Thibaut Vion (born 11 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia.[2] He has been capped at international level playing in the U19 and U20 squads.
 Vion in CSKA, 2024-2-18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thibaut Vion[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mont-Saint-Martin, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, right back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | US Lexy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Metz | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Porto B | 43 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Metz | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Seraing (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Chamois Niortais | 73 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | CSKA Sofia | 104 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U19 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:45, 24 May 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
As 17 years old, Vion joined Portuguese club F.C. Porto from the youth academy of Metz, for a fee of €300,000.[3] He expressed that he did not know Portuguese so had to learn it and on top of that he did not speak English well.[4] He made his debut for Porto B against Tondela in a 2–2 draw.[5]
On 31 January 2014, Vion returned to France, joining Metz on a 4.5 years contract.[6] As part of a partnership between Metz and Seraing,[7] Vion was loan to Proximus League club for the 2015–16 season.[8]
On 30 August 2017, he joined French Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais on a three-year contract.[9][10]
In August 2020, he joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[11]
International career
Vion played at the 2012 UEFA U19 Championship. He was selected for France U20 in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In the group stage 2–1 defeat against Spain U20 he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Florian Thauvin and scored his debut goal in the 90+1 minute.[12][13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 31 May 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2012–13 | Liga de Honra | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Metz | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Seraing (loan) | 2015–16 | Proximus League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Chamois Niortais | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 73 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| Total | 104 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 17 | ||
Honours
CSKA Sofia
References
External links
- Thibaut Vion at Soccerway
- Thibaut Vion at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Thibaut Vion at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)