Simon Lugier

Simon Lugier
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Coutances, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
ES Coutances
US Avranches
–2008 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Caen B
2008–2009 US Avranches
2009 AS Trouville-Deauville
2009–2013 AS Cherbourg 88+ (0)
2013–2015 US Avranches 40 (0)
2015–2019 Saint-Malo 96 (0)
2019–2021 Boulogne 40 (0)
2021–2023 Saint-Malo 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2021 French Guiana 6 (0)
Managerial career
2015–???? Saint-Malo (women) (goalkeeper coach)
2022– Saint-Malo (goalkeeper coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:03, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:03, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Simon Lugier (born 2 August 1989) is a football coach and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently a goalkeeper coach for Championnat National 1 side US Saint-Malo. Born in France, he represented the French Guiana national team.

Club career

Lugier began his youth career with ES Coutances, before later joining US Avranches and Stade Malherbe Caen. In 2008, at the age of 19, he returned to Avranches for a season. Despite interest from LB Châteauroux at the end of the 2008–2009 season, he joined Division d'Honneur side AS Trouville-Deauville [fr] for three months, before becoming AS Cherbourg, becoming the club's third-choice goalkeeper. He spent four years at the club, before returning to Avranches for two season, and then signing for US Saint-Malo in June 2015.

In 2019, he signed for Boulogne, initially as a backup to Riffi Mandanda, before becoming first-choice after Mandanda's departure in 2020.

International career

Lugier was first called up to the French Guiana national team in November 2014, as part of the country's 2014 Caribbean Cup squad. In the summer of 2017, he was included in French Guiana's squads for both the 2017 Caribbean Cup and 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

He made his debut for French Guiana on 17 June 2017, in a 3–0 friendly win against Barbados. He later made four appearances in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B in 2019, as well as one appearance in a penalty shoot-out defeat to Trinidad and Tobago during 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification.

Coaching career

After joining US Saint-Malo in 2015, he worked as both a goalkeeper coach for the club's women's team, and the head coach of the club's under-13s team. In July 2022, he was appointed as the goalkeeper coach for Saint-Malo's men's team.

Personal life

Lugier's father was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, allowing him to represent the country's national team.

References

  1. 1 2 "Le numéro 1, c'est Lugier !" [Number 1 is Lugier!]. Ouest-France (in French). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Simon Lugier : « Les anciens tiennent le wagon »". Ouest-France (in French). 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 Liron, Sylvain (27 August 2020). "Football (National) : venu à Boulogne presque résigné, Simon Lugier ne s'arrête plus de kiffer" [Football (National): Simon Lugier arrived in Boulogne almost resigned, but he can't stop enjoying himself.]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 Bouchacourt, Jérôme (3 June 2015). "Simon Lugier (Avranches) arrive à l'US Saint-Malo" [Simon Lugier (Avranches) arrives at US Saint-Malo]. Foot Amateur (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Simon Lugier sous le maillot guyanais" [Simon Lugier in the Guyanese jersey]. Le Télégramme (in French). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Caribbean Cup Group A Preview | Caribbean Cup". Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Maréchal, Ange (21 November 2014). "Simon Lugier, le Guyanais d'Avranches" [Simon Lugier, the Guyanese man from Avranches]. France-Guyane (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "French Guiana team". goldcup.org. CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  9. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Simon Lugier (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Simon Lugier: Career, Stats & Clubs". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 September 2026.