Nicolas Verdier

Nicolas Verdier
Personal information
Date of birth	17 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Nice, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2008	Cannes
2008–2009	Draguignan
2009	Boulogne
2009–2010	Cagnes-sur-Mer
2010–2011	Arles-Avignon
2011–2013	Gazélec Ajaccio
2013–2015	Brest
2015–2017	Mechelen
2017–2018	Eupen
2018	→ Mechelen (loan)
2018–2019	Laval
2019–2020	Red Star
2020–2021	Cannes
2021–2022	AS de l'Esterel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:07, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Nicolas Verdier (born 17 January 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Career

Verdier started his career at Cannes and made his debut for the club on 20 May 2005, coming on as a second-half substitute for Stéphane Calcé in the 0–1 away defeat at Pau.^[1] He scored his first senior goal on 10 February 2006, scoring the third in the 3–1 home win over Nîmes after replacing Madjid Bouabdallah.^[2] In total, Verdier played 15 league matches for Cannes before being released in 2008 and subsequently joining Division d'Honneur club Draguignan. In January 2009, he was signed by Boulogne, but failed to make an appearance for the side and left in the summer of that year.

Verdier spent the 2009–10 season with seventh-tier outfit Cagnes-sur-Mer before joining Arles-Avignon ahead of the 2010–11 campaign. He made a number of appearances for the reserve team at Arles but could not break into the first-team squad and was consequently released and signed for Championnat National outfit Gazélec Ajaccio in the summer of 2011. Verdier made his Gazélec debut in the goalless draw with Quevilly on 26 August 2011, playing the first hour before being replaced by Quentin Boesso.^[3] He scored his first goal for the club in the 1–0 win over Colmar three games later and became a first-team regular during the 2011–12 season, scoring 14 goals in 33 league matches as the team won promotion to Ligue 2. In the 2012–13 season he scored 4 goals in 23 league appearances. He played in Ligue 2 again in the 2013–14 season, having joined newly relegated side Stade Brestois 29.

In July 2018, he signed a contract with Stade Lavallois.^[4] In June 2019, he signed for Red Star.^[5]