.jpg.webp) Zacharie Boucher | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bastia | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Stade Tamponnaise | ||
| 2006–2007 | CREPS Réunion | ||
| 2007–2011 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Le Havre | 65 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Toulouse | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Auxerre | 112 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Angers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Aris | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bastia | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | France U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2014 | |||
Zacharie Boucher (born 7 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Bastia. He was a French youth international and has served as the number one goalkeeper at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level.
Club career
Born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion, Boucher began his professional career at Le Havre. For the 2010–11 season, he was installed as the club's third goalkeeper behind starter Mike Van Hamel and backup Johny Placide. He made his professional debut on 29 July 2011 in a 2–1 win over Istres appearing as a substitute for starting goalkeeper Placide in the first half.[1]
After being voted the Best Goalkeeper in Ligue 2[2] for 2013, Boucher signed with Ligue 1 outfit, Toulouse in the 2013–14 winter transfer window. He quickly displaced Comorian international, Ali Ahamada, and with a series of excellent displays, helped the club to a credible 9th-place finish. The 2014–15 season did not go as well as his first, with him losing his starting place and having to share goalkeeping duties, where the club only narrowly avoided relegation as they finished in 17th place.
In July 2015, Boucher decided against staying at Toulouse and transferred to Ligue 2 club Auxerre,[3] where he would be the undisputed first choice goalkeeper. He expressed his desire to one day return to the top flight, of which he knew he was capable of playing in, but believed remaining at Auxerre for the near future would be more beneficial for his development.[4]
At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, he lost his starting place at Auxerre to Quentin Westberg (in the league) and Sonny Laiton (in the Coupe de la Ligue.[5]
On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Boucher joined Ligue 1 side Angers on loan for the season.[5]
On 9 September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Aris.[6]
On 12 June 2021, Aris announced that Boucher had been released.[7] On 11 January 2022, he signed for Ligue 2 club Bastia until the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
International career
Born in Réunion, Boucher is of Malagasy descent and was approached to join the Madagascar national team in March 2018.[9] He is a youth international for France.
Career statistics
- As of 14 January 2022
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 70 | 0 | ||||
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Auxerre | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 112 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 122 | 0 | ||||
| Angers (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aris | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bastia | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 219 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2013
- Ligue 2 Goalkeeper of the Year: 2012–13
References
- ↑ "Angers v. Le Havre Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ↑ "Ligue1.com - RISING STAR: ZACHARIE BOUCHER". www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "Zacharie Boucher signs for Auxerre (in French)". m.20minutes.fr (in French). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Boucher : "Ma famille ne me reconnaissait pas"". France Football (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- 1 2 "Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Άρης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μπουσέ". www.sport24.gr. 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "Άρης: Τέλος ο Μπουσέ" [Aris: About Boucher]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "Zacharie Boucher s'engage avec le Sporting" [Zacharie Boucher signs for the Sporting] (in French). SC Bastia. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Madagascar : Ronny Rodelin (Caen) bientôt avec les Barea ?". 30 March 2018.
External links
- Zacharie Boucher club profile
- Zacharie Boucher – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Zacharie Boucher at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Zacharie Boucher at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)