Ludovic Delporte

Ludovic Delporte
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-02-06) 6 February 1980
Place of birth Sainte-Catherine, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1998 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Lens 7 (0)
2000–2001 → Laval (loan) 36 (2)
2002 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 19 (3)
2002–2004 Albacete 43 (2)
2004–2010 Osasuna 88 (3)
2010–2011 Gimnàstic 10 (0)
2011–2012 Angers 13 (1)
Total 216 (11)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Ludovic Delporte (born 6 February 1980) is a French retired footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Having played professionally in Spain (nine years, mainly with Osasuna) and in his own country (four), his later career was blighted by injuries.

Football career

Delporte was born in Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, Pas-de-Calais. After an unassuming three 1/2-year spell at RC Lens which included a loan to Ligue 2 club Stade Lavallois, he moved, in January 2002, to Spanish second division team Racing de Ferrol – still on loan – helping Albacete Balompié to achieve top flight promotion the following season.

For the 2004–05 season Delporte joined CA Osasuna, being an important offensive element in his first two years, including 27 games with three goals in the second as the Navarrese tied a best ever fourth-place in La Liga. In 2004–05's Copa del Rey final he started against Real Betis, setting up John Aloisi for the 1–1 equalizer (eventually 1–2 loss, after extra time).[1]

However, subsequently, Delporte would be severely hindered by injuries, managing little more than 30 league appearances combined in four years,[2][3] none whatsoever in the 2009–10 campaign.[4] He was definitely released in August 2010, aged 30.

On 26 August 2010 Delporte stayed in Spain, signing with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second level.[5] After another season marred by injury he was released by the Catalans, retiring shortly after.

On 20 December 2011 Delporte returned to active and signed a six-month deal with Angers SCO, in his country's division two.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Dani delivers for Betis; UEFA.com, 12 June 2005
  2. ↑ Osasuna suffer Delporte blow; UEFA.com, 5 January 2007
  3. ↑ Delporte injury misery continues; UEFA.com, 27 September 2007
  4. ↑ Delporte, operado en Madrid de su decimoctava lesión muscular (Delporte, surgery in Madrid for eighteenth muscle injury); Noticias de Navarra, 12 February 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Nàstic presenta Delporte i Powel (Nàstic presents Delporte and Powel); Gimnàstic's official website, 26 August 2010 (Catalan)
  6. ↑ Angers Sco: Ludovic Delporte signe jusqu’à la fin de saison (Angers Sco: Ludovic Delporte signs until the end of season); Angers Ma Ville, 20 December 2011 (French)
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