Mathias Coureur

From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia

Template:Infobox football biography Mathias Coureur (born 22 March 1988 in Fort-de-France) is a Martiniquais international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kaisar in the Kazakhstan Premier League.[1] He is also part of the Martinique national football team.

Career

Born in Martinique, Coureur started his professional career in France, playing for Beauvais, Nantes B and Gueugnon, before moving to Spanish side Orihuela in 2010. He later spent one-and-a-half seasons with fellow Segunda División B club Atlético Baleares. In early 2013 Coureur returned to his country to play for Golden Lion.

After successful 5 months in the Martinique Championnat National, Coureur joined Huracán Valencia in July 2013. He made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Reus Deportiu on 25 August. Coureur scored his first goal for Huracán on 14 September, in a 4–0 home win over Elche Ilicitano.

Cherno More Varna

On 16 June 2014, Coureur signed with Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna on a two-year deal.[2] He made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Ludogorets Razgrad on 26 July, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Georgiev. On 31 May 2015, Coureur scored the winning goal in the 119th minute of the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final against Levski Sofia, giving Cherno More their first ever Bulgarian Cup trophy. He finished the 2014–15 season as the club's top scorer with 9 goals in all competitions.

Dinamo Tbilisi

On 28 May 2016, after his contract with Cherno More expired, Coureur joined Georgian champions Dinamo Tbilisi.[3] He left the club however shortly on a mutual agreement, after his team failed to qualify for the group stages of the European competitions. He appeared in 2 matches for Dinamo Tbilisi in the Umaglesi Liga.

Lokomotiv GO

He returned to Bulgaria, playing for newly promoted A PFG club Lokomotiv GO during the autumn of 2016.

Kaisar

On 13 January 2017, Coureur signed with Kazakh club Kaisar.[4]

International career

In June 2013, Coureur was named in the 23-man Martinique squad for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5] He made his debut in the championship on 7 July in the first group game against Canada, coming on for the last 9 minutes in place of Yoann Arquin.[6] On 12 July, Coureur started in Martinique's second group game, a 1–0 defeat to Panama.[7]

On 3 September 2014, Coureur scored his first international goal in a 6–0 win over Bonaire during the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualifying. In November 2014, he was named in Martinique's squad for the finals of 2014 Caribbean Cup in Jamaica.

International goals

Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first.[8]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2014 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Template:Fb 3–0 6–0 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
2. 8 October 2016 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Template:Fb 2–1 2–1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

Career statistics

Template:As of

Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beauvais Oise National 2007–08 21 4 2 0 23 4
Nantes B CFA 2007–08 16 1 0 0 16 1
Gueugnon National 2008–09 9 3 1 0 10 3
Orihuela Segunda B 2010–11 19 3 0 0 19 3
Atlético Baleares 2011–12 35 6 4 0 39 6
2012–13 10 0 1 0 11 0
Golden Lion MCN 2012–13 18 8 0 0 18 8
Huracán Valencia Segunda B 2013–14 20 1 1 0 21 1
Cherno More A Group 2014–15 21 5 8 4 29 9
2015–16 34 11 41 0 2 1 40 12
Dinamo Tbilisi Umaglesi Liga 2015–16 2 0 0 0 2 0
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Parva Liga 2016–17 11 3 0 0 11 3
Career total 222 45 21 4 2 1 245 50

1 Includes one appearance in the 2015 Bulgarian Supercup.

Honours

Club

Atlético Baleares
Cherno More

References

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External links

Template:FC Kaisar squad Template:Martinique squad 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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