Gael Clichy

Gael Dimitri Clichy – born 26 July 1985 – is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Clichy was born in the city of Toulouse and began his football career playing for a host of amateur clubs in the Haute-Garonne departement such as JS Cugnaux, AS Muret, and Tournefeuille.

In 2001, he moved to the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region to play for professional club Cannes.

Clichy made his professional debut for the club in the 2002–03 season while the club was playing in the Championnat National, the third level of French football.

After three seasons with Cannes, in 2003, he was convinced by manager and countryman Arsene Wenger to join Arsenal in England.

Clichy moved on in 2011 to more success with Manchester City, adding two more Premier League titles (2011–12 and 2013–14) and two League Cups (2014 and 2016).

He left England after 14 years for Turkish side ?stanbul Ba?ak?ehir in 2017, with whom he won the national league in 2020.

Clichy served as a pundit on ITV’s coverage of Euro 2024.