:Thomas Heurtaux

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Thomas Heurtaux

| image = Thomas heurtaux.jpg

| image_size = 175

| fullname = Thomas Marc Patrice Heurtaux

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lisieux, France

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Caen B | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = → Cherbourg (loan) | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = Caen | caps3 = 97 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2012–2018 | clubs4 = Udinese | caps4 = 102 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = → Hellas Verona (loan) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Ankaragücü | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = Salernitana | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = Pohronie | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 0

| club-update = 26 May 2021

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Thomas Heurtaux ({{IPA|fr|tɔmɑ œʁto}}; born 3 July 1988) is a retired French professional footballer who last played for Pohronie in the Fortuna Liga.

He previously played domestically for Caen and Cherbourg, for Italian clubs Udinese and Hellas Verona, and for Ankaragücü of the Turkish Süper Lig.

Club career

=Caen=

The Normandy native came through the ranks at Caen, and spent his entire career with the club, apart from a loan spell at Cherbourg in 2008-09, when he scored two goals in 25 appearances.

Heurtaux represented the club 65 times, scoring five goals in the process, to establish himself in the Caen first team.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur29387.html |title=Thomas Heurtaux |website=L'Équipe |accessdate=24 September 2015|language=French}}

=Udinese=

On 25 May 2012, Udinese confirmed the signing of Heurtaux from Caen on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3875/transfer-zone/2012/05/25/3126347/official-udinese-sign-caen-centre-back-thomas-heurtaux |title=Official: Udinese sign Caen centre-back Thomas Heurtaux |first=Enis |last=Koylu |website=Goal.com|date=25 May 2012|accessdate=24 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.udinese.it/portal/IT/handle/?hil&page=udinese_primasquadra&vg=giocatore-1408529911 |title=Heurtaux Thomas |publisher=Udinese Calcio|accessdate=24 September 2015|language=Italian |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718023635/http://www.udinese.it/portal/IT/handle/?hil&page=udinese_primasquadra&vg=giocatore-1408529911 |archivedate=18 July 2015}}

==Loan to Hellas Verona==

On 12 July 2017, he agreed to join Hellas Verona for a year loan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hellasverona.it/it/2017/07/12/_|title=Benvenuto Thomas Heurtaux|date=12 July 2017|publisher=Hellas Verona F.C.|language=Italian|trans-title=Welcome Thomas Heurtaux|access-date=16 July 2017}}

=Ankaragücü=

On 18 August 2018, he joined Turkish club Ankaragücü on a permanent transfer.{{cite web|publisher=Udinese Calcio |url=http://www.udinese.it/Apps/WebObjects/Udinese.woa/wa/viewSection?id=19646 |title=Nuova avventura in Turchia per il difensore francese|trans-title=New adventure in Turkey for French defender|date=18 August 2018|language=Italian |accessdate=4 September 2019}} A year later, having claimed that the club had not paid his wages for nine months, Heurtaux cancelled his contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Turquie-thomas-heurtaux-resilie-son-contrat-avec-ankaragucu/1047546 |title=Turquie: Thomas Heurtaux résilie son contrat avec Ankaragücü |language=French |trans-title=Turkey: Thomas Heurtaux cancels his contract with Ankaragücü |website=L'Équipe |date=9 August 2019 |accessdate=4 September 2019}}

=Salernitana=

He returned to Italian football with Serie B club Salernitana on 2 September 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-thomas-heurtaux-signe-a-la-salernitana-d2-italienne/1055312 |title=Transferts: Thomas Heurtaux signe à la Salernitana (D2 italienne) |language=French |trans-title=Transfers: Thomas Heurtaux signs for Salernitana (Italian Div 2) |website=L'Équipe |date=2 September 2019 |accessdate=4 September 2019}}

=Pohronie=

In the winter of 2021, Heurtaux signed with Pohronie for half-season, with an aim to save the team from relegation in the Fortuna Liga.{{Cite web|last=s|first=SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a|title=Mal byť najdrahší v Česku, teraz prišiel do Žiaru|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/480487/mal-byt-najdrahsi-v-cesku-teraz-prisiel-do-ziaru/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Šport.sk|language=sk}} The club remained in the top division and Heurtaux appeared in 16 games.

References

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{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/thomas-heurtaux/44556/ |title=T. Heurtaux |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=4 September 2019}}

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