Rémy Riou

Rémy Riou
	Riou with Toulouse in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	6 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Paris FC
Number	1
Youth career
1993–1995	FC Des Deux Fontaines
1995–2003	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	Lyon
2006–2007	→ Lorient (loan)
2007–2011	Auxerre
2010–2011	Auxerre B
2011–2012	Toulouse
2012–2017	Nantes
2014	Nantes B
2017–2018	Alanyaspor
2018–2019	Charleroi
2019–2022	Caen
2022–2024	Lyon
2024–	Paris FC
International career
2007–2008	France U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:12, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Rémy Riou (born 6 August 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. He was a France youth international having, earned four caps with the country's under-21 team.

Club career

Riou was a member Lyon's first team since 2003, but failed to make his Ligue 1 debut for the club and moved to Lorient on a one-season loan in July 2006.^{[citation needed]} He made his Ligue 1 debut on 4 November 2006 in the Lorient's 1–0 away victory over Marseille^{[citation needed]}. In July 2007, he moved to Auxerre on a four-year contract, making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 August 2007 in their 1–0 home victory over Caen.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer of 2012, he signed with Nantes.^[3]

On 19 July 2017, Riou moved to the Süper Lig joining Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.^[4]

On 24 May 2022, aged 34, Riou returned to Lyon, signing a two-year contract.^[5] He made his club debut in the first league game of the 2022–23 season, coming on as a substitute to replace the sent-off Anthony Lopes in a 2–1 home win over Ajaccio.^[6]

On 9 January 2024, Riou signed for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.^[7]

International career

In 2004, Riou was part of the that won the France team that won the U17 Euro. He was the second choice goalkeeper during the tournament and didn't make any appearance.^[8]

Riou made four appearances for France's U21 team.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2006–07	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lorient (loan)	2006–07	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	0	0	—		23	0
Auxerre	2007–08	Ligue 1	19	0	2	0	1	0	—		22	0
	2008–09	Ligue 1	20	0	0	0	0	0	—		20	0
	2009–10	Ligue 1	3	0	3	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2010–11	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		42	0	6	0	5	0	0	0	52	0
Auxerre B	2010–11	Championnat de France Amateur	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Toulouse	2011–12	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Nantes	2012–13	Ligue 2	38	0	0	0	1	0	—		39	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	34	0	0	0	4	0	—		38	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	32	0	0	0	3	0	—		35	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	31	0	0	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2016–17	Ligue 1	22	0	0	0	1	0	—		23	0
	Total		157	0	0	0	9	0	—		166	0
Nantes B	2014–15	Championnat de France Amateur	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Alanyaspor	2017–18	Süper Lig	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
Charleroi	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Caen	2019–20	Ligue 2	26	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	33	0	0	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		82	0	2	0	—		—		84	0
Lyon	2022–23	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
Paris FC	2023–24	Ligue 2	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			340	0	13	0	15	0	0	0	368	0

Honours

Lyon

Trophée des Champions: 2006^[10]

France U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2004

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rémy Riou". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ "Rémy Riou". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "Rémy Riou à Nantes pour deux ans" (in French). Eurosport. 22 June 2012.
^ "Rémy Riou s'engage pour trois saisons avec Alanyaspor". L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Foot, Transferts : retour de Rémy Riou (Caen) à Lyon" [Football. Transfers: return of Rémy Riou (Caen) to Lyon]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "Rémy Riou heureux de faire ses grands débuts avec l'OL". Made in Gones (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Rémy Riou rejoint le Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Foot, moins de 17 ans : que sont devenus les champions d'Europe 2004 ?" (in French). Le Parisien. 22 May 2015.
^ "Fédération Française de Football".
^ "Résultat et résumé Lyon - Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Dimanche 30 Juillet 2006". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

External links

Rémy Riou at the French Football Federation (in French)
Rémy Riou – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)

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[lequipe-1] "Rémy Riou". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[2] "Rémy Riou". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[3] "Rémy Riou à Nantes pour deux ans" (in French). Eurosport. 22 June 2012.

[4] "Rémy Riou s'engage pour trois saisons avec Alanyaspor". L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[5] "Foot, Transferts : retour de Rémy Riou (Caen) à Lyon" [Football. Transfers: return of Rémy Riou (Caen) to Lyon]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[6] "Rémy Riou heureux de faire ses grands débuts avec l'OL". Made in Gones (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[7] "Rémy Riou rejoint le Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[8] "Foot, moins de 17 ans : que sont devenus les champions d'Europe 2004 ?" (in French). Le Parisien. 22 May 2015.

[9] "Fédération Française de Football".

[10] "Résultat et résumé Lyon - Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Dimanche 30 Juillet 2006". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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