Malik Couturier

Malik Couturier ( born January 21, 1982 in Jonzac ) is a French football player.

Career

Couturier was taken up in the youth department of the professional clubs Chamois Niort with 15 years in 1997 and moved there in 2003 with 21 years in the second division team of the club on; his pro debut, he managed when he ran aground in the 0-0 draw against SC Amiens on August 23, 2003 on the full 90 minutes. This was followed in his first season in the team occasional use before he made ​​his breakthrough as a regular player in the back line in the second year. Although he had in 2005 to accept relegation to the third division, but followed the 2006 direct resurgence. The player remained an integral part of the team then, Niort but returned in 2008 to the back after the team was relegated once more.

The professional, however, remained in the second division, as he signed the SCO Angers, where in the following years also put it on. He reached Angers five times the league whereabouts before 2013 Premier League rivals Stade Laval found a new employer.