Michaël Ciani (born 6 April 1984), often referred to as Mickaël Ciani, is a French footballer of Guadeloupean descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux. Ciani plays as a central defender and has starred for several French clubs before finally settling in with Lorient in 2006, where he became nationally recognized. His play at Lorient resulted in a move to 2008–09 champions Bordeaux. Ciani was formerly a France youth international havi...
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Michaël Ciani (born 6 April 1984), often referred to as Mickaël Ciani, is a French footballer of Guadeloupean descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux. Ciani plays as a central defender and has starred for several French clubs before finally settling in with Lorient in 2006, where he became nationally recognized. His play at Lorient resulted in a move to 2008–09 champions Bordeaux. Ciani was formerly a France youth international having earned caps with the under-21 team. He currently plays for the senior team having received his first cap on 3 March 2010 in a friendly match against Spain.
Ciani began his football career in his hometown of Colombes playing with amateur club ES Colombienne. After a four-year stint, he moved to nearby club Racing Club de France where he made only one league appearance during the 2001–02 season while Racing were playing in the Championnat National. In 2003, Ciani migrated to Belgium joining first division club R. Charleroi S.C. in the French...
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