Clément Depres
 Depres in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ratchaburi | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | SO Codognan | ||
| 2007–2012 | US du Trèfles Sommières | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Nîmes II | 55 | (23) |
| 2014–2021 | Nîmes | 53 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Rodez II | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Rodez | 82 | (12) |
| 2024– | Ratchaburi | 11 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 | |||
Clément Depres (born 25 November 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi.[2]
Depres started his career at Nîmes in 2014, making 52 league appearances before suffering an ACL in early 2019, whilst he also had a spell on loan at Châteauroux. Following his return from injury, he signed for Rodez in 2021.
Early and personal life
[edit]Depres was born in Nîmes to parents originally from Pas-de-Calais.[3] He grew up in Mus.[3][4] As a child, Depres was a supporter of RC Lens.[3] Whilst in the youth teams at Nîmes, he obtained qualifications in accounting.[3]
Club career
[edit]Nîmes
[edit]Having played youth football for SO Codognan and US du Trèfles Sommières, depres joined Nîmes' youth team aged 17.[5] During Depres' first season with the reserve team, he had a right cruciate ligament injury, leaving him unavailable for most of the season, leading Depres to take up academy coaching at Nîmes.[3][6] On 21 November 2014, Depres made his first team debut for Nîmes in a 2–0 Ligue 2 defeat at Créteil-Lusitanos, whilst the club was embroiled in a match fixing scandal.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Nîmes in June 2015.[7] Between his first team debut and the end of October 2016, Depres made 16 league appearances for the club, all as a substitute.[2]
Châteauroux (loan)
[edit]On 1 November 2016, Depres joined Championnat National club Châteauroux on loan until the end of the season.[8] In January 2017, Depres fractured the cartilage in his ankle in a 1–0 victory over Boulogne, and subsequently had an operation on the ankle.[9] He did not appear again during the 2016–17 season, having scored once in 8 appearances prior to his injury.[2]
Depres made his first start for Nîmes on 8 September 2017 in a 4–1 win over Ajaccio, and scored his first goal later that month in a 4–0 win over Tours.[2] He scored twice in 19 matches as the club were promoted to Ligue 1.[3][2] On 23 January 2019, Depres scored twice in a 3–1 victory over Angers before rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament later in the game.[6] As a result, Depres left the pitch on a stretcher and was immediately taken to hospital to undergo examinations.[6] He had scored 4 times in 17 appearances across the 2018–19 season prior to his injury.[2] Despite the injury ruling him out of first team action until at least the following season, Depres extended his Nîmes contract until 2022 in March 2019.[10] Having had surgery on his left knee shortly following his injury, Depres returned to individual training around the start of 2020, though had a further operation on his knee in summer 2020.[11] He returned to Nîmes' first team squad in May 2021,[12] and appeared as a substitute in the club's final match of the season, a 2–0 defeat to Rennes on 23 May, as Nimes were relegated.[13][14]
Rodez
[edit]In summer 2021, Depres signed for Ligue 2 club Rodez on a three-year contract.[15] He left Nîmes amidst dispute between himself and club president Rani Assaf.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2021 in a 4–1 win over Valenciennes .[16] He scored 4 goals in 27 appearances across the 2021–22 season, and scored 7 times in 34 games across the 2022–23 season.[2]
Ratchaburi
[edit]On 3 July 2024, Depres travelled to Southeast Asia where he joined Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi. He make his debut on 11 August in a 3–2 lost to Nakhon Pathom United. Depres then scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over BG Pathum United on 25 August.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 13 April 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nîmes II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | National 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | |||||
| total | 55 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 23 | ||||||
| Nîmes | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 6 | ||||
| Châteauroux (loan) | 2016–17 | National | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| Rodez II | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rodez | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 89 | 14 | |||||
| Career total | 199 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 48 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Clément Depres" (in French). Rodez AF. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "C. DÉPRES". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "FAIT DU JOUR Clément Depres du Nord au Sud". Objectif Gard (in French). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b "FAIT DU JOUR Clément Depres : "Une discussion avec Rani Assaf a mal tourné"". Objectif Gard (in French). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Meunier, Adeline (18 August 2018). "Clément Depres : " Un rêve de recevoir l'OM "" (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Football : saison terminée pour le Nîmois Clément Depres qui va devoir se faire opérer du genou". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Foot : Nîmes Olympique fait signer des jeunes". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Clément Depres (Nîmes) prêté à Châteauroux". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Blanc à Chambly, Depres à l'infirmerie". la Nouvelle Republique (in French). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Foot : Clément Depres prolonge jusqu'en 2022". La gazette de Nîmes (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Nîmes Olympique. Nouvelle opération au genou pour Clément Depres ce mardi". La gazette de Nîmes (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Football : le grand retour de Clément Depres, convoqué dans le groupe croco pour la réception de Lyon". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Rennes vs. Nîmes - 23 May 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "FAIT DU SOIR Nîmes Olympique en chute libre". Objectif Gard (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Transferts : Clément Depres (Nîmes) trois ans à Rodez". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Football - Rodez : destin enfin clément pour Depres ?". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nîmes
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Nîmes Olympique players
- LB Châteauroux players
- Rodez AF players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Thai League 1 players
- Ratchaburi F.C. players
- 21st-century French sportsmen