Zacharie Boucher
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.jpg) Zacharie Boucher | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Stade Tamponnaise | ||
| 2006–2007 | CREPS Réunion | ||
| 2007–2011 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Le Havre | 65 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Toulouse | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Auxerre | 112 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Angers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Aris | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bastia | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Troyes (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Troyes | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | France U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:15, 3 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Zacharie Boucher (born 7 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Troyes. He was a French youth international and has served as the number one goalkeeper at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level.
Club career
[edit]Le Havre
[edit]Born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion, Boucher began his professional career at Le Havre. For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's third goalkeeper behind starter Mike Van Hamel and backup Johny Placide. He made his professional debut on 29 July 2011 in a 2–1 win over Istres appearing as a substitute for starting goalkeeper Placide in the first half.[1]
Toulouse
[edit]After being voted the Best Goalkeeper in Ligue 2 for 2013,[2] Boucher signed with Ligue 1 outfit Toulouse in the 2013–14 winter transfer window. He quickly displaced Comorian international, Ali Ahamada, and with a series of excellent displays, helped the club to a credible 9th-place finish. The 2014–15 season did not go as well as his first, with him losing his starting place and having to share goalkeeping duties, where the club only narrowly avoided relegation as they finished in 17th place.[citation needed]
Auxerre
[edit]In July 2015, Boucher decided against staying at Toulouse and transferred to Ligue 2 club Auxerre,[3] where he would be the undisputed first choice goalkeeper. He expressed his desire to one day return to the top flight, of which he knew he was capable of playing in, but believed remaining at Auxerre for the near future would be more beneficial for his development.[4]
At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, he lost his starting place at Auxerre to Quentin Westberg in the league and to Sonny Laiton in the Coupe de la Ligue.[5]
Angers
[edit]On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Boucher joined Ligue 1 side Angers on loan for the season.[5]
Aris
[edit]On 9 September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Aris.[6] On 12 June 2021, Aris announced that Boucher had been released.[7]
Bastia
[edit]On 11 January 2022, he signed for Ligue 2 club Bastia.[8]
Troyes
[edit]On 1 July 2024, after spending the second half of the 2023–24 season on loan at Troyes, Boucher was signed on a permanent deal by the Ligue 2 club.[9]
International career
[edit]Born in Réunion, Boucher is of Malagasy descent and was approached to join the Madagascar national team in March 2018.[10] He is a youth international for France.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 September 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 70 | 0 | ||||
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Auxerre | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 112 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 126 | 0 | ||||
| Angers (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aris | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bastia | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Troyes | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 230 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2013
- Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year: 2012–13[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Angers v. Le Havre Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Ligue1.com - RISING STAR: ZACHARIE BOUCHER". www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Zacharie Boucher signs for Auxerre (in French)". m.20minutes.fr (in French). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Boucher : "Ma famille ne me reconnaissait pas"". France Football (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Άρης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μπουσέ". www.sport24.gr. 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Άρης: Τέλος ο Μπουσέ" [Aris: About Boucher]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Zacharie Boucher s'engage avec le Sporting" [Zacharie Boucher signs for the Sporting] (in French). SC Bastia. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Monfray et Boucher, les 2 premières recrues estivales". ES Troyes AC (in French). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Madagascar : Ronny Rodelin (Caen) bientôt avec les Barea ?". 30 March 2018.
- ^ Zacharie Boucher at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Zacharie Boucher club profile
- Zacharie Boucher – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Zacharie Boucher at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Zacharie Boucher at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
- Men's footballers from Réunion
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Le Havre AC players
- Toulouse FC players
- AJ Auxerre players
- Angers SCO players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- SC Bastia players
- ES Troyes AC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Super League Greece players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Black French sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen