Philippe Billy

{{short description|French footballer (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Philippe Billy

| image =

| fullname = Philippe Billy

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|1|13}}

| birth_place = Nantes, France

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1996–1998

| youthclubs1 = Nantes

| youthyears2 = 1998–1999

| youthclubs2 = Carquefou

| youthyears3 = 1999–2000

| youthclubs3 = Laval

| years1 = 2000–2001

| clubs1 = Laval

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2001–2006

| clubs2 = Lecce

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2003

| clubs3 = → Bastia (loan)

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004–2005

| clubs4 = → Mons (loan)

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2006–2007

| clubs5 = Laval

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2007–2009

| clubs6 = Brest

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2010–2011

| clubs7 = Montreal Impact

| caps7 = 55

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2012–2014

| clubs8 = USJA Carquefou

| caps8 = 50

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014–2016

| clubs9 = Laval B

| caps9 = 39

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2016–2017

| clubs10 = US Changé

| caps10 = 18

| goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 269

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = France U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalteam2 = Brittany

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

}}

Philippe Billy (born 13 January 1982) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Billy was born in Nantes. He played extensively at French football clubs after making his professional debut in 2000, for clubs including Bastia in Ligue 1 and Laval and Brest in Ligue 2.

He also played several seasons for Lecce in the Italian Serie A between 2001 and 2006, and one season with Mons in the Belgian Jupiler League in 2004–05.

On 27 January 2010, he signed with the Montreal Impact of USSF Division 2.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3956520 Helder Filipe Da Costa Soares And Philippe Billy Join The Impact He was released by Montreal on 12 October 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1770&Focus=0 |title=News |accessdate=4 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120033950/http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN |archivedate=20 November 2011}}

One year later, in November 2012, he signs with USJA Carquefou in the French third division.

International career

Billy made five appearances for the French U-21 team during his youth, but has never been called up to the senior national side.

He also played for the non-FIFA affiliated Brittany national football team in a friendly game against Congo in 2008.

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