Mickaël Le Bihan (born 16 May 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Caen.
 Le Bihan with Le Havre in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ploemeur, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Caen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Sedan | 62 | (7) |
| 2012 | Sedan B | 1 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Le Havre | 69 | (26) |
| 2015–2019 | Nice B | 13 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Nice | 27 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Auxerre | 54 | (23) |
| 2021–2023 | Dijon | 68 | (19) |
| 2021 | Dijon B | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Caen | 33 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Career
editLe Havre
editPlaying for Le Havre, Le Bihan scored 18 goals during the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season, thereby becoming the league's top scorer.[1]
Nice
editOn 2 September 2015, Le Bihan joined Ligue 1 team Nice for a reported transfer fee of €1.5 million.[1] Just three weeks later, on 23 September 2015, he suffered a fractured tibia in a Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux. In January 2016, Nice announced that an operation would be necessary and that he would miss the rest of the season.[2]
On 24 February 2017, he returned to the pitch after a 17-month injury lay-off, scoring a brace in a 30-minute, second-half substitute appearance in a Ligue 1 home match against Montpellier to help Nice come back from a 1–0 deficit to win 2–1.[3]
On 24 May 2019, Le Bihan scored his first goal in over two years after again being plagued by injuries.[4][5]
Caen
editOn 1 September 2023, Le Bihan signed for Ligue 2 club Caen on a two-year contract.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "VIDEO. Les premiers pas à Nice du nouvel attaquant de l'OGCN Mickaël Le Bihan" [VIDEO. The first steps in Nice of the new OGCN striker Mickaël Le Bihan]. Nice-Matin (in French). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Saison terminée pour Mickaël Le Bihan (Nice)". L'Equipe (in French). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Nice 2-1 Montpellier". BBC Sport. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Crossan, B. (24 May 2019). "Monaco survive despite derby loss". Ligue 1. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Humberset, William; Pigalle, Fabien (24 May 2019). "Ligue 1 : l'OGC Nice finit la saison sur un sourire". Nice-Matin (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "MICKAËL LE BIHAN REJOINT LE STADE MALHERBE CAEN". Stade Malherbe Caen. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
External links
edit- Mickaël Le Bihan at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Mickaël Le Bihan at Soccerway
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