Rémy Riou (born 6 August 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. He was a France youth international having, earned four caps with the country's under-21 team.
 Riou with Toulouse in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 August 1987[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon,[1] France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | FC Des Deux Fontaines | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Lyon | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Lorient (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Auxerre | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Auxerre B | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Toulouse | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Nantes | 157 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Nantes B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Alanyaspor | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Charleroi | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Caen | 82 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Lyon | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Paris FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | France U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:12, 11 January 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editRiou was a member Lyon's first team since 2003, but failed to make his Ligue 1 debut for the club and moved to Lorient on a one-season loan in July 2006.[citation needed] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 4 November 2006 in the Lorient's 1–0 away victory over Marseille[citation needed]. In July 2007, he moved to Auxerre on a four-year contract, making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 August 2007 in their 1–0 home victory over Caen.[citation needed]
In the summer of 2012, he signed with Nantes.[3]
On 19 July 2017, Riou moved to the Süper Lig joining Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.[4]
On 24 May 2022, aged 34, Riou returned to Lyon, signing a two-year contract.[5] He made his club debut in the first league game of the 2022–23 season, coming on as a substitute to replace the sent-off Anthony Lopes in a 2–1 home win over Ajaccio.[6]
On 9 January 2024, Riou signed for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.[7]
International career
editIn 2004, Riou was part of the that won the France team that won the U17 Euro. He was the second choice goalkeeper during the tournament and didn't make any appearance.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorient (loan) | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Auxerre | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Auxerre B | 2010–11 | Championnat de France Amateur | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Toulouse | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Nantes | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 166 | 0 | |||
| Nantes B | 2014–15 | Championnat de France Amateur | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Alanyaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Charleroi | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Caen | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 84 | 0 | ||||
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Paris FC | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 340 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 0 | ||
Honours
editLyon
France U17
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rémy Riou". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Rémy Riou". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Rémy Riou à Nantes pour deux ans" (in French). Eurosport. 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Rémy Riou s'engage pour trois saisons avec Alanyaspor". L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Foot, Transferts : retour de Rémy Riou (Caen) à Lyon" [Football. Transfers: return of Rémy Riou (Caen) to Lyon]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Rémy Riou heureux de faire ses grands débuts avec l'OL". Made in Gones (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Rémy Riou rejoint le Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Foot, moins de 17 ans : que sont devenus les champions d'Europe 2004 ?" (in French). Le Parisien. 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Football".
- ^ "Résultat et résumé Lyon - Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Dimanche 30 Juillet 2006". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links
edit- Rémy Riou at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Rémy Riou – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
