Alexandre Barthe

Alexandre Barthe

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Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Jean-Luc Barthe
Date of birth	(1986-03-05) March 5, 1986
Place of birth	Avignon, France
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Grasshoppers
Number	5
Youth career
	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Saint-Étienne B	74	(0)
2006–2008	Rodez AF	70	(7)
2008–2011	Litex Lovech	72	(5)
2011–2015	Ludogorets Razgrad	73	(8)
2015–	Grasshoppers	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2015

Alexandre Barthe (born March 5, 1986) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Grasshopper Club Zürich.

Career

Barthe started his club career with Saint-Étienne, representing however only its B-team. In 2006 he joined Rodez AF and helped the team to gain promotion to Championnat National during a 2006–07 season.

Litex Lovech

On 11 July 2008, Barthe signed a four-year contract with Bulgarian side Litex Lovech after impressing during a short trial period. He made his debut in a 3–0 away win over Slavia Sofia on 9 August, playing full 90 minutes. During his three years at Lovech Stadium, he scored 5 goals in 72 matches in the league. Barthe collected a host of honours in his Litex career, as a two consecutive A Group titles, the Bulgarian Cup and the Bulgarian Supercup.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 30 July 2011, Barthe joined Ludogorets Razgrad, signing a two-year contract. During the 2011–12 A PFG season, he formed a partnership with Ľubomír Guldan in the centre of defence and became an established first team player. In his first full season playing for Ludogorets, Barthe made 29 appearances in the A Group and ended the season winning his third consecutive league medal in Bulgaria and first with Ludogorets.l

On 13 January 2013, Barthe signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Ludogorets until 2015.

On 13 March 2014, Barthe suffered a severe injury in a game against Valencia of the Europa League. He was out for two months and made his return to the pitch in Ludogorets's away match at Levski Sofia on 11 May. At the end of the season, Barthe became the first foreign player to win five consecutive A PFG titles, as Ludogorets clinched their third championship in a row. He won a 6th title in succession in mid May 2015

Grasshopper Club Zürich

On 12 June 2015, Barthe signed a three year conract with the Swiss record champion Grasshopper Club Zürich.

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rodez AF	2006–07	33	6	4	2	—		37	8
	2007–08	37	1	1	0	—		38	1
	Total	70	7	5	2	—		75	9
Litex Lovech	2008–09	24	0	5	0	4	0	33	0
	2009–10	27	2	0	0	2	0	29	2
	2010–11	21	3	2	0	4	0	27	3
	Total	72	5	7	0	10	0	89	5
Ludogorets Razgrad	2011–12	29	3	3	0	—		32	3
	2012–13	14	3	2	0	2	0	18	3
	2013–14	17	0	3	1	9	0	29	1
	2014–15	13	2	5	1	2	0	20	3
	Total	73	8	13	2	13	0	99	10
Career Total		215	20	25	4	23	0	263	24

Honours

• Litex Lovech
  • Bulgarian A Group. (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Bulgarian Cup. (1): 2009
  • Bulgarian Supercup. (1): 2010
• Ludogorets Razgrad
  • Bulgarian A Group. (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
  • Bulgarian Cup. (2): 2012, 2013–14
  • Bulgarian Supercup. (2): 2012, 2014

External links

• Profile at footballdatabase.eu