Jim Ablancourt (born 3 July 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Ablancourt grew up in Saint-Pierre, a town in the French overseas department of Réunion.[1]
Career
Early career
At the age of 14, Ablancourt started training with the senior team of Réunionnese side US Stade Tamponnaise.[2] After that, he signed for AS Monaco in the Ligue 1, where he made eight appearances.[citation needed] On 18 October 2003, he debuted for Monaco during a 1–1 draw with Auxerre.[3] On 2 April 2004, he played for Monaco against Ajaccio, where he conceded three goals within 45 minutes before being substituted off, a moment he described as one of the worst in his career.[2] Monaco went on to score three goals to make the game 3–3 but he never made another Ligue 1 appearance after that.[4]
After Monaco, Ablancourt signed for Slovak club MFK Ružomberok, who wanted to sign a central defender, through his agent, former Ligue 1 player Fabien Piveteau, who knew the then manager of MFK Ružomberok, Czech international Ľubomír Moravčík.[5] The highest-paid player on the team, he experienced racism and returned to Reunion, even though Ružomberok did not want him to leave, with US Stade Tamponnaise.[4] With Stade Tamponnaise, he won the Réunion Premier League ten times.[4] By age 34, Ablancourt was retired from football.[2]
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