Cyril Théréau

Cyril Théréau (; born 24 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Orléans and Angers in France, Charleroi (two stints) and Anderlecht in Belgium, Steaua București in Romania, and Chievo, Udinese, Fiorentina and Cagliari in Italy.

Career

Early career At senior level, Théréau started playing for Gap FC in the "Honneur régional" league in France's seventh tier.

He joined fourth-tier side US Orléans in 2004 where he scored 12 goals in 10 matches. In his first professional match, a Coupe de France round of 32 tie at Stade Vélodrome on 8 January 2005, he netted the third goal as Angers won 3–2 against Marseille who at the time fielded Fabien Barthez in goal.

In his second season at Angers, with whom he had been relegated to the third-division Championnat National, he attained 8 goals in 29 league matches.

Charleroi In summer 2006, Théréau joined Charleroi. Having bagged three goals in his first four matches, he left the club in the same transfer period. He was used in all six matches in the group stage without scoring as FCSB failed to progress from the group which also included Real Madrid and Lyon. Théréau became a fan favourite at the club and this did not change when he was sent off in the Bucharest derby against Dinamo.

Anderlecht On 26 June 2007, Théréau agreed to a four-year deal with Belgian champions R.S.C. Anderlecht for a transfer fee of about €3 million. On 29 February 2008, he struck a brace against title contenders Club Brugge.

Charleroi secured Théréau's services permanently on 9 June 2008 on a three-year contract. On 10 March 2010, he reached a hat-trick in a 4–1 defeat of relegation rivals Lokeren – his club's first win of the year – which all but guaranteed Charleroi's Belgian Pro league status.

Chievo On 24 August 2010, Théréau signed for Chievo Verona in the Italian Serie A. In October 2010, he scored his first goal against Cesena.

By the end of his spell with Chievo, having spent four seasons there, he had made 129 appearances in all competitions for the club and with 26 league goals he was the Chievo's most prolific foreign goalscorer of all time.

Udinese During the 2014 summer transfer window, Théréau signed for Udinese Calcio on an annual salary of €700,000. In his first season, he scored 10 goals.

On 23 August 2015, he scored the decisive goal as Udinese beat Juventus 1–0. It was the first time in history Juventus lost on their home debut. He completed the 2015–16 season scoring 11 goals and contributing three assists in 36 league matches for his club.

Fiorentina On 31 August 2017, Théréau signed a new contract with another Serie A club Fiorentina, after three years with Udinese.

Cagliari loan On 31 January 2019, Théréau joined Cagliari on loan until 30 June 2019.

Style of play

Théréau has skills for striking and positioning. During his tenure in the Belgian First Division, he was noted for a goal after dribbling from the middle of the pitch to the penalty box. He is a technical player.

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