Nicolas Priet

{{Short description|French footballer (born 1983)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nicolas Priet

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villeurbanne, France

| height = 1.93 m

| position = Defender

| years1 = –2003

| clubs1 = Lyon

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003–2004

| clubs2 = Leicester City

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004–2005

| clubs3 = Doncaster Rovers

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005–2007

| clubs4 = Rouen

| years5 = 2007–2008

| clubs5 = Saint-Priest

| years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs6 = FC Sète 34

| caps6 = 33

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2009–2010

| clubs7 = Beauvais

| caps7 = 21

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2010–2011

| clubs8 = AS Béziers

| caps8 = 25

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2011–2014

| clubs9 = Lyon-Duchère

| caps9 = 69

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2014–20xx

| clubs10 = Limonest

}}

Nicolas Priet (born 31 January 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

=Youth career and England stints=

Priet spent his youth career with Sainte-Marguerite, a small club in Marseille, Grenoble, and Olympique Lyonnais. He was released by Lyon at the end of his trainee contract.{{cite news |title=Nicolas Priet s'impose comme un cadre |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/oise-60/beauvais-60000/nicolas-priet-s-impose-comme-un-cadre-11-08-2009-603631.php |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Le Parisien |date=11 August 2009 |language=fr}}

In 2003 Priet trialled with Leicester City of the Premier League and, after impressing manager Micky Adams, signed a contract .{{cite web |last1=Kendall |first1=Mark |title=Foxes pounce for Priet |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/2271255/foxes-pounce-for-priet |website=Sky Sports |access-date=4 February 2021}} At Leicester he only made a two-minute substitute appearance in the Carling Cup.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Thomas |last2=Kemble |first2=Jamie |title=Revealed: The Leicester City players that made just one appearance |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-martin-onell-rodgers-3973386 |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Leicestershire Live |date=15 April 2020}} Upon his release by Leicester in 2004 he moved to Doncaster Rovers. He was released by Doncaster Rovers and trialled with Swindon Town.{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Graeme |title=Robins eye Priet |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11758/2341987/robins-eye-priet |website=Sky Sports |access-date=4 February 2021}}

=Return to France=

Priet returned to France where he went on to play for FC Rouen, AS Saint-Priest, and FC Sète 34.

Priet joined Championnat National side AS Beauvais Oise from league rivals FC Sète 34 in July 2009.{{cite news |title=Nicolas Priet commence sa nouvelle vie |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/oise-60/beauvais-60000/nicolas-priet-commence-sa-nouvelle-vie-15-07-2009-580319.php |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Le Parisien |date=15 July 2009 |language=fr}}

He signed for Championnat de France amateur club AS Lyon-Duchère from AS Béziers in June 2011, who had been relegated from the league at the end of the previous season.{{cite web |title=Lyon Duchère : Signature de Priet (Béziers) |url=https://www.foot-national.com/foot-lyon-duchere-signature-de-priet-beziers-25475.html |website=Foot National |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=fr |date=8 June 2011}}

After finishing sixth with Lyon-Duchère in the 2013–14 season, he left the club for FC Limonest Saint-Didier.{{cite news |last1=Prugneau |first1=Pierre |title=CFA : Chasselay, la Duchère, Villefranche et Saint-Priest |url=http://www.leliberolyon.fr/cfa-revolution-dans-clubs-du-rhone/48601 |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Le Libéro Lyon |date=14 August 2014 |language=fr}}

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