Geoffray Durbant

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Geoffray Durbant

| full_name = Geoffray Steven Durbant{{cite web|url=https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/m1skkir0/preliminary-rosters-gold-cup-2023.pdf|title=Preliminary rosters Gold Cup 2023|publisher=CONCACAF|date=1 June 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|05|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bondy, France

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Sochaux

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = 1996–2005

| youthclubs1 = Villemomble Sports

| youthyears2 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs2 = AC Bobigny

| youthyears3 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs3 = Beauvais

| youthyears4 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs4 = Red Star

| years1 = 2011–2014

| clubs1 = Red Star

| caps1 = 31

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Roye-Noyon

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = Vitré

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = UJA Maccabi Paris

| caps4 = 19

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = Oissel

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2017–2018

| clubs6 = Dieppe

| caps6 = 23

| goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = Lusitanos Saint-Maur

| caps7 = 26

| goals7 = 13

| years8 = 2019–2020

| clubs8 = Sedan

| caps8 = 21

| goals8 = 15

| years9 = 2020–2021

| clubs9 = Bastia-Borgo

| caps9 = 32

| goals9 = 10

| years10 = 2021–2023

| clubs10 = Laval

| caps10 = 66

| goals10 = 23

| years11 = 2023–2024

| clubs11 = Châteauroux

| caps11 = 27

| goals11 = 11

| years12 = 2024

| clubs12 = Fujairah

| caps12 = 2

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2025–

| clubs13 = Sochaux

| caps13 = 15

| goals13 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2019–2023

| nationalteam1 = Guadeloupe

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 26 May 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Geoffray Steven Durbant (born 19 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Sochaux}} club Sochaux. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.{{Soccerway|245608}}

Club career

Durbant is a youth academy graduate of Red Star.{{cite web|title=On a retrouvé Durbant|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/amp/sports/on-a-retrouve-durbant-17-01-2016-5458053.php|date=17 January 2016|access-date=28 May 2021}} He made his senior debut on 18 May 2012 as a 69th minute substitute for Cédric Sabin in a 2–0 win against Vannes.{{cite web|title=Red Star vs. Vannes - 18 May 2012|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/18/france/national/red-star-fc-93/vannes-olympique-club/1162231/|access-date=28 May 2021}}

Durbant scored 15 goals for Sedan during 2019–20 Championnat National 2 season and was league top scorer when the competition was terminated due to COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.{{cite web|title=Sedan:Geoffray Durbant dans le viseur d'une écurie de National 1?|url=http://www.actufoot.com/75/sedan-geoffray-durbant-dans-le-viseur-dune-ecurie-de-national-1/|date=27 April 2020|access-date=28 May 2021}} In June 2020, he joined Bastia-Borgo.{{cite web|title=Football (National) - Geoffray Durbant s'engage au FC Bastia Borgu|url=https://www.alta-frequenza.corsica/actu/football_national_geoffray_durbant_s_engage_au_fc_bastia_borgu_104219|date=25 June 2020|access-date=28 May 2021}}

On 7 June 2021, Laval announced the signing of Durbant on a two-year deal.{{cite web|title=Geoffray Durbant, nouvel attaquant des Tango|url=https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/laval_53130/stade-lavallois-geoffray-durbant-nouvel-attaquant-des-tango_42436465.html|date=7 June 2020|access-date=3 July 2021}} He helped the club achieve promotion in his first season, winning the Championnat National.

On 21 July 2023, Durbant joined Châteauroux.{{cite web|title=GEOFFRAY DURBANT À LA POINTE DE L'ATTAQUE|url=https://www.berrichonne.net/en/news/saison-2023-2024/actu/4404/geoffray-durbant-a-la-pointe-de-l%E2%80%99attaque#|date=21 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}}

On 16 January 2025, Durban signed with Sochaux in Championnat National until the end of the season, with an option to extend for the 2025–26 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|url=https://www.fcsochaux.fr/actualites/communique/geoffray-durbant-nouvel-attaquant-du-fcsm|title=Geoffray Durbant, nouvel attaquant du FCSM|trans-title=Geoffray Durbant, new FCSM striker|date=16 January 2025|access-date=17 January 2025|language=fr}}

International career

Born in France, Durbant represents Guadeloupe at international level. He received his maiden call-up to the Guadeloupe national team in November 2019.{{cite web|title=Football : première convocation chez les Gwada boys pour Geoffray Durbant|url=https://www.rci.fm/guadeloupe/infos/Sport/Football-premiere-convocation-chez-les-Gwada-boys-pour-Geoffray-Durbant|date=8 November 2019|access-date=28 May 2021}} He made his debut on 18 November by scoring two goals in a 10–0 CONCACAF Nations League win against the Turks and Caicos Islands.{{cite web|title=Guadeloupe vs. Turks and Caicos Islands - 18 November 2019|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/18/nc-america/concacaf-nations-league/guadeloupe/turks-and-caicos-islands/3023663/|access-date=28 May 2021}}

Personal life

Durbant is of Guadeloupean and Vietnamese descent.{{cite web|title=Nhờ 'quy định đặc biệt' của FIFA, tiền đạo châu Âu có cơ hội khoác áo ĐT Việt Nam dự World Cup 2026?|url=https://www.techz.vn/179-423-1-nho-quy-dinh-dac-biet-cua-fifa-tien-dao-chau-au-co-co-hoi-khoac-ao-dt-viet-nam-du-world-cup-2026-ylt588473.html|language=vi|date=8 April 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}} His brother Dylan is also a footballer and plays as a goalkeeper.{{cite web|title=Football (National 2) : un nouveau gardien au CS Sedan Ardennes|url=https://www.lardennais.fr/id128645/article/2020-02-03/football-national-2-un-nouveau-gardien-au-cs-sedan-ardennes|date=3 February 2020|access-date=28 May 2021}} Their father is from Capesterre-Belle-Eau.{{cite web|title=Durbant: Très gratifiant, comme récompense|url=https://www.sofoot.com/geoffray-durbant-avec-la-crise-financiere-l-impact-va-etre-consequent-a-notre-niveau-482846.html|date=2 May 2020|access-date=28 May 2021}}

In 2022, Durbant married Olympic silver medalist rugby player Anne-Cécile Ciofani.{{cite web|title=Deux sportifs professionnels se disent oui à la mairie de Nanteuil-lès-Meaux|url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/nanteuil-les-meaux_77330/deux-sportifs-professionnels-se-disent-oui-a-la-mairie-de-nanteuil-les-meaux_51481489.html|website=actu.fr|date=22 June 2022}}

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="2"\|Guadeloupe \|2019	1	2
2023	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|3\|\|2

:Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Durbant goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Geoffray Durbant
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	rowspan="2"\|18 November 2019	rowspan="2"\|Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	rowspan="2"\|{{fb\|TCA}}	align="center"\|5–0	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\|10–0	rowspan="2"\|2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
align="center"\|2	align="center"\|7–0

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Geoffray Durbant

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

rowspan="2"|18 November 2019

rowspan="2"|Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe

rowspan="2"|{{fb|TCA}}

align="center"|5–0

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|10–0

rowspan="2"|2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League

align="center"|2

align="center"|7–0

Honours

Laval

Championnat National: 2021–22{{Cite web |date=6 May 2022 |title=Laval sacré champion de National, bataille entre Annecy et Villefranche pour la montée directe |trans-title=Laval crowned champion of the National, battle between Annecy and Villefranche for direct promotion |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/national/laval-sacre-champion-de-national-bataille-entre-annecy-et-villefranche-pour-la-montee-directe_AN-202205060591.html |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=RMC Sport |language=fr}}