Stéphane_Auvray
Stéphane Auvray
Guadeloupean footballer
Stéphane Auvray (born 4 September 1981) is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He served as captain of the Guadeloupe team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1981-09-04) 4 September 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Caen B | 41 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | US Changé | ||
| 2002–2004 | GSI Pontivy | 58 | (4) |
| 2004–2009 | Vannes | 136 | (1) |
| 2009 | Nîmes | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sporting Kansas City | 27 | (0) |
| 2011 | New York Red Bulls | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | DPMM | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Guadeloupe | 26 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Saint Martin | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Auvray grew up in Saint Martin[1] and moved on to Europe to join Stade Malherbe Caen's youth system in 1994. With Caen, he featured with the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur. In 2002, Auvray signed with amateur club GSI Pontivy and spent two seasons at the club. In 2004, he joined Vannes OC and had a successful career at the club spending five seasons there and amassing over 150 appearances for the club. During his time with Vannes, he helped the club achieve promotion to the professional division Ligue 2. In 2009, Auvray joined Nîmes Olympique, but after six months departed the club for personal reasons.[2]
In January 2010, he signed with Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards.[3] He was traded to New York Red Bulls on 12 August 2011 after requesting to be transferred.[4] New York announced in December that it would not exercise its contract option on Auvray.[5]
In December 2012, he signed with Brunei DPMM FC together with João Moreira[6] as a foreign player for the 2013 S.League season.[7] However, his stay in Brunei was brief as he was released by May 2013.[8]
Auvray made his major tournament debut for Guadeloupe team at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June 2007 against Haiti. The team made it to the semi-finals but was eliminated by Mexico. Auvray renewed the experience for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, this time leading the team as captain. He scored one goal during the competition against Nicaragua. Guadeloupe qualified for the Quarter Finals but were eliminated by Costa Rica.
Auvray was named manager of Saint Martin in 2019.[9]
Auvray is married to a Trinidadian woman. His son Kaïlé Auvray is a footballer who plays for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.[10]
- Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Auvray goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 2009 | Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States |  Nicaragua | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 24 October 2010 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Puerto Rico | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
Vannes
- Coupe de la Ligue: runner-up 2008–09[11][12]
Individual
- "Wizards sign Auvray". www.backpost.net.
- "Red Bulls acquire midfielder Stephane Auvray". 12 August 2011.
- "Red Bulls GM Soler: No moves or loans imminent for Ream, Henry, Marquez". 13 December 2011.
- "Two new stars for DPMM FC | the Brunei Times". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- "DPMM FC". www.eteamz.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- "Stephane Auvray opens up on DPMM dismissal - Yahoo Sports Singapore". sg.sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
- L’équipe sénior de football a son nouveau sélectionneur - Le Pelican-Journal (in French)
- Walcott, Roneil (30 January 2023). "Bonjour Kaïlé! Eve set to add teenaged St Martin winger to Warriors roster, credits "positive" T&T showing".
- Basse, Paul (26 April 2009). "Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- "Bordeaux écrase Vannes et s'offre la Coupe de la Ligue". France 24 (in French). 25 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- "All-Tournament Team". Press Release. CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- Stéphane Auvray at Major League Soccer
- Jouer pour la Guadeloupe est légitime - Vannes MaVille
- Stéphane Auvray at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stéphane Auvray Interview