Michaël Ciani

Michaël Ciani
Personal information
Full name Michaël Ciani
Date of birth (1984-04-06) 6 April 1984
Place of birth Clichy-sous-Bois, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 28
Youth career
1996–2000 ES Colombes
2000–2001 Racing Paris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Racing Paris 1 (0)
2003–2004 Charleroi 18 (1)
2004–2005 Auxerre 0 (0)
2005–2006 Sedan 37 (3)
2006–2009 Lorient 98 (5)
2009–2012 Bordeaux 91 (6)
2012–2015 Lazio 48 (1)
2015 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2015–2016 Espanyol 3 (0)
2016–2017 Lorient 24 (3)
2017– LA Galaxy 6 (1)
National team‡
2003–2004 France U21 5 (0)
2010 France 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2010

Michaël Ciani (born 6 April 1984) is a French professional footballer who currently plays for LA Galaxy as a centre back.

Club career

His performances during the 2008–09 season led to increased speculation that Ciani would sign with another club with the player preferring a move to the Premier League over Ligue 1 contenders Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain.[1]

On 28 July 2009, Ciani and Bordeaux reached an agreement on a four-year contract with the Aquitaine-based club paying Lorient €4 million for his services. The defender was recruited by Laurent Blanc as a replacement for the departed Souleymane Diawara who joined Marseille.[2]

On 18 July 2015, Ciani reached an agreement on a 2-year contract with Sporting CP after his 3-year contract with Lazio ended.[3] Roughly one month later, however, he signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[4]

On 31 August 2016, after only three matches for the Pericos, Ciani rescinded his contract.[5]

On 2 September 2017, Ciani was signed by MLS club LA Galaxy as a free agent.[6] Ciani scored his first goal for the Galaxy against FC Dallas on 22 October 2017.

International career

Ciani made his international debut for France in 2010.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Ciani favours Prem switch
  2. ↑ Bordeaux: Ciani a signé
  3. ↑ Comunicado Sporting SAD: Contratação de Ciani Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Principi d'acord per Ciani (Agreement in principle for Ciani); RCD Espanyol, 16 August 2015 (in Catalan)
  5. ↑ Ciani deixa el club (Ciani leaves the club); RCD Espanyol, 31 August 2016 (in Catalan)
  6. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign French defender Michael Ciani". LA Galaxy. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. ↑ CIANI MICHAEL, fff.fr, accessed 11 March 2010
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