Gaëtan Courtet (born 22 February 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.[1]

Gaëtan Courtet
Courtet in April 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-22) 22 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Lorient, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Dunkerque
Number 18
Youth career
1996–2002 Lanester
2002–2010 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Lorient B 12 (7)
2010–2015 Reims 105 (18)
2014–2015Brest (loan) 17 (5)
2013 Reims B 1 (0)
2015–2017 Auxerre 73 (21)
2017–2020 Lorient 53 (8)
2019–2020Ajaccio (loan) 26 (10)
2018 Lorient B 2 (1)
2020–2022 Ajaccio 67 (15)
2022–2023 Guingamp 54 (11)
2024– Dunkerque 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Career

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Following his first campaign with Reims, Courtet was diagnosed with cancer.[2] After successfully undergoing treatment during the summer,[3] he joined the team for the 2011–12 season making his long-awaited return on 16 September 2011 in a 3–2 defeat to Laval.[2]

In July 2019, Courtet joined Ajaccio on loan for the season.[4]

On 11 August 2022, Courtet signed with Guingamp for two years.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Gaëtan Courtet at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Gaétan Courtet revient plus fort". Ouest-France (in French). 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Courtet a vaincu un cancer". L'Equipe (in French). 24 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Mercato: Courtet et Bayala à l'AC Ajaccio". lfp.fr (in French). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "GAËTAN COURTET REJOINT EN AVANT" (in French). Guingamp. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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