Sloan Privat
Sloan Privat (born 24 July 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career. Sochaux. Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, Privat began his career with FC Marmandais. In 2002, he attracted interest from professional club Sochaux. In 2005, the interest became concrete with the club offering him an "aspirant" (youth) contract. He arrived at the club's aspiring youth academy amongst a host of other youth talent. In 2007, Privat played on the Sochaux under-19 team, alongside Frédéric Duplus, Geoffrey Tulasne, and Vincent Nogueira, that won the Coupe Gambardella. On 22 September 2007, he made  his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat to Bordeaux coming on as a late match substitute. The cameo appearance was his only one of the 2007–08 season. For the 2008–09 season, Privat was given the first-team number 15 shirt. He made his first career start on 14 September 2008 against Lille. In the match, he scored his first goal for the club giving the team a 1–0 lead, however the match would end in a 1–1 draw. He signed his first professional contract on 12 December, until 2012. He extended his deal further in August 2011 for three years , to run until summer 2014. Clermont Foot. On 4 August 2010, Privat was loaned to Ligue 2 club Clermont for the 2010–11 Ligue 2 season. His arrival paid immediate dividends with the player netting 10 league goals in the first half of the campaign. Privat finished the Ligue 2 season at Clermont season with 20 goals in 36 matches. Gent. On 26 August 2013, Privat signed a four-year contract with Jupiler Pro League club Gent. On 6 October 2013, he scored his first league goal in Belgium against Racing Genk. Caen. He was loaned back in France in June  2014 to Stade Malherbe Caen, for the 2014–15 season. Guingamp. In June 2015, Privat joined En Avant de Guingamp on loan for the 2015–16 season, with an option given to Guingamp to sign him permanently. A year later, Guingamp announced the club had exercised the option. Valenciennes. On 31 January 2018, the last day of the 2017–18 winter transfer window, Privat was released from his Guingamp contract and joined Ligue 2 side Valenciennes FC on -year contract until summer 2019. Osmanlıspor. In January 2019, he joined Osmanlıspor. His contract was terminated on 31 May 2019. Return to Sochaux. On 31  July 2019, Privat returned to Sochaux, signing a one-year contract with a club option for an additional year. He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season. Bourg-Péronnas. After seven months without a club, Privat signed for Championnat National side Bourg-Péronnas on 4 January 2021. Personal life. His younger brother Stéphane (born 1998) is also a footballer, who plays as striker for FC Marmande 47. Honors. French Guiana