:Cédric Avinel

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cédric Avinel

| image = RC Lens - AC Ajaccio (22-12-2018) 70.jpg

| caption = Avinel with Ajaccio in 2018

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2006–2007

| clubs1 = Créteil

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007–2009

| clubs2 = Watford

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = → Stafford Rangers (loan)

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2010

| clubs4 = Gueugnon

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = Cannes

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2011–2017

| clubs6 = Clermont

| caps6 = 182

| goals6 = 7

| years7 = 2016

| clubs7 = Clermont B

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2024

| clubs8 = Ajaccio

| caps8 = 211

| goals8 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2008–

| nationalteam1 = Guadeloupe

| nationalcaps1 = 26

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 15 June 2024

}}

Cédric Avinel (born 11 September 1986) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for {{French football updater|Ajaccio}} club Ajaccio. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Club career

=Créteil and Watford=

Born in Paris, Avinel began his career at Créteil. He joined Watford in January 2007, signing an eighteen-month contract.{{cite news |title=Hornets in double deadline swoop |accessdate=14 September 2007 |url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~973818,00.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809192840/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10400~973818%2C00.html |date=31 January 2007 |archivedate=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} He made his debut on 5 May 2007 against Reading at the Madejski Stadium. He was replaced at half-time by Adrian Mariappa.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} He went on to make two League Cup appearances for Watford in the 2007–08 season.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==Loan to Stafford Rangers==

On 14 September 2007, Avinel joined Stafford Rangers on a month-long loan, making eight appearances.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

=Gueugnon, Cannes, and Clermont=

Avinel signed with Gueugnon in January 2009. He played 40 league matches and scored one goal for the club before leaving in the summer of 2010.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

On 18 May 2010, Avinel joined Championnat National side Cannes.{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-14490.html|author=Erwann Penland|title=Cannes: Deux forgerons s'engagent|date=18 May 2010|access-date=12 August 2010|archive-date=22 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522125102/http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-14490.html|url-status=dead}} He made his debut for the club in the 3–0 win over Bayonne on 7 August 2010. On 26 May 2011, Avinel signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side Clermont.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

International career

Avinel made his debut for Guadeloupe on 4 December 2008, in a 2–1 loss to Cuba in the Caribbean Championship preliminary round.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Honors

Guadeloupe

Caribbean Cup bronze medal: 2008{{Cite web|url=http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/cubavsguadeloupe12142008.html|title = Cuba bs Guadeloupe – Caribbean Championships 2008 – Caribbean Football | caribbeanfootballdatabase|date = 20 December 2019}}