Billy Ketkeophomphone

Billy Ketkeophomphone (French: [bili kɛtkeofɔmfɔn] Lao pronunciation: [ບິນລີ້ ເກດແກ້ວພົມພອນ]; born 24 March 1990[2]) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang. Born in France, he represents the Laos national team.

Billy Ketkeophomphone
Ketkeophomphone with Tours in February 2015
Personal information
Full name Billy Ketkeophomphone
Date of birth (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sri Pahang
Number 8
Youth career
Racing Paris
2006–2007 INF Clairefontaine
2007–2009 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Strasbourg 30 (3)
2011–2012 Sion 1 (0)
2012–2015 Tours 101 (21)
2015–2018 Angers 53 (6)
2018–2019 Auxerre 13 (0)
2019–2020 Cholet 12 (5)
2020–2021 Dunkerque 24 (3)
2022– Sri Pahang 3 (0)
National team‡
2021– Laos 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:59, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:59, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Ketkeophomphone began his career with Racing Paris, before joining the prestigious Clairefontaine academy[3] in 2006. After one year, he left the club to sign for Strasbourg. In summer 2008, he was promoted to the first team.[4] He made his debut against Bastia on 1 December 2009 in the Championnat National[5] playing 44 minutes.[6]

On 20 May 2011, he signed a five-year contract with Swiss Super League side Sion. He was released on 31 January 2012 and subsequently returned to France to sign a four-year deal with Tours.[7]

Angers

On 16 June 2015, Ketkeophomphone signed with Angers, who had just been promoted to Ligue 1.[8] He was the first footballer of Southeast Asian descent to have played in the top division of French football. On 4 October, he scored his first goal for Angers against Bastia.[9] He played 38 games that season, scoring 6 goals.

In his second season, he sustained a knee injury, restricting him to only five games, but still managed to score a goal.

Auxerre

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Ketkeophomphone moved down a division and joined Auxerre.[10]

Cholet

On 20 November 2019, Ketkeophomphone joined Championnat National side Cholet.[11]

Dunkerque

On 1 July 2020, Ketkeophomphone joined Ligue 2 side Dunkerque on a two-year deal.[12] He left the club in January 2022.[13]

Pahang

On 28 January 2022, Ketkeophomphone signed with Malaysian club Sri Pahang.[14]

International career

Born to Laotian refugee parents who fled to France in the 1980s, Ketkeophomphone has expressed interest in representing Laos internationally.[15] In 2021, he was called up to the Laotian squad for the 2020 AFF Cup.[16] Ketkeophomphone made his debut for Laos on 6 December 2021 in the AFF Cup against Vietnam.[17]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 15 December 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Laos 202140
Total40

References
  1. "Billy Ketkeophomphone: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. "Billy Ketkeophomphone Racing Club de Strasbourg". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. Billy Ketkeophomphone - Racing Club de Strasbourg - racingstub.com
  4. Racing club de Strasbourg - Billy Ketkeophomphone
  5. Strasbourg - Bastia : Les groupes
  6. La fiche de Billy Ketkeophomphone. Football - L'Equipe.fr
  7. "Ketkeophomphone à Tours". SoFoot (in French). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  8. "Billy Ketkeophomphone to Angers official (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  9. But Billy KETKEOPHOMPHONE (41') / Angers SCO - SC Bastia (1-0) - (SCO - SCB) / 2015-16. Ligue 1 Uber Eats. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. "Mercato : Boucher part à Angers, Michel et Ketkeophomphone arrivent". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE SIGNE AU SO CHOLET". socholet.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  12. "BILLY KETKEOPHOMPHONE S'ENGAGE AVEC L'USLD!". usldunkerque.com (in French).
  13. Waymel, Dorian (6 January 2022). "Officiel – Loïc Kouagba et Billy Ketkeophomphone quittent Dunkerque" [Official – Loïc Kouagba and Billy Ketkeophomphone leave Dunkerque]. MaLigue2 (in French). Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  14. "Another french-connection, selamat datang ke Sri Pahang FC, Billy Ketkeophomphone!" (Press release) (in Malay). Sri Pahang. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  15. Denmat, Théo. "Billy Ketkeophonphone: "J'ai un prénom, c'est juste Billy"". SoFoot.com (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. Ghanem, Boris. "AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 : un an plus tard…". Lucarne opposée (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  17. "Laos vs. Vietnam - Football Match Summary - December 6, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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