Joris Chotard
French footballer (born 2001)
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Joris Jean-Claude Jacques Chotard (born 24 September 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest.[4]
Full name
Joris Jean-Claude Jacques Chotard[1]
Date of birth
24 September 2001[2]
Place of birth
Orange, France
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
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Chotard with Montpellier in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joris Jean-Claude Jacques Chotard[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 September 2001[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Orange, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Brest | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | RC de Provence | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | FA Chateaurenard | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Le Pontet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Montpellier | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Montpellier B | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | Montpellier | 178 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Brest | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | France U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Orange, Vaucluse,[2] Chotard is a product of Montpellier's youth academy. He scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 Ligue 1 defeat to Clermont on 8 May 2022, a volley described as "extraordinary".[5] On 29 June 2022, Chotard extended his contract with Montpellier.[6]
On 23 August 2025, Chotard signed a four-season contract with Brest.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier B | 2018–19 | National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Montpellier | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 177 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 2 | ||
