Zacharie Boucher
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zacharie Boucher | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Angers (on loan from Auxerre) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Stade Tamponnaise | ||
| 2006–2007 | CREPS Réunion | ||
| 2007–2011 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Le Havre | 65 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Toulouse | 32 | (0) |
| 2015– | Auxerre | 111 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Angers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | France U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:57, 1 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2014 | |||
Zacharie Boucher (born 7 March 1992) is a French footballer of Réunionais heritage who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Angers SCO on loan from AJ Auxerre.[1] He is a French youth international and has served as the number one goalkeeper at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level.
Club career
Born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion, Boucher began his professional career at Le Havre. For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's third goalkeeper behind starter Mike Van Hamel and backup Johny Placide. He made his professional debut on 29 July 2011 in a 2–1 win over Istres appearing as a substitute for starting goalkeeper Placide in the first half.[2]
After being voted the Best Goalkeeper in Ligue 2[3] for 2013, Boucher signed with Ligue 1 outfit, Toulouse in the 2013–14 winter transfer window. He quickly displaced Comorian international, Ali Ahamada, and with a series of excellent displays, helped the club to a credible 9th-place finish. The 2014–15 season did not go as well as his first, with him losing his starting place and having to share goalkeeping duties, where the club only narrowly avoided relegation as they finished in 17th place.
In July 2015, Boucher decided against staying at Toulouse and transferred to Ligue 2 club, Auxerre, where he would be the undisputed first choice goalkeeper. He has expressed his desire to one day return to the top flight, of which he knows he is capable of playing in, but believes remaining at Auxerre for the near future will be more beneficial for his development.[4]
At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, he lost his starting place at Auxerre to Quentin Westberg (in the league) and Sonny Laiton (in the Coupe de la Ligue.[5]
On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Boucher joined Ligue 1 side Angers SCO on loan for the season.[5]
International career
Born in Réunion, Boucher is of Malagasy descent and was approached to join the Madagascar national football team in March 2018.[6] He is a youth international for France.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 September 2018.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | |
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Auxerre | 2015–16 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 111 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | |
| Career total | 208 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0 | |
Honours
Notes
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
- ↑ Includes UEFA Super Cup
References
- ↑ "Zacharie Boucher signs for Auxerre (in French)". m.20minutes.fr (in French). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Angers v. Le Havre Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ↑ "Ligue1.com - RISING STAR: ZACHARIE BOUCHER". www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ↑ "Boucher : «Ma famille ne me reconnaissait pas»". France Football (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- 1 2 "Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Madagascar : Ronny Rodelin (Caen) bientôt avec les Barea ?". 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Z. Boucher". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
External links
- Zacharie Boucher club profile
- Zacharie Boucher – French league stats at LFP
- France stats at FFF