Philippe Billy

Philippe Billy
Personal information
Full name Philippe Billy
Date of birth (1982-01-13) 13 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1998 Nantes
1998–1999 Carquefou
1999–2000 Laval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Laval 10 (0)
2001–2006 Lecce 16 (0)
2003Bastia (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2005Mons (loan) 34 (0)
2006–2007 Laval 23 (1)
2007–2009 Brest 20 (0)
2010–2011 Montreal Impact 55 (2)
2012–2014 USJA Carquefou 50 (0)
2014–2016 Laval B 39 (2)
2016–2017 US Changé 18 (0)
Total 269 (5)
International career
France U-21 5 (0)
2008 Brittany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philippe Billy (born 13 January 1982) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

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Billy was born in Nantes. He played extensively at French football clubs after making his professional debut in 2000, for clubs including Bastia in Ligue 1 and Laval and Brest in Ligue 2.

He also played several seasons for Lecce in the Italian Serie A between 2001 and 2006, and one season with Mons in the Belgian Jupiler League in 2004–05.

On 27 January 2010, he signed with the Montreal Impact of USSF Division 2.[1] He was released by Montreal on 12 October 2011.[2]

One year later, in November 2012, he signs with USJA Carquefou in the French third division.

International career

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Billy made five appearances for the French U-21 team during his youth, but has never been called up to the senior national side.

He also played for the non-FIFA affiliated Brittany national football team in a friendly game against Congo in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3956520 Helder Filipe Da Costa Soares And Philippe Billy Join The Impact
  2. ^ "News". Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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