Full name Thibault Bourgeois Name Thibault Bourgeois Position Forward Playing position Role Football player | 1994–2002 FC Pierrevillers Height 1.78 m Date joined 2008 | |
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Date of birth (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Maizieres-les-Metz, France | ||
Thibault Bourgeois (born 5 January 1990) is a French football player who currently plays for French club CA Bastia in Championnat National. He plays as a striker and is registered by the Ligue de Football Professionnel as Thibaut Bourgeois.
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Football career
Bourgeois started his career with FC Pierrevillers before moving to hometown club Metz at age 12. He graduated from the club's academy in 2007. Bourgeois signed his first professional contract with Metz on 21 May 2007 keeping him with the club until 2010. He didn't play the next season during Metz's run in Ligue 1, in which they were quickly relegated back to Ligue 2. Bourgeois finally made his debut on 19 December 2008 in a Ligue 2 match against Troyes coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute. With Metz trailing 3–0, Bourgeois provided some hope for Metz supporters as he scored his first professional goal on his debut in the 71st minute. Metz lost the match 3–1.
In the summer of 2014, he joined the recently relegated side CA Bastia.
International career
Bourgeois is a French youth international. He has played on the under-17 team and was a part of the squad that played in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.