Jean-Louis Bessé
Jean-Louis Bessé (born July 5, 1980) is a retired Ivoirian footballer who played mostly in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Bessé in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valery Jean-Louis Bessé | ||
Date of birth | July 5, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Trois-Rivières Sélect | 13 | (11) |
2006 | Laval Dynamites | 3 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 30 | (7) |
2008 | Montreal Impact | 1 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Trois-Rivières | 29 | (29) |
2012–2015 | FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière | 65 | (5) |
Total | 141 | (52) | |
National team | |||
2013 | Québec | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2017 |
Playing career
Besse began his Canadian career in 2000 in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec with Francheville. In 2006, he played with Trois-Rivières Sélect where he scored 11 goals finishing as the third highest goalscorer in the league.[1] For the remainder of the season he played with Laval Dynamites of the Canadian Soccer League.[1] He made his debut for the club on September 9, 2006 against the Caribbean Selects which resulted in a 4-1 victory.[2]
The following CSL season, he signed with expansion franchise Trois-Rivières Attak. He was the first player along with Nicolas Lesage to sign a contract with the new franchise, and was announced on January 17, 2007.[3] He made his debut on May 13 in a match against Toronto Croatia in a scoreless draw.[4] He scored his first goal on May 20, 2007 in a 2-1 over the Canadian Lions.[5] He helped Attak to claim their first piece of silverware by claiming the Open Canada Cup, and finished as runner-up in the National Division.[6]
He returned for the 2008 season where he helped the Attak claim their first National Division title, and helped the club reach a 13-game undefeated streak. In the postseason he contributed by scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory over the St. Catharines Wolves in the quarterfinal match.[7] He reached the final of the CSL Championship, where once again the Attak were defeated by the Serbian White Eagles, which ended in 2-2 draw and decided through penalties by a score of 2-1.[8] In the same season Besse was loaned out to the Montreal Impact in the USL First Division where he appeared in one match.[9][10]
In 2014, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière.[11]
International career
Bessé made his international debut for the Québec official soccer team on June 25, 2013 against Provence in the International Peoples, Cultures, and Tribes Tournament.[12]
Honours
References
- "Attak FC". 2007-11-06. Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2017-05-11.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Glover, Robin (September 9, 2006). "Result of the Saturday September 9th, 2006 CSL game between Caribbean Selects and Laval Dynamites played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 8:00pm". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- "The Trois-Rivières Attak FC is born".
- "Attak FC". 2007-11-06. Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2017-05-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "May 20, 2007 CSL summary of Sunday's games (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- Glover, Robin. "September 3, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Final Columbus Clan vs Trois-Rivieres Attak (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- "October 11, 2008 CSL Quarterfinal summary (from CSL menu)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- Glover, Robin. "October 21, 2007 CSL Semi-Final Serbian White Eagles vs Trois-Rivieres Attak (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- "Statistiques de l'Impact de Montréal". ImpactSoccer.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- "Valery Jean-Lou Besse | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- "Le FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière livre ses effectifs pour la saison". Hebdo Rive Nord (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- "Quebec stun Provence to claim fine win on non-FIFA debut". nonfifafootball.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-14.