Billy Ketkeophomphone

Billy Ketkeophomphone (French: [bili kɛtkeofɔmfɔn] Lao: [binli ketkɛopʰɔːmpʰɔːn]; born 24 March 1990[1]) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dunkerque. Born in France, he represents the Lao national team since 2021.

Billy Ketkeophomphone
Ketkeophomphone with Tours in February 2015
Personal information
Full name Billy Ketkeophomphone
Date of birth (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Dunkerque
Number 11
Youth career
Racing Paris
2006–2007 INF Clairefontaine
2007–2009 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Strasbourg 30 (3)
2011–2012 Sion 1 (0)
2012–2015 Tours 101 (21)
2015–2018 Angers 53 (6)
2018–2019 Auxerre 13 (0)
2019–2020 Cholet 12 (5)
2020– Dunkerque 25 (3)
National team‡
2021– Laos 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:09, 05 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Ketkeophomphone began his career with Racing Paris, before joining the prestigious Clairefontaine academy[2] in 2006. After one year, he left the club to sign for RC Strasbourg. In summer 2008, he was promoted to the first team.[3] He made his debut against SC Bastia on 1 December 2009 in the Championnat National[4] playing 44 minutes.[5]

On 20 May 2011, he signed a five-year contract with Swiss Super League side FC Sion. He was released on 31 January 2012 and subsequently returned to France to sign a four-year deal with Tours.[6]

Angers

On 16 June 2015, Ketkeophomphone signed with Angers SCO, who have just been promoted to Ligue 1.[7] He was the first footballer of Southeast Asian descent to have played in the top division of French football. On 4 October, he scored his first goal for Angers against FC Bastia.[8] He played 38 games that season, scoring 6 goals.

In his second season, he sustained a knee injury, restricting him to only five games, but still managed to score a goal.

Auxerre

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Ketkeophomphone moved down a division and joined AJ Auxerre.[9]

SO Cholet

On 20 November 2019, Ketkeophomphone joined Championnat National side SO Cholet.[10]

USL Dunkerque

On 1 July 2020, Ketkeophomphone joined Ligue 2 side USL Dunkerque on a 2 years deal.[11]

International career

Born to Laotian refugee parents who fled to France in the 1980s, Ketkeophomphone has expressed interest in representing Laos internationally. In 2021, he was called up to the Laotian squad for the 2020 AFF Cup.[12] Ketkeophomphone made his debut for Laos on 6 December 2021 in the AFF Cup against Vietnam.[13]

References
  1. "Billy Ketkeophomphone Racing Club de Strasbourg". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. Billy Ketkeophomphone - Racing Club de Strasbourg - racingstub.com
  3. Racing club de Strasbourg - Billy Ketkeophomphone
  4. Strasbourg - Bastia : Les groupes
  5. La fiche de Billy Ketkeophomphone. Football - L'Equipe.fr
  6. "Ketkeophomphone à Tours". SoFoot (in French). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  7. "Billy Ketkeophomphone to Angers official (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4umFIpr1hmI
  9. "Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE SIGNE AU SO CHOLET". socholet.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE S'ENGAGE AVEC L'USLD!". usldunkerque.com (in French).
  12. Denmat, Théo. "Billy Ketkeophonphone: "J'ai un prénom, c'est juste Billy"". SoFoot.com (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  13. "Laos vs. Vietnam - Football Match Summary - December 6, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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