Steve Marlet
Full nameSteve Marlet[1]
Birth date10 January 1974 (age 52)[2]
Birth placePithiviers, Loiret, France
Height1.80 m[3]
PositionForward, winger
Years 11991–1996
Clubs 1Red Star
Caps 1137
Goals 140
Years 21996–2000
Clubs 2Auxerre
Caps 2107
Goals 225
Years 32000–2001
Clubs 3Lyon
Caps 336
Goals 313
Years 42001–2005
Clubs 4Fulham
Caps 455
Goals 411
Years 52003–2005
Clubs 5→ Marseille (loan)
Caps 554
Goals 516
Years 62005–2006
Clubs 6VfL Wolfsburg
Caps 621
Goals 61
Years 72006–2007
Clubs 7Lorient
Caps 722
Goals 71
Years 82009–2011
Clubs 8Aubervilliers
Caps 844
Goals 813
Years 92011–2012
Clubs 9Red Star
Caps 920
Goals 92
Totalcaps496
Totalgoals122
Nationalyears 12000–2004
Nationalteam 1France
Nationalcaps 123
Nationalgoals 16

Steve Marlet (born 10 January 1974) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped 23 times and scored six goals for the France national team, winning the Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003 and featuring at Euro 2004.

Early life

Marlet was born in Pithiviers, Loiret.[4]

Club career

Early career

Marlet began his professional career with Red Star.[5]

Fulham

Marlet held the record for Fulham's biggest transfer fee until July 2008, as the newly promoted Premier League team paid £11.5 million to sign him in August 2001 from Lyon.[6][7] His expectations was well received by France national team coach Roger Lemerre, suggesting: "He will progress at Fulham".[8] However, he only managed eleven goals in 54 league games, as then-manager Jean Tigana was dismissed during the season. He played just one game in the 2003–04 season for Fulham, in which he scored.[9] He was then loaned out to Marseille on 27 August, with an option to sign permanently.[10]

While on loan, Marlet partnered Didier Drogba up front as Marseille advanced through the 2003-04 UEFA Cup, before losing the final to Valencia.[11]

Marlet's poor performances for Fulham led to chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed taking Tigana to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the high transfer fee. Tigana, who had ties to Lyon and had briefly been Marlet's agent, was accused of signing him for an exorbitant fee and taking a cut of the fee for himself. The charges were quickly dropped.[12]

Wolfsburg and Lorient

On 21 August 2005, after his release from Fulham, Marlet signed a one-year deal with the option for a second year, at VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga. On his arrival, manager Thomas Strunz said: "Steve Marlet is very well-known in international football, a player who is fast and versatile".[13]

Marlet only scored one Bundesliga goal and was not given the second year of his contract. He trained for two weeks with Paris St. Germain before signing a one-year deal at Lorient, newly promoted to Ligue 1. He was attracted by the attacking style of manager Christian Gourcuff.[14]

Later career

After being released by Lorient, he went on trial with Ipswich Town from 6 to 30 October 2007,[15] Chicago Fire and Reims.[12]

In July 2011, he joined Red Star in the third tier of French football, the Championnat National, where he spent the last season of his career.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague
DivisionAppsGoals
Red Star1990–91[citation needed]00
1991–92[citation needed]71
1992–93[citation needed]315
1993–94[16]Ligue 2409
1994–95[16]Ligue 2249
1995–96[16]Ligue 23516
Total13740
Auxerre1996–97[16]Ligue 1243
1997–98[16]Ligue 1186
1998–99[16]Ligue 1327
1999–2000[16]Ligue 1339
Total10625
Lyon2000–01[16]Ligue 13112
2001–02[16]Ligue 151
Total3613
Fulham2001–02[16]Premier League266
2002–03[16]Premier League284
2003–04[16]Premier League11
Total5511
Marseille (loan)2003–04[16]Ligue 1239
2004–05[16]Ligue 1317
Total5416
VfL Wolfsburg2005–06[16]Bundesliga211
Lorient2006–07[16]Ligue 1221
Career total431107

International

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marlet goal.
List of international goals scored by Steve Marlet[17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 May 2001Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South KoreaSouth Korea1–05–02001 FIFA Confederations Cup
227 March 2002Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceScotland5–05–0Friendly
312 October 2002Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceSlovenia2–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
43–0
520 August 2003Stade de Genève, Geneva, SwitzerlandSwitzerland2–02–0Friendly match
628 May 2004Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, FranceAndorra4–04–0Friendly match

Honours

Lyon

Fulham

France

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "Steve Marlet: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Steve Marlet: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Steve Marlet" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ Cadier, E. & Moreau, A. (14 January 2016). "Ligue 2 : Steve Marlet, directeur sportif du Red Star est originaire de Pithiviers (Loiret)" (in French). France 3 Centre-Val de Loire. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ Simon Rice (23 September 2015). "The worst transfer deals in Premier League history". The Independent
  7. ^ "MARLET JOINS FULHAM". Fulham Official Website. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Right thing to do, Steve". Fulham Official Website. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Fulham hold on for win". BBC. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Round-up: Marlet moves to Marseille". Telegraph.co.uk. 27 August 2003.
  11. ^ "BBC SPORT - Football - Other European - Valencia 2-0 Marseille". bbc.co.uk
  12. ^ WSC 270 Aug 09. "When Saturday Comes - Steve Marlet". wsc.co.uk
  13. ^ "ESPN". go.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013.
  14. ^ Patrick Haond. "Lorient land Marlet". Sky Sports
  15. ^ "Steve Marlet - Player Profile - Sky Sports Football". SkySports
  16. ^ "Steve Marlet » Statistics: Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  17. ^ 2427
  18. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue : revivez la victoire en 2001". olympique-et-lyonnais.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2018.