Marcus Dimanche

Marcus Dray Dimanche (born 20 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the FC Bulleen Lions of the Victoria Premier League 1.^[1][2] Born in Australia, he represents the Mauritius national team.^[3]

Marcus Dimanche

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Dray Dimanche
Date of birth	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Full-back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Bulleen Lions
Number	14
Youth career
2011–2012	Southern Bluetongues
2012	Central City
2013	FFV NTC
2014	Bentleigh Greens
2015–2016	Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Melbourne City Youth	12	(0)
2017	Richmond SC	27	(0)
2018	Springvale White Eagles	34	(4)
2019–2021	Oakleigh Cannons	10	(0)
2021–2022	Eastern Lions	33	(4)
2023	Preston Lions	17	(1)
2024–	FC Bulleen Lions	1	(0)
International career‡
2016	Mauritius U20	3	(2)
2016	Mauritius	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:34, 12 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:34, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Dimanche started his career with the Bentleigh Greens, having spent time with the Football Federation Australia-ran National Training Centre. He joined Melbourne City in 2014, and spent time with their youth ranks,^[4] before leaving at the end of the 2016 season.

He joined fellow NPL Victoria 2 East side Richmond SC ahead of the 2017 season.^[5]

International career

At the youth level he played in the 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup.^[6]

Dimanche made his senior international debut in a qualification game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, replacing Michael Bosqui in the 87th minute of a 0–1 loss to Mozambique.^[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 June 2018.^[9]

Club	Season	colspan=as	Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Melbourne City Youth	2015	NPL Victoria 1	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
	2016	NPL Victoria 2	7	0	0	0	–		0	0	7	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	–		0	0	12	0
Richmond SC	2017	NPL Victoria 2	27	0	2[a]	0	–		0	0	29	0
Springvale White Eagles	2018		34	4	0	0	–		0	0	34	4
Career total			73	4	2	0	–		0	0	75	4

Notes

1. Appearances in the FFA Cup

International

As of matches played 25 April 2018.^[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mauritius	2016	1	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	2	0
Total		3	0