Brice Cognard

Brice Cognard
Personal information
Full name	Brice Georges Attila Cognard
Date of birth	26 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Châteauroux
Number	16
Youth career
1996-2003	Saint-Brice FC
2003-2004	AAS Sarcelles
2004-2006	Entente SSG
2006-2009	Racing Club de France Football
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Saint-Denis
2013–2014	Saint-Brice
2014–2015	Poissy
2015–2017	Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône
2017–2020	Poissy
2020–2023	Avranches
2021–2023	Avranches II
2023–	Châteauroux
International career
2022–	Guadeloupe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024

Brice Georges Attila Cognard (born 26 April 1990) is a footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Châteauroux. Born in metropolitan France, he represents the Guadeloupe national team.

Club career

Cognard started playing football at the age of six, joining the academy of amateur side Saint-Brice.^[3] He progressed through the academies of Entente SSG and Racing Club before making his senior debut for Saint-Denis.^[3] He returned to Saint-Brice before spending a season with Poissy, though he made no appearances for the club in the Championnat de France Amateur 2.^[3]

He spent two full seasons at Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône, before returning to Poissy in 2017.^[3] After three seasons at the club, he joined Championnat National side Avranches in 2020.^[4] He signed a one-year contract extension in June 2022.^[4]

In July 2023, he moved to Châteauroux.^[5]

International career

Cognard represented France at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Tapei, where he led France to the final before being beaten by Japan.^[6] Cognard was highly regarded by French media for his performance at the tournament, saving two penalties in the quarter-final penalty shoot-out against Argentina, before scoring one himself.^[7] He repeated this same feat in the semi-final against Uruguay, as France won 5–4 on penalties.^[7]

Though he was born in Paris, Cognard's mother is from Guadeloupe, making him eligible to represent the island.^[8] He was called up to the Guadeloupe football team for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, having already made three appearances for the team in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 June 2023.^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Poissy	2014–15	CFA 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône	2015–16		24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
	2016–17		26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2017–18	Championnat National 3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		53	0	0	0	0	0	53	0
Poissy	2017–18	Championnat National 2	23	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2018–19		30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2019–20		20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		73	0	0	0	0	0	73	0
Avranches	2020–21	Championnat National	27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2021–22		14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2022–23		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		43	0	0	0	0	0	43	0
Avranches II	2021–22	Championnat National 3	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2022–23	Championnat National 3	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Career total			193	0	0	0	0	0	193	0

Notes

References

^ Brice Cognard at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Brice Cognard at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Brice Cognard " J'avais plusieurs clubs pros mais ça n'a jamais pu aboutir à cause des excès des agents "" [Brice Cognard "I had several professional clubs but it never succeeded because of the excesses of the agents"]. vudugoal.home.blog (in French). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Mazel, Alexander (27 June 2022). "Football. National. Brice Cognard prolonge à l'US Avranches" [Soccer. National. Brice Cognard extends with US Avranches]. ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Brice Cognard". berrichonne.net (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Canu, Joseph (6 September 2017). "Football. Le casse de Brice" [Football. Brice's heist]. actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Lesage, Julien (29 August 2017). "Football: Le gardien de Saint-Ouen l'Aumône héros des Mondiaux universitaires à Taïwan" [Football: Saint-Ouen goalkeeper Alms hero of the University Worlds in Taiwan]. leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "" Je pense que j'ai montré des choses et que le sélectionneur continue à me faire confiance "" [“I think I showed things and the coach continues to trust me”]. guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr (in French). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Prelims Gold Cup 2023 : les 23 Gwada Boys" [Prelims Gold Cup 2023: the 23 Gwada Boys]. liguefoot-guadeloupe.fff.fr (in French). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Brice Cognard at Soccerway

[1] Brice Cognard at National-Football-Teams.com

[wf-2] Brice Cognard at WorldFootball.net

[vdg-3] "Brice Cognard " J'avais plusieurs clubs pros mais ça n'a jamais pu aboutir à cause des excès des agents "" [Brice Cognard "I had several professional clubs but it never succeeded because of the excesses of the agents"]. vudugoal.home.blog (in French). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[of-4] Mazel, Alexander (27 June 2022). "Football. National. Brice Cognard prolonge à l'US Avranches" [Soccer. National. Brice Cognard extends with US Avranches]. ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[5] "Brice Cognard". berrichonne.net (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[6] Canu, Joseph (6 September 2017). "Football. Le casse de Brice" [Football. Brice's heist]. actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[lp-7] Lesage, Julien (29 August 2017). "Football: Le gardien de Saint-Ouen l'Aumône héros des Mondiaux universitaires à Taïwan" [Football: Saint-Ouen goalkeeper Alms hero of the University Worlds in Taiwan]. leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[8] "" Je pense que j'ai montré des choses et que le sélectionneur continue à me faire confiance "" [“I think I showed things and the coach continues to trust me”]. guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr (in French). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[9] "Prelims Gold Cup 2023 : les 23 Gwada Boys" [Prelims Gold Cup 2023: the 23 Gwada Boys]. liguefoot-guadeloupe.fff.fr (in French). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[10] Brice Cognard at Soccerway

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