Michaël Henry Ciani (born 6 April 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Club career
His performances during the 2008–09 season led to increased speculation that Ciani would sign with another club with the player preferring a move to the Premier League over Ligue 1 contenders Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain.[2]
On 28 July 2009, Ciani and Bordeaux reached an agreement on a four-year contract with the Aquitaine-based club paying Lorient €4 million for his services. The defender was recruited by Laurent Blanc as a replacement for the departed Souleymane Diawara who joined Marseille.[3]
On 18 July 2015, Ciani reached an agreement on a two-year contract with Sporting CP after his three-year contract with Lazio ended.[4] Roughly one month later, however, he signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[5]
On 31 August 2016, after only three matches for the Pericos, Ciani rescinded his contract.[6]
On 2 September 2017, Ciani was signed by MLS club LA Galaxy as a free agent.[7] Ciani scored his first goal for the Galaxy against FC Dallas on 22 October 2017. Ciani was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.[8]
On 20 October 2019, 35-year old Ciani announced his retirement.[9]
International career
Ciani made his international debut for France in 2010.[10]
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 13 de enero de 2016, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 13 January 2016, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Ciani favours Prem switch
- ^ Bordeaux: Ciani a signé
- ^ Comunicado Sporting SAD: Contratação de Ciani Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Principi d'acord per Ciani (Agreement in principle for Ciani); RCD Espanyol, 16 August 2015 (in Catalan)
- ^ Ciani deixa el club (Ciani leaves the club); RCD Espanyol, 31 August 2016 (in Catalan)
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign French defender Michael Ciani". LA Galaxy. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players". LAGalaxy.com. 26 November 2018.
- ^ Ciani draws a halt to his career, besoccer.com 20 October 2019
- ^ CIANI MICHAEL, fff.fr, accessed 11 March 2010
External links
- Michaël Ciani at BDFutbol
- Michaël Ciani – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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