortuné (born 2 July 1981) is a French Guianan professional

striker
.

Fortuné started his professional career at

2009–10 season. Fortuné signed for Celtic in July 2009 before returning to West Brom in August 2010, this time on a permanent deal. He later played for Doncaster Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Coventry City, Southend United and Chesterfield
.

After retiring from football in 2021, he managed La Louvière Centre in the Belgian third division.

Early life

As a child, Fortuné played both football and basketball, but gave the latter up at the age of 12 due to scheduling conflicts.[2]

Club career

Angoulême

At age 16 Fortuné was given a

Championnat de France amateur and into the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. His continued goalscoring form and overall performance during this and the following season caused much speculation over his future with media reports constantly linking him with many Ligue 1 clubs. In the following summer, Fortuné joined Ligue 1 side Lille OSC
. In all, Fortuné made a total of 63 league appearances for Angoulême, scoring 18 goals.

Lille

Upon joining Lille, the then 21-year-old struggled, finding himself playing on the left of midfield. This coupled with a constant series of injuries lead to dips in form and a low point in Fortuné's career. He was injured on his second appearance for the club and was ruled out for a month. Upon his return to action, he picked up another injury. This new injury caused Fortuné to be out of action for a further six weeks. In his first and only season for Lille, he started just seven times and only made a further nine appearances from the substitutes bench. During this season he was unable to score a single goal.

Rouen

Fortuné joined Ligue 2 club Rouen on loan in the summer of 2003 with an option to make the move permanent. With this fresh start for the young player, Fortuné saw a return to form. Playing from right-midfield he managed to score goals in his first three appearances which earned him a role back to his preferred role of striker. A successful season at Rouen ended with ten Ligue 2 goals in 34 appearances. His good form for Rouen earned him a move to Stade Brest.

Brest

Fortuné signed for Ligue 2 side Stade Brestois in July 2004, making it his third new club in three successive seasons. It turned out to be another successful move for Fortuné. He started the season playing wide on the right side of a front three. This led to a league position of 9th and a good run in the Coupe de France ending in the quarter-final stage. He scored 10 goals in 33 Ligue 2 appearances and started to draw attention from bigger clubs around Europe including Eredivisie side FC Utrecht.

Utrecht

In 2005 Fortuné moved to FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. Finding himself back in the winger role he enjoyed a successful time at the club but struggled after the death of his friend, neighbour and teammate

Nancy
.

Nancy

Fortuné returned to France in January 2007, this becoming his fifth move in as many years, with

2008–09 he was once again mainly used by Uruguayan coach Pablo Correa as a substitute with several clubs from the Premier League
tracking his progress.

West Bromwich Albion

Fortuné moved to West Bromwich Albion in the January 2009 transfer window, joining on loan for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[3] He made his début for West Bromwich Albion in their 3–0 Premier League home win over Middlesbrough and scored by deflecting teammate Robert Koren's shot into the net.[4] In just five months with the club, he became a fan favourite of the supporters, scoring five goals in eighteen appearances as well as creating other goals. He won the West Bromwich Albion Supporters' Player of the Year despite only joining the club in January.[citation needed]

Celtic

On 9 July 2009, Fortuné signed for

Europa League.[9]

Return to West Bromwich Albion

On 27 August 2010, Fortuné completed a whirlwind return to

Doncaster Rovers, he began to make appearances for West Brom in 2012. On 4 February 2012, he started the game and scored the opening goal in a 2–1 defeat at home to Swansea City
. This was just his 3rd goal for the Baggies.

He was released by West Brom at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

In November 2011, Fortuné signed a loan deal with

Birmingham City. However, on 20 December 2011, WBA recalled Fortuné along with two other loaned players due to an injury crisis.[13]

Wigan Athletic

Fortuné signed for FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic on 5 July 2013.[14] He signed on a two-year contract, on a free transfer. Fortuné made his début for The Latics away to Barnsley as a 74th-minute substitute on 3 August 2013, where he made two assists, including one to set up Shaun Maloney for Wigan's fourth goal in a 4–0 win at Oakwell. Fortuné scored his first goal for Wigan in a 1–0 victory away to Yeovil Town at Huish Park on 10 November 2013.

Coventry City

Fortuné joined Coventry in September 2015, signing a one-year contract.[15]

Southend United

It was announced officially on 16 January 2017 that he has signed a new contract extension until the end of the 2017–18 season.[16] Previously, on 29 September 2016, Fortunè signed a four-month contract at Southend United following a successful trial.[17]

Fortunè scored his first goal for Southend on Tuesday 4 October 2016 in a 1–0 victory over

Leyton Orient in an EFL Trophy match.[18] Following his release by Southend he was reportedly on trial with Grimsby Town[19]

Chesterfield

On 3 August 2018 it was announced that Fortuné had joined National League side Chesterfield.[20] He took the squad number 32, making his début the following day as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 win at Ebbsfleet United.[21] Fortuné was released by the club at the end of the season, having scored 7 goals in 29 appearances.[22]

La Louvière Centre

On 29 September 2020, Fortuné signed with UR La Louvière Centre in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1.[23] He retired in 2021, and instead joined the coaching staff of the club.[24]

International career

In August 2014, Fortuné was called up by French Guiana for the first time, to play in the qualifiers for the 2014 Caribbean Cup.[25]

Managerial career

In 2022, after retiring from football, Fortuné briefly managed Belgian National Division 1 club UR La Louvière Centre.[26]

Career statistics

As of 11 July 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Angoulême
 2001–02[27] Championnat National 34 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12
Lille 2002–03[27][28] Ligue 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 16 0
2003–04[27] Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Rouen (loan) 2003–04[27] Ligue 2 34 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 10
Stade Brestois 2004–05[27] Ligue 2 33 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 35 12
Utrecht 2005–06[27] Eredivisie 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 6
2006–07[27] Eredivisie 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5
Total 53 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 11
Nancy
 2006–07[27] Ligue 1 15 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 6
2007–08[27] Ligue 1 37 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 38 6
2008–09[27][29] Ligue 1 19 1 5 1 1 0 1[b] 1 26 3
Total 71 12 7 2 2 0 1 1 81 15
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2008–09[29] Premier League 17 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 5
Celtic 2009–10[30] Scottish Premier League 30 10 3 0 0 0 6[c][d] 2 39 12
2010–11[31] Scottish Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[c][d] 0 4 0
Total 32 10 3 0 0 0 8 2 43 12
West Bromwich Albion 2010–11[31] Premier League 25 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 2
2011–12[32] Premier League 17 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 20 5
2012–13[33] Premier League 21 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 2
Total 63 6 3 1 5 2 0 0 70 9
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2011–12[32]
Championship
 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Wigan Athletic 2013–14[34] Championship 36 4 6 1 0 0 7[e][d][f] 0 49 5
2014–15[35] Championship 35 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 37 2
Total 71 5 7 1 1 1 7 0 86 7
Coventry City 2015–16[36]
League One
 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 4
Southend United 2016–17[37] League One 32 5 1 0 0 0 3[g] 1 36 6
Career total 485 91 23 4 10 4 20 4 544 103
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in FA Community Shield
  6. ^ Appearances in 2014 Football League play-offs
  7. Football League Trophy

References

  1. ^ "BBC Sport Football player profile Marc-Antoine Fortuné". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b Fergus, Ewan (8 July 2009). "Hostage to fort". The Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. ^ "West Brom snap up striker Fortune". BBC Sport. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  4. ^ Phillips, Owen (17 January 2009). "West Brom 3–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Celtic complete Fortune signing". BBC Sport. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  6. ^ Fortune on target as Celts score five Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Celtic FC, 22 August 2009
  7. ^ Spirited Celts produce Rapid response[permanent dead link] Celtic FC, 17 December 2009
  8. ^ Grant: Fortune showing his true worth[permanent dead link] Celtic FC, 18 December 2009
  9. ^ FC Utrecht 4 – 0 Celtic (agg 4 – 2) BBC Sport, 26 August 2010
  10. ^ "Marc-Antoine Fortune moves from Celtic to West Brom". BBC Sport. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  11. ^ West Brom 2 – 1 Fulham BBC Sport, 23 October 2010
  12. ^ West Brom 2 – 2 Wigan BBC Sport, 1 February 2011
  13. ^ "Depleted West Bromwich Albion recall three". BBC Sport. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Marc-Antoine Fortune: Wigan sign ex-West Bromwich Albion striker". BBC Sport. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  15. ^ Marc-Antoine Fortune signs one-year Coventry City contract - BBC Sport
  16. ^ "CONFIRMED | Marc-Antoine Fortune signs contract extension". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  17. ^ Experienced striker Fortune joins Blues on short term deal | Echo
  18. ^ "REPORT: Southend United 1–0 Leyton Orient". leytonorient.com. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  19. ^ Former Celtic and West Brom striker Marc-Antoine Fortune 'in training' with Grimsby Town - Grimsby Live
  20. ^ "Striker signs for Spireites". Chesterfield FC. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  21. ^ Ebbsfleet United v Chesterfield – BBC Sport
  22. ^ "A dozen players set to leave". Chesterfield F.C. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  23. ^ Mouchet, Adrien (29 September 2020). "Fortuné : un parfum de Premier League à La Louvière Centre". DH Les Sports + (in French).
  24. ^ Dumont, Nathalie (17 June 2021). "Ancien joueur de Lille, Wigan, WBA... Marc-Antoine Fortuné a rejoint le staff de La Louvière Centre: "Je partagerai mon expérience avec les jeunes"". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  25. ^ [1] Wigan Athletic, 31 August 2014
  26. ^ Lefebvre, Bertrand (3 October 2021). "N1: du changement à La Louvière Centre, Marc-Antoine Fortuné de retour sur le terrain". Édition digitale de Centre (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Marc-Antoine Fortuné stats". www.lequipe.fr. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  28. ^ "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  30. ^ "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  33. ^ "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  34. ^ "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  35. ^ "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  36. ^ "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  37. ^ "Games played by Marc-Antoine Fortuné in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

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