Romain Poyet
footballer
Romain Poyet (born 25 November 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Poyet signed his first contract in Roanne, before joining Saint Etienne, where he stayed only one year. After leaving Saint-Etienne, he moved to Roanne, and eventually joined Pomey. Showing fair progress, he was contacted by Saint Priest, which was playing at this point in the Championnat de France amateur.
During a French cup match, he was noticed by a scout of AJ Auxerre, who saw a lot of potential in him. Auxerre eventually signed him. During his first years at the club, he had only few opportunities to play with the first team. Auxerre was then competing in Ligue 1, far above the level at which Poyet was used to play. Moreover, Djibril Cissé, Auxerre's best player at his position, was performing very well. In 2005, he left for Clermont on loan.
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