Thibaut Vion

Thibaut Vion (born 11 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia.[2] He has been capped at international level playing in the U19 and U20 squads.

Thibaut Vion
Vion in 2019
Personal information
Full name Thibaut Vion[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-11) 11 December 1993[1]
Place of birth Mont-Saint-Martin, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 15
Youth career
1999–2002 US Lexy
2002–2011 Metz
2011–2012 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Porto B 43 (3)
2014–2017 Metz 29 (2)
2015–2016 → Seraing (loan) 15 (2)
2017–2020 Chamois Niortais 73 (4)
2020– CSKA Sofia 66 (2)
International career
2011–2012 France U19 11 (3)
2012–2013 France U20 8 (1)
Honours
Representing  France
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

As 17 years old, Vion joined Portuguese club F.C. Porto from the youth academy of Metz. He expressed that he did not know Portuguese so had to learn it and on top of that he did not speak English well.[3] He made his debut for Porto B against Tondela in a 2–2 draw.[4]

On 30 August 2017, he joined French Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais on a three-year contract.[5][6]

International career

Vion played at the 2012 UEFA U19 Championship. He was selected for France U20 in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In the group stage 2–1 defeat against Spain U20 he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Florian Thauvin and scored his debut goal in the 90+1 minute.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 15 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2012–13 Liga de Honra 341000000341
2013–14 9200000092
Total 433004100433
Metz 2013–14 Ligue 2 110000000110
2014–15 Ligue 1 5000210071
2015–16 Ligue 2 0000000000
2016–17 Ligue 1 132102000163
Total 292104100345
Seraing (loan) 2015–16 Proximus League 152000000152
Chamois Niortais 2017–18 Ligue 2 252100000262
2018–19 270311000311
2019–20 212203000262
Total 734614000835
CSKA Sofia 2020–21 First League 18230—50262
2021–22 18030—40250
2022–23 30020—60380
Total 6628000150892
Career total 226131518115026415

Honours

CSKA Sofia

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "ЦСКА привлече френски бранител" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 18 September 2020.
  3. "Thibaut Vion living a dream by participating in the U20 World Cup but is in trouble with his club, FC Porto, although it intends to cling. Discovery". Eurosport.fr.
  4. "Tondela 2-Porto B 2". Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. Erwann Penland (30 August 2017). "Niort: Un ancien attaquant de Porto signe trois ans (off.)". foot-national.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. "Thibaut Vion signe aux Chamois". chamoisniortais.fr. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. "Spain U20 2 France U20 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  8. "U20 : France-Espagne (1-2), entretien with goaleur Thibaut Vion". Videos-football.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.


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