Jean-Michel Lesage
French footballer (born 1977)
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Jean-Michel Lesage (born 1 May 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Date of birth
1 May 1977
Place of birth
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Attacking midfielder
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Lesage with Créteil in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourg-la-Reine, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Créteil | ||
| 1999–2007 | Le Havre | 260 | (66) |
| 2007–2008 | Auxerre | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Le Havre | 60 | (10) |
| 2010–2016 | Créteil | 183 | (46) |
| 2017–2019 | Poissy | 20 | (6) |
| Total | 534 | (128) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Lesage was born in Bourg-la-Reine. He played as a left winger at the start of his career, but then became an attacking midfielder. As an attacker, he was the joint-highest scorer (16 goals) in Ligue 2 in the 2006–07 season,[1][2] along with Steve Savidan from Valenciennes FC.
On 5 April 2017, he announced his retirement.[3] Lesage finished his career as the record all time goal scorer for both Le Havre AC and US Creteil-Lusitanos.[4]
Honours
- Ligue 2 Player of the Month: February 2007