Marc-Antoine Fortune

Marc-Antoine Fortune (born 2 July 1981) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Louviere Centre.

Fortune started his professional career at Angouleme in 1998, switching to Lille in 2002. He spent the 2003–04 season on loan to Rouen and switched permanently to Brest in July 2004. A year later he moved to Dutch club Utrecht. He joined AS Nancy in January 2007, also spending a six-month loan spell at West Bromwich Albion from January 2009 until the end of the 2009–10 season. Fortune signed for Celtic in July 2009 before returning to West Brom in August 2010, this time on a permanent deal. He later played for Doncaster Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Coventry City, Southend United and Chesterfield

Club Career

Angouleme

At age 16 Fortune was given a trial by the French club Rennes. He was not offered a contract, but instead signed for lower-league team Angouleme. He broke into the Angouleme side in the 1999–2000 season and had a successful start, scoring three goals in ten appearances before the end of the campaign. At the end of the 2000–01 season, Fortune propelled the club out of the Championnat de France amateur and into the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. His continued goalscoring form and overall performance during this and the following season caused much speculation over his future with media reports constantly linking him with many Ligue 1 clubs. In the following summer, Fortune joined Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. In all, Fortune made a total of 63 league appearances for Angouleme, scoring 18 goals.

Lille

Upon joining Lille, the then 21-year-old struggled, finding himself playing on the left of midfield. This coupled with a constant series of injuries lead to dips in form and a low point in Fortune's career.

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