Théo Defourny
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleroi | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Lyon II | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Antwerp (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Rouen (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Virton | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Mouscron | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Tubize | 65 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lokeren | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Eupen | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | RWDM | 92 | (0) |
| 2024– | Charleroi | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024 | |||
Théo Defourny (born 15 April 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Charleroi in the Belgian Pro League.[1]
Career
[edit]Lyon
[edit]Defourny played in the youth academy of French club Lyon since he was 12 years old.[2] In the summer of 2011, Premier League club Manchester United offered to sign him for €1 million, but Lyon rejected the bid.[2][3] He was loaned out to the Belgian second division Antwerp for one year in the 2011–12 season.[4] He made 27 appearances there. In the 2012–13 season, he was loaned for one year to the French third division club Rouen.[5] He made 14 appearances for the club. From the 2013–14 season, he was part of the first-team squad of Lyon, where he had to compete with Rémy Vercoutre, Anthony Lopes and Mathieu Gorgelin. Defourny, however, failed to break through in the main squad of the French top club: he only played for the reserve team of the club in the CFA that season.[2]
Belgium
[edit]In 2014, Defourny left Lyon for Belgian second division team Virton.[6] After one season he was picked up by first division Mouscron-Péruwelz, but there he was the backup to first Vagner and since Matej Delač. After two seasons as reserve goalkeeper, Defourny moved Tubize, where he once again became the starter after the departure of Quentin Beunardeau.[6][7] Despite Defourny's strong performances, Tubize finished last in the competition twice. In 2018, the club was still administratively able to save itself due to the bankruptcy of Lierse, but in 2019 Tubize relegated to the Belgian First Amateur Division. Defourny nevertheless made the Proximus League Team of the Season.[8]
Defourny was signed by Lokeren in July 2019, where he succeeded Ortwin De Wolf. There he had to deal with competition from Davino Verhulst. When Verhulst was sidelined in January 2020 due to private problems, Defourny took his place.[9]
After the club went bankrupt at the end of the season, he moved to Eupen.[10] There he started as the backup to Ortwin De Wolf, but when he was injured in the league match against Sporting Charleroi at the end of November, Defourny took his place. He stayed on as the starting goalkeeper – until final matchday of the season, against Charleroi, where Robin Himmelmann got the start.[11][12]
In July 2021, Defourny signed a three-year contract with Belgian First Division B club RWDM.[13]
On 16 June 2024, Defourny agreed to move to Charleroi on a three-year deal.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Théo Defourny at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Ravas, Anthony (1 April 2015). "Théo Defourny : "A l'OL, même quand il n'y a pas la réussite sportive, il y a la réussite humaine"". olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French).
- ^ Libois, Erik (11 March 2021). "Théo Defourny : "A Manchester, Ferguson me parlait Français, Evra me tuyautait, van der Sar ne lâchait rien, Pogba dansait"". RTBF Sport (in French).
- ^ "Théo Defourny prêté au Royal Antwerp". OL.fr (in French). 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Le gardien Defourny (OL) prêté à Rouen". Lyon Mag (in French). 2 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Nieuwbakken doelman Théo Defourny: "Graag een rustig seizoen"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 5 August 2017.
- ^ Calcoen, Pieter-Jan (8 May 2017). "Defourny verlaat Moeskroen voor Tubeke". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish).
- ^ "Proximus League-elftal van het seizoen // DOELMAN // Theo Defourny (Tubize)". proximus.be (in Dutch). 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Stijn Vreven ziet Killian Overmeire terugkeren: "Hij is een Lokeren-icoon"". nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Eupen strikt doelman Théo Defourny van Lokeren". De Standaard (in Flemish). 10 June 2020.
- ^ "4 op 18: vrije val dreigt voor Charleroi na nieuwe nederlaag aan de Kehrweg". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Antwerp rond komst De Wolf officieel af". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Théo Defourny tekent bij RWDM !". RWDM (in Dutch). 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Théo Defourny est Zèbre !" [Théo Defourny is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- FC Rouen players
- R.E. Virton players
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- Royale Union Tubize-Braine players
- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Championnat National players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen