Amélie Coquet (born 31 December 1984, in Hazebrouck) is a French football player who played for RC Lens Féminin. She spent the majority of her career at FCF Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Coquet plays as a midfielder, and won the league with FCF Juvisy in 2005–06. She made seventeen appearances as a French international between 2003 and 2010.

Amélie Coquet
Amélie Coquet during PSG-Juvisy, season 2012–2013
Personal information
Full name Amélie Coquet
Date of birth (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Hazebrouck, France
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1998 US Coyecques
1998–1999 US Thérouanne
1999–2001 CA Éperlecques
2001–2002 Hénin-Beaumont
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Hénin-Beaumont 44 (13)
2005–2016 FCF Juvisy 207 (48)
2017–2022 RC Lens 84 (10)
International career
2000–2001 France U-17 6 (0)
2001–2003 France U-19 20 (2)
2003–2010 France 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2021

Personal life

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Coquet was born on 31 December 1984 in the town of Hazebrouck (in Nord-Pas-de-Calais). In 2003, she was enrolled at the university of Liévin for studies in Sciences et techniques des activités physiques et sportives (STAP) (English: Science and Technology of Sport and Physical Activity).[1]

She works as a firefighter in Essonne.[2][3]

Club career

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Early career

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Coquet began playing for U.S. Coyecquoise at the age of 5 under the guidance of her father and uncle. She remained at the club until June 1998, when a month later she joined U.S. Therouannaise where she played until June 1999. Cercle Athlétique d'Eperlecques was her next destination from July 1999 until October 2001 when she caught local attention and was called up for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional team.[1][4] At this early stages of her career she played as a forward.[3]

Hénin-Beaumont

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Following a request from Clairefontaine to join a top-level club, Coquet arrives at FCF Hénin-Beaumont in November 2001. She became a midfielder and contributed to the club's 2002–03 France D2 title.[1][3][4] She made her debut in the Division 1 Féminine (D1) at the 2003–04 season, finishing 7th in the league. That same position was also achieved in the following season.

Juvisy

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Coquet signed with FCF Juvisy in July 2005 and won the D1 in her first season at the club (2005–06). In the following season she made her European debut at the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League and the semi-finals of the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League.[5]

After eleven seasons playing for Juvisy, including over 250 matches played in all competitions, Coquet and Nelly Guilbert retired from football at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6][7]

FCF Arras

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In December 2016, Coquet came out of retirement to play for Division 2 Féminine side Arras FCF (now Racing Club de Lens Féminin).[8][9]

International career

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Youth

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Early in her career while representing the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional team, Coquet earned her first caps with the under-16 team.[1] She then moved to the under-19 team, where notably between 2002 and 2003, she won the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, scoring twice in the tournament.[10] She also played for the under-21 team.[11]

Senior

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She made her senior international debut on 8 September 2003 in a UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualification match against Iceland and was named in the French squad for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she played 13 minutes against Brazil. She also played matches at 2004 Algarve Cup, 2006 Algarve Cup, 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification and friendly matches, earning a total of seventeen caps and scoring three goals from 2003 to 2010.[4][12]

Career statistics

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Club

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Statistics accurate as of 21 September 2016.[5][13]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hénin-Beaumont 2002–03 ? ? ? ?
2003–04 22 5 22 5
2004–05 22 8 22 8
Total 44 13 44 13
Juvisy 2005–06 20 2 20 2
2006–07 7 1 3 0 10 1
2007–08 22 12 4 0 26 12
2008–09 19 2 19 2
2009–10 20 5 4 0 24 5
2010–11 21 11 4 3 9 3 34 17
2011–12 22 7 3 0 25 7
2012–13 20 2 3 1 8 0 31 3
2013–14 21 2 2 0 23 2
2014–15 20 2 4 2 24 4
2015–16 15 2 3 1 18 3
Total 207 48 27 7 20 3 254 58
Career total 251 61 27 7 20 3 298 71

International

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(Correct as of 1 September 2016)[12]
National team Season Apps Goals
France 2003–04 7 1
2004–05 3 0
2005–06 4 1
2007–08 1 1
2009–10 2 0
Total 17 3

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 March 2004 Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal   Italy 2–3 3–3 2004 Algarve Cup
2 9 March 2006 Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal   Denmark 0–1 2–2 2006 Algarve Cup
3 8 March 2008 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco   Morocco 0–1 0–6 Friendly
Correct as of 1 September 2016[12]

Honours

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Club

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Juvisy

International

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France U-19

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Amélie Coquet" (in French). Les Échos du Pas-de-Calais. December 2003. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Coquet, le pompier de garde 48 heures". Le Parisien (in French). 13 April 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Football - Coupe de France : l'Audomaroise Amélie Coquet revient sur ses terres". La Voix du Nord (in French). 9 January 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Amélie Coquet" (in French). FFF. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b "La Carriere de Amélie Coquet" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ^ ""Merci Amé, Merci Nelly!"" (in French). FCF Juvisy. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Juvisy fait aussi le pari de la jeunesse". Le Parisien (in French). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. ^ "#D2F - Amélie COQUET reprend du service à ARRAS" (in French). Footo Feminin. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ "FOOTBALL FÉMININ La Juvisienne Amélie Coquet vient renforcer les rangs d'Arras FCF à la trêve". La Voix du Nord (in French). 26 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ "European Women U-19 Championship 2002-03". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Amélie Coquet" (in French). FCF Juvisy. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  12. ^ a b c "Equipe de France A - Amélie Coquet" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Amélie Coquet" (in French). FCF Juvisy. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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