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Michaël Ciani
French footballer (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michaël Henry Ciani (born 6 April 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
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Club career
His performances during the 2008–09 season led to increased speculation that Ciani would sign with another club with the player preferring a move to the Premier League over Ligue 1 contenders Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain.[3]
On 28 July 2009, Ciani and Bordeaux reached an agreement on a four-year contract with the Aquitaine-based club paying Lorient €4 million for his services. The defender was recruited by Laurent Blanc as a replacement for the departed Souleymane Diawara who joined Marseille.[4]
On 18 July 2015, Ciani reached an agreement on a two-year contract with Sporting CP after his three-year contract with Lazio ended.[5] Roughly one month later, however, he signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[6]
On 31 August 2016, after only three matches for the Pericos, Ciani rescinded his contract.[7]
On 2 September 2017, Ciani was signed by MLS club LA Galaxy as a free agent.[8] Ciani scored his first goal for the Galaxy against FC Dallas on 22 October 2017. Ciani was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.[9]
On 20 October 2019, 35-year old Ciani announced his retirement.[10]
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International career
Ciani made his international debut for France in 2010.[11]
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