Arthur Desmas

Arthur Desmas
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Brest, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Le Havre
Number 30
Youth career
2005–2015 Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Brest II 16 (0)
2015–2018 Niort II 31 (0)
2015–2018 Niort 2 (0)
2018–2020 Rodez 59 (0)
2020–2022 Clermont 51 (0)
2022– Le Havre 75 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024, 18:57 (UTC)

Arthur Desmas (born 7 April 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Le Havre.

Desmas came through the youth system at his hometown club Stade Brestois but failed to break into the first team and joined Chamois Niortais in the summer of 2015. He made his professional debut in November 2016 in a Coupe de France match against Stade Montois and made his first league appearance later the same season.

Career

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Born in Brest in north-west France, Desmas played junior football for Ploumoguer before joining the youth setup at Stade Brestois at the age of 11. Initially an outfield player, he transitioned to playing in goal due to his above-average height. During his ten years at Brest, he represented France at under-17 level,[1] and went on to play several matches in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 (CFA2) for the club's reserve team between 2012 and 2015.[citation needed]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Desmas was offered a trial by Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais, who were in search of a new goalkeeper following the departures of Rodolphe Roche and Lucas Bobe.[1] The trial period was successful and Desmas signed a one-year professional contract with the club on 23 June 2015.[2][3] During his first season at Niort, Desmas was third-choice goalkeeper behind Paul Delecroix and Saturnin Allagbé, and as such was restricted mainly to reserve-team action, making 17 appearances in the CFA2.[citation needed] He also made the first-team substitutes' bench on six occasions, and at the end of the season was offered a two-year contract extension.[4]

Following the sale of Delecroix to Lorient in the summer of 2016, Desmas was promoted to second-choice goalkeeper behind Allagbé, with new signing Alexandre Bouchard taking over as third-choice. Desmas made his senior debut for Niort on 11 November 2016 in the 2–1 away victory over Stade Montois in the seventh round of the Coupe de France.[5][6] He went on to play in all five of the team's Coupe de France matches during the 2016–17 season,[7] a run which ended at the last-16 stage of the competition with a 0–2 home defeat to French champions Paris Saint-Germain thanks to late goals from Javier Pastore and Edinson Cavani.[8][9] On 12 May 2017, Desmas made his first Ligue 2 appearance, selected in place of Allagbé for Niort's final home match of the season against Strasbourg.[10] The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[11]

On 1 July 2022, Desmas joined Le Havre on a three-year contract.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brest II 2012–13 CFA 2 3 0 — — — — 3 0
2013–14 7 0 — — — — 7 0
2014–15 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Total 16 0 — — — — 16 0
Niort II 2015–16 CFA 2 17 0 — — — — 17 0
2016–17 8 0 — — — — 8 0
2017–18 National 3 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Total 31 0 — — — — 31 0
Niort 2015–16 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2016–17 1 0 5 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2017–18 1 2 0 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Total 2 0 5 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Rodez 2018–19 National 32 0 0 0 — — — 32 0
2019–20 Ligue 2 27 0 0 0 1 0 — — 28 0
Total 59 0 0 0 1 0 — — 60 0
Clermont 2020–21 Ligue 2 36 0 0 0 — — — 36 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 15 0 2 0 — — — 17 0
Total 51 0 2 0 — — — 53 0
Le Havre 2022–23 Ligue 2 31 0 0 0 — — — 31 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 33 0 0 0 — — — 33 0
2024–25 11 0 0 0 — — — 11 0
Total 75 0 0 0 — — — 75 0
Career total 234 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 243 0

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Desmas: Franchir un cap". La Nouvelle République. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ Alexandre Chochois (23 June 2015). "Niort: Trois nouveaux joueurs dont un CV PRO arrivent". foot-national.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Trois recrues pour la rentrée". La Nouvelle République. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. ^ Remy Beltrando (22 May 2016). "Niort: Prolongation pour le portier". foot-national.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Direction le prochain tour". chamoisniortais.fr. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  6. ^ Frédéric Michel (12 November 2016). "Niort se sort du piège". La Nouvelle République. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. ^ "La fiche de Arthur Desmas: Temps de jeu 2016/2017". LFP.fr. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Desmas titulaire dans le but niortais". La Nouvelle République. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Bravo et merci". chamoisniortais.fr. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  10. ^ Christian Bonnin and Nicolas Millet (14 May 2017). "Dans le coup jusqu'au bout". La Nouvelle République. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Chamois Niortais 2–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace". LFP.fr. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Arthur Desmas, nouveau Ciel&Marine !" (in French). Le Havre. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  13. ^ Arthur Desmas at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Trophées UNFP : le meilleur gardien de Ligue 2 révélé". Onze Mondial (in French). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Ligue 2 : Arouna Sangante dans l'équipe type de la saison". Wiwsport.com (in French). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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