Chamois Niortais FC was a professional association football club based in Niort, France. The club was founded in 1925 and initially played in regional leagues around western France. It turned professional in 1985 when the team joined Division 2 and two seasons later, they were promoted to the top tier of French football for the first time in their history. Chamois Niortais lost its professional status in the summer of 2009 when the team was relegated from the Championnat National, but regained it three years later following promotion back to Ligue 2. The following list recognises all the players who appeared at least 100 times in the league for Chamois Niortais 1985 until its dissolution in 2025.
The record holder for the highest number of league appearances is midfielder Franck Azzopardi, who played 435 league games for the side between 1989 and 2005. Joël Bossis holds the record for most league goals, scoring a total of 51 during his six seasons with the club.
Players
Name Nationality Pos Years Appearances Goals Notes Ref MF 1989–2005 435 25 Later assistant manager of Chamois Niortais Franck Azzopardi career statistics DF 1989–1999 293 11 Benoit Beaumet career statistics MF 2011–2018 246 44 Jimmy Roye career statistics MF 1990–1998 237 4 First team coach at Chamois Niortais Karim Fradin career statistics FW 1996–2002 205 51 Joel Bossis career statistics DF 2008–2015 200 3 DF 1989–1997 196 7 Cyrille Courtin career statistics FW 2006–2013 194 41 DF 1997–2004 193 3 Bertrand Piton career statistics GK 2000–2005 186 0 DF 1990–1997 185 1 MF 2009–2015 182 22 Senegal international MF 1997–2004 181 20 Guinea international DF 2005–20082009–2013 178 6 Djibril Konaté career statistics MF 1993–1998 176 9 Jean-Philippe Faure career statistics FW 2014–2019 172 61 All-time record goalscorer MF 1991–1999 164 15 FW 2007–2015 158 33 DF 1994–2006 158 0 Later youth team coach at Chamois Niortais FW 2008–20092010–2014 156 28 DF 1991–1997 156 3 GK 2011–2016 155 0 Paul Delecroix career statistics MF 2004–20072009–2013 148 2 DF 2002–2008 141 5 MF 2007–2013 140 14 Son of Pascal Gastien DF 1982–19881989–1990 139 17 Later manager of Chamois Niortais, father of Johan Gastien DF 2014–2020 139 3 Matthieu Sans career statistics MF 2000–2005 136 10 Damian Facciuto career statistics DF 2009–2014 136 1 GK 1986–1990 135 0 Franck Mérelle career statistics GK 1995–1999 134 0 DF 1993–2000 133 3 Damien Bridonneau career statistics MF 1987–1993 128 11 DF 1997–2001 126 6 DF 2001–2005 124 1 Jerome Foulon career statistics DF 2011–2016 120 2 DF 2000–2005 119 3 MF 2004–2009 117 4 MF 2013–2016 117 3 Benin international Djiman Koukou career statistics MF 2015–2021 114 8 Benin international David Djigla career statistics MF 1990–1995 113 3 David Lollia career statistics DF 2012–2017 112 0 FW 2004–2008 111 27 MF 1997–2003 111 8 Alberto Queiros career statistics DF 2005–2008 111 2 GK 2014–2020 110 0 Benin international Saturnin Allagbé career statistics FW 1995–1998 108 31 DF 1999–2004 108 4 Fabien Safanjon career statistics DF 1992–1995 108 0 Alain Bonnafous career statistics DF 2015–2018 105 6 GK 1991–1997 102 0
References General Bilan Apparitions en Championnat 1985–2008 (Record Championship Appearances 1985–2008) ChamoisFC79.fr Specific
External links Chamois Niortais official website