Grégory Bettiol
Encyclopedia
Grégory Bettiol is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 currently playing for Troyes AC
Troyes AC
Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...

.

Since he the age of 14, he was trained in the youth sections and player development program of Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

.

Olympique Lyonnais

Bettiol was known by the club's followers for his prowess in the ranks of the Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

' junior amateur team, playing in the CFA 2
Championnat de France Amateurs 2
The Championnat de France amateur 2, commonly referred to as simply CFA 2 and formerly known as National 3, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Championnat National, and the Championnat de France...

. In April 2006, it was announced by Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

' president Jean-Michel Aulas
Jean-Michel Aulas
Jean-Michel Aulas is a French businessman. He is the founder and CEO of CEGID and serves as the owner and chairman of French football club Olympique Lyonnais whom he has owned since 1987. Aulas has also expanded his branch of football knowledge through Europe...

 that he would be made to sign a one-year professional contract with the club alongside fellow young hope and France U-18 international Mourad Benhamida
Mourad Benhamida
Mourad Benhamida is a French footballer of Tunisian origin.-Career:He was trained in the youth sections and player development program of Olympique Lyon.-Olympique Lyon:...

.

He had scored 16 goals in 21 appearances at the attack for his side captained by Benhamida
Mourad Benhamida
Mourad Benhamida is a French footballer of Tunisian origin.-Career:He was trained in the youth sections and player development program of Olympique Lyon.-Olympique Lyon:...

 and helped them win the second division Amateur Championship to get promoted in the CFA
Championnat de France Amateurs
The Championnat de France amateur, commonly referred to as simply CFA and formerly known as National 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and the Championnat National...

.

Bettiol is considered part of the young generation of promising players formed by Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

 who were signed by the club (sometimes before being sold to other outfits) like : Jérémy Berthod
Jérémy Berthod
Jérémy Berthod is a French footballer who plays for AJ Auxerre as a left defender.-Football career:...

, Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...

, Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...

, Mourad Benhamida
Mourad Benhamida
Mourad Benhamida is a French footballer of Tunisian origin.-Career:He was trained in the youth sections and player development program of Olympique Lyon.-Olympique Lyon:...

, Bryan Bergougnoux
Bryan Bergougnoux
Bryan Bergougnoux , is a French footballer who plays for Italian club U.S. Lecce.-Club career:Bergougnoux began his career at his hometown club Olympique Lyonnais, where he was formed since a young age. His début for the club came in a 2–0 defeat to RC Lens on July 28, 2001...

, and Jérémy Clément
Jérémy Clément
Jérémy Clément is a French professional footballer currently playing for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne. He is primarily a left-footed defensive midfielder with an eye for a pass.-Career:...

.

Troyes AC

Bettiol was sold to Troyes AC
Troyes AC
Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...

 at a fee of €330,000. He made his debut for Troyes in their 1-0 win over Guingamp
En Avant Guingamp
En Avant de Guingamp is a French association football club based in the commune of Guingamp. The club was founded in 1912 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football, having won promotion from the Championnat National following the 2010–11 season. Guingamp plays its home...

 coming on as a substitute. Bettiol scored his first goal on August 24, 2007 in Troyes' 2-0 win over Bastia
SC Bastia
Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

.

Honours

  • 2006 : Champion de France des réserves
  • 2005 : Finalist of the Coupe Gambardella
  • 2005 : Champion de France 18 ans
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK