Stephane Sparagna

Stephane Sparagna (born 17 February 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder for LigaPro side Vilafranquense.

Sparagna is an academy graduate of French side Marseille and made his senior debut for the club in August 2014, aged 19. In 2016, he joined Ligue 2 outfit Auxerre on a season-long loan before signing for Boavista on a permanent deal the following year. There, he spent two-and-a-half seasons before joining Vilafranquense.

Sparagna also represented France at youth level and captained the France U20 team to victory in the 2015 Toulon Tournament, scoring the winning goal in the final in the process. He also made a solitary appearance for the U21 side.

Club Career

Marseille

Having joined Marseille's academy at the age of seven, Stephane Sparagna spent his formative years developing his game in the club's La Commanderie academy. His progression into the first team was halted in September 2013, however, when he was forced to undergo surgery following a meniscus injury to his right knee which ruled him out for several months. Upon recovery, and following the appointment of former Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa as manager, Sparagna made his noncompetitive debut for Marseille alongside fellow academy graduate Jeremie Porsan-Clemente in a friendly clash with Benfica in July 2014.

He was handed his Ligue 1 debut by Bielsa on the opening day of the 2014–15 season in a 3–3 draw with Bastia. Sparagna started the match before being substituted at half-time for Brazilian Lucas Mendes with Marseille leading 2–1. He went on to make three further appearances for the senior side during the campaign, amassing a total of 73 minutes of playing time as Marseille ended the season in fourth place. At the end of the season Sparagna signed his first professional contract with l'OM, ending months of speculation linking him with a Bosman move to Premier League club Arsenal. Having lost Mathieu Flamini to Arsenal on

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