Nicolas Marin

Nicolas Marin
	Marin with Auxerre in 2004
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Marin
Date of birth	29 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2000	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2004	Auxerre
2003–2004	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)
2004–2006	Saint-Étienne
2005–2006	→ Sedan (loan)
2006–2007	Sedan
2007–2009	Lorient
2008	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2009	→ Bastia (loan)
2009–2011	Sion
2011–2012	Lausanne-Sport
2012	Dubai Club
2012–2014	Xanthi FC
2014–2015	Boulogne
2015–2016	Toulon
2017	AS Magenta
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolas Marin (born 29 August 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Auxerre, Saint-Étienne, Sedan, Lorient, Plymouth Argyle, SC Bastia, Sion, Lausanne-Sport, Dubai Club and Xanthi FC.

Career

Marin began his career with AJ Auxerre before establishing himself as a first-team regular at AS Saint-Étienne and then CS Sedan. Marin joined FC Lorient in 2007, but following a fallout with their manager Christian Gourcuff, Marin agreed to join English club Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move. But the loan was terminated through mutual consent at the beginning of January 2009. Marin is easily recognizable due to his bleached hair. After returning to Lorient, the club proceeded to terminate his contract. Later that day, Corsica-based side SC Bastia announced that they had signed him until the end of the season.^[1] On 11 August 2009, Marin joined FC Sion on free transfer.^[2] In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with fellow Swiss club Lausanne-Sport.^[3] After scoring two goals in 13 league games for Lausanne, Marin was released from his contract in January 2012 in order to sign with UAE Pro-League side Dubai Club.^[4]