Cédric Avinel

Cédric Avinel
	Avinel with Ajaccio in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Cédric Mickael Avinel
Date of birth	11 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Créteil
2007–2009	Watford
2007	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)
2009–2010	Gueugnon
2010–2011	Cannes
2011–2017	Clermont
2016	Clermont B
2017–2024	Ajaccio
International career
2008–	Guadeloupe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Cédric Mickael Avinel (born 11 September 1986) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Ajaccio. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Club career

Créteil and Watford

Born in Paris, Avinel began his career at Créteil. He joined Watford in January 2007, signing an eighteen-month contract.^[1] He made his debut on 5 May 2007 against Reading at the Madejski Stadium. He was replaced at half-time by Adrian Mariappa.^{[citation needed]} He went on to make two League Cup appearances for Watford in the 2007–08 season.^{[citation needed]}

Loan to Stafford Rangers

On 14 September 2007, Avinel joined Stafford Rangers on a month-long loan, making eight appearances.^{[citation needed]}

Gueugnon, Cannes, and Clermont

Avinel signed with Gueugnon in January 2009. He played 40 league matches and scored one goal for the club before leaving in the summer of 2010.^{[citation needed]}

On 18 May 2010, Avinel joined Championnat National side Cannes.^[2] He made his debut for the club in the 3–0 win over Bayonne on 7 August 2010. On 26 May 2011, Avinel signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side Clermont.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Avinel made his debut for Guadeloupe on 4 December 2008, in a 2–1 loss to Cuba in the Caribbean Championship preliminary round.^{[citation needed]}

Honors

Guadeloupe

Caribbean Cup bronze medal: 2008^[3]

References

^ "Hornets in double deadline swoop". 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
^ Erwann Penland (18 May 2010). "Cannes: Deux forgerons s'engagent". Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
^ "Cuba bs Guadeloupe – Caribbean Championships 2008 – Caribbean Football | caribbeanfootballdatabase". 20 December 2019.

External links

Cédric Avinel – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
Cédric Avinel at L'Équipe Football (in French)
International Statistics at CaribbeanFootballDatabase at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 July 2011)
Cédric Avinel at Soccerway
Cédric Avinel at Soccerbase

[1] "Hornets in double deadline swoop". 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2007.

[2] Erwann Penland (18 May 2010). "Cannes: Deux forgerons s'engagent". Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.

[3] "Cuba bs Guadeloupe – Caribbean Championships 2008 – Caribbean Football | caribbeanfootballdatabase". 20 December 2019.

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