Ludovic Genest (born 18 September 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Ludovic Genest
Genest playing for Créteil against Châteauxroux in August 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Thiers, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Auxerre 3 (0)
2008–2009Bastia (loan) 30 (4)
2009–2011 Laval 72 (9)
2011–2014 Bastia 25 (3)
2012–2013Istres (loan) 29 (3)
2014–2015 Créteil 38 (1)
2015–2017 Clermont 40 (2)
2017 Andrézieux 11 (0)
2018–2019 Bastia 20 (1)
Total 268 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Thiers, Genest previously played for Auxerre, Bastia, Laval and Istres.[1][2] He scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a Bastia's 2–1 defeat at Lille on 15 December 2013.[1] He signed an 18-month contract with US Créteil-Lusitanos in January 2014,[3] and went on to play 38 league games for the club.[1]

On 10 June 2015, it was announced that Genest had signed a two-year deal with Clermont Foot.[4]

Genest decided to retire at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c La fiche de Ludovic Genest Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. ^ La fiche de Ludovic Genest. L'Equipe. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Ludovic Genest est Cristolien !" [Ludovic Genest is Cristolien!] (in French). uscl.fr. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ Kevin Saccani (10 June 2015). "Clermont: un attaquant de Ligue 2 s'engage (off.)". foot-national.com. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ Le SC Bastia a repris l'entraînement avec de solides ambitions, alta-frequenza.corsica, 6 July 2019
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