Romain Métanire

Romain Métanire
Personal information
Full name Romain Métanire
Date of birth (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990
Place of birth Metz, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 KV Kortrijk
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Metz 161 (2)
2016– KV Kortrijk 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:34, 22 August 2016 (UTC).


Romain Métanire (born 28 March 1990) is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a right-sided defender for Belgian side KV Kortrijk.

Career

Metz

Métanire was born in Metz, but has origins in Réunion. Having joined the club at the age of six,[1] he started his career in the reserve team at Metz and made his debut in the Championnat de France amateur (CFA) on 11 October 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away at Colmar. He made three further substitute appearances in the 2008–09 season as the reserve side was relegated to the CFA 2. He made his first start for Metz B in the 5–2 home win over Pontarlier on 15 August 2009. He went on to play 19 matches during the campaign, becoming a regular fixture in the team that gained promotion back to the CFA as winners of their group. He also scored the first goal of his career in the 2–1 victory away at Troyes B on 21 March 2010.

As a result of his performances in the reserve team, Métanire was selected on the substitutes' bench for the match away at Clermont Foot on 29 October 2010. He entered play in the 89th minute, replacing Belgian midfielder Gaëtan Englebert. He again appeared as a late substitute the following week in the home defeat to Le Mans, before returning to the B team. He played 29 CFA matches for the reserves during the 2010–11 season. Métanire was handed his first senior start in the final Ligue 2 match of the campaign, as Metz were beaten 3–4 away to Evian TG.

In the 2011–12 season, Métanire established himself as Metz' first-choice right-back, starting in all of the side's first 21 matches of the campaign.

On 5 February 2016, he scored a goal against AS Nancy in injury time. In reference to the occasion, t-shirts were sold with the message "Je t’aime comme un but de Métanire à la 91e".[1] In his time at Metz, he made 180 league appearances scoring two goals.[1]

Kortrijk

On 15 July 2016, Métanire left Metz for Belgian club KV Kortrijk.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Romain Métanire (Metz) signe au KV Courtrai (D1 belge)". L'Equipe (in French). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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