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Vincent Bessat

Vincent Bessat

Defender - Left-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipFrance
Height1.78 m
Footleft
BornNovember 8, 1985
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.07
goals / match
FC Nantes
top club · 143 apps

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 06/07
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Phil Edwards
Defender - Right-Back · Retired
Luis Omar Hernández
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired
Tamás Grúz
Defender - Centre-Back · Unione FC Budapest
Russell Penn
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired

Shares 1985-11-08 · 6 players total

470Appearances
34Goals
25Assists
40Yellow cards
2Red cards
139Full matches (90′)
Full nameVincent Bessat
Date of birth1985-11-08 (40 yrs)
Place of birthLyon, France
CitizenshipFrance
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-07-01
Contract expires—
OutfitterNike
Jul 2020
Transfer: Apol. Limassol → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Apollon Limassol
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Anorthosis → Apol. Limassol
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: SM Caen → Anorthosis
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Anorthosis Famagusta
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — SM Caen
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — SM Caen, SM Caen B
40 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — SM Caen B, SM Caen
37 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Nantes → SM Caen
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Nantes B, FC Nantes
33 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Nantes B, FC Nantes
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Nantes
38 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Nantes
38 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: US Boulogne → FC Nantes
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — US Boulogne
37 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Metz → US Boulogne
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Metz
42 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Metz
22 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Metz
22 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Louh.-Cuiseaux → FC Metz
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71
41 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Toulouse B → Louh.-Cuiseaux
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,523 min
Minutes played by club
Apollon Limassol 0.0%
Anorthosis Famagusta 14.7%
SM Caen 22.1%
SM Caen B 0.7%
FC Nantes 30.8%
FC Nantes B 0.0%
US Boulogne 13.9%
FC Metz 13.3%
CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 4.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Apollon Limassol 1 19/20 19/20 2 0 0 0
Anorthosis Famagusta 1 18/19 18/19 23 2 0 1,841
SM Caen 3 15/16 17/18 100 1 8 2,767
SM Caen B 2 15/16 16/17 2 1 0 90
FC Nantes 4 11/12 14/15 143 12 9 3,855
FC Nantes B 2 13/14 14/15 2 0 0 0
US Boulogne 1 10/11 10/11 37 2 1 1,742
FC Metz 3 07/08 09/10 86 10 7 1,671
CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 2 05/06 06/07 75 6 0 557

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€375K5€750K7€1.1M9€1.5M06/07 — 6 goals (CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71)606/0707/08 — 3 goals (FC Metz)07/08 — 1 assists407/0808/09 — 3 goals (FC Metz)08/09 — 6 assists908/0909/10 — 4 goals (FC Metz)409/1010/11 — 2 goals (US Boulogne)10/11 — 1 assists310/1111/12 — 4 goals (FC Nantes)11/12 — 4 assists811/1212/13 — 3 goals (FC Nantes)12/13 — 4 assists712/1313/14 — 1 goals (FC Nantes)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 4 goals (FC Nantes)414/1515/16 — 2 goals (SM Caen)15/16 — 1 assists315/1616/17 — 6 assists616/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1818/19 — 2 goals (Anorthosis Famagusta)218/1919/2007/08 — €550K08/09 — €600K09/10 — €700K11/12 — €400K12/13 — €600K13/14 — €1M14/15 — €1.3M15/16 — €1.3M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €1.3M18/19 — €750K19/20 — €400KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/20

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Apollon Limassol 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Protathlima Cyta Anorthosis Famagusta 16 1 0 3 0 1,211
18/19 Relegation Round Anorthosis Famagusta 7 1 0 0 0 630
17/18 Coupe de France SM Caen 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Ligue 1 SM Caen 24 0 1 2 0 0
16/17 Coupe de France SM Caen 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Coupe de la Ligue SM Caen 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligue 1 SM Caen 37 0 6 3 0 0
16/17 National 3 - Grp. B SM Caen B 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 CFA 2 - Grp. H SM Caen B 1 1 0 0 0 90
15/16 Coupe de France SM Caen 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Coupe de la Ligue SM Caen 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ligue 1 SM Caen 35 1 1 2 0 2,767
14/15 CFA - Grp. D FC Nantes B 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Coupe de France FC Nantes 2 3 0 0 0 36
14/15 Coupe de la Ligue FC Nantes 3 1 0 0 0 217
14/15 Ligue 1 FC Nantes 27 0 0 3 0 0
13/14 CFA - Grp. D FC Nantes B 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Coupe de France FC Nantes 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Coupe de la Ligue FC Nantes 4 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ligue 1 FC Nantes 30 1 1 0 0 1,885
12/13 Coupe de France FC Nantes 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Ligue 2 FC Nantes 36 3 4 1 0 927
11/12 Coupe de France FC Nantes 2 1 1 0 0 136
11/12 Coupe de la Ligue FC Nantes 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Ligue 2 FC Nantes 34 3 3 3 0 654
10/11 Coupe de France US Boulogne 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Coupe de la Ligue US Boulogne 4 1 0 1 0 362
10/11 Ligue 2 US Boulogne 30 1 1 2 0 1,380
09/10 Coupe de France FC Metz 2 1 0 0 0 77
09/10 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Ligue 2 FC Metz 36 3 0 3 0 535
08/09 Coupe de France FC Metz 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Ligue 2 FC Metz 19 3 6 5 0 473
07/08 Coupe de France FC Metz 3 1 0 0 0 168
07/08 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Ligue 1 FC Metz 18 2 1 1 0 418
06/07 Championnat National CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 38 6 0 6 0 557
06/07 Coupe de France CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championnat National CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 31 0 0 3 2 0
05/06 Coupe de France CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 3 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Toulouse B Louh.-Cuiseaux Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-07-01 Louh.-Cuiseaux FC Metz Transfer 0 —
10/11 2010-07-01 FC Metz US Boulogne Transfer 400000 —
11/12 2011-07-01 US Boulogne FC Nantes Transfer 400000 —
15/16 2015-07-01 FC Nantes SM Caen Transfer 1000000 —
18/19 2018-08-28 SM Caen Anorthosis Transfer 500000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Anorthosis Apol. Limassol Transfer 400000 —
20/21 2020-07-01 Apol. Limassol Retired Transfer 200000 —

No recorded injuries.

Current€200k
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€350k
—€375k€750k€1.13m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Jordan Veretout 1 0 0
Papy Djilobodji 1 0 0
Ronny Rodelin 1 1 0
Rémy Riou 1 0 0
Damien Da Silva 1 0 0
Jordan Adéoti 1 0 0
Alaixys Romao 2 0 0
Ivan Santini 1 5 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
06/07 Championnat National CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71 6 38
08/09 Ligue 2 FC Metz 3 19
09/10 Ligue 2 FC Metz 3 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Ligue 1 SM Caen 6 37
08/09 Ligue 2 FC Metz 6 19
12/13 Ligue 2 FC Nantes 4 36

Teams faced most often by Vincent Bessat's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Lille OSC 14 1 2 11 8 24 -16 7%
Toulouse FC 14 5 5 4 19 17 +2 36%
Montpellier HSC 14 4 3 7 14 22 -8 29%
Paris Saint-Germain 14 1 1 12 11 39 -28 7%
EA Guingamp 14 6 5 3 15 13 +2 43%
Girondins Bordeaux 14 4 5 5 14 16 -2 29%
Stade Rennais 14 2 5 7 11 18 -7 14%
Olympique Lyonnais 14 3 4 7 12 26 -14 21%
Stade de Reims 14 6 4 4 19 14 +5 43%
OGC Nice 14 5 5 4 15 13 +2 36%
Olympique Marseille 14 5 1 8 14 22 -8 36%
AS Saint-Étienne 14 4 2 8 10 21 -11 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
18/19 23 1,841 3 0 0 0.15
17/18 25 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 40 0 3 0 0 0
15/16 37 2,857 2 0 0 0.06
14/15 33 253 3 0 0 1.07
12/13 38 927 1 0 0 0.1
11/12 38 790 3 0 0 0.34
10/11 37 1,742 3 0 0 0.15
09/10 42 612 3 1 0 0.59
08/09 22 473 6 0 0 1.14
07/08 22 586 1 0 0 0.15
06/07 41 557 6 0 0 0.97
05/06 34 0 4 0 2 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 2
155 apps
13 G
14 A
Coupe de France
25 apps
6 G
1 A
Championnat National
69 apps
6 G
0 A
Ligue 1
171 apps
4 G
10 A
Coupe de la Ligue
21 apps
2 G
0 A
Relegation Round
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Protathlima Cyta
16 apps
1 G
0 A
CFA 2 - Grp. H
1 apps
1 G
0 A

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Who is Vincent Bessat?

Vincent Bessat is a France professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Retired.

How old is Vincent Bessat?

Vincent Bessat is 40 years old. He was born on November 8, 1985 in Lyon.

What position does Vincent Bessat play?

Vincent Bessat plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Vincent Bessat play for?

Vincent Bessat currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Vincent Bessat scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Vincent Bessat has scored 34 goals in 470 appearances.