US Orléans

Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (pronounced [ynjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv ɔʁleɑ̃]; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relegated from the prematurely-ended 2019–20 Ligue 2. Orléans plays its home matches at the Stade de la Source located within the city.

Orléans
Full nameUnion Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Nickname(s)USO
Les Guêpes (The Wasps)
Founded1976 (1976)
1889 (1889) as Arago Sport Orléanais
GroundStade de la Source,
Orléans
Capacity7,533
ManagerNicolas Usaï
LeagueChampionnat National
2021–22Championnat National, 9th of 18
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was originally called Arago Sport Orléanais and founded as the football section of a general sports club in the city. In 1976, the club adopted its current name and turned professional in 1980. The club is based at the modern 5,000 capacity all-seated Stade de la Source. The club's record attendance was 11,680 against AS Monaco in 1989 and its colours are red and yellow.

Honours

Players

Current squad
As of 12 January 2023.[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Vincent Viot
2 DF  FRA Marvin Elimbi (on loan from Strasbourg)
3 DF  GLP Steve Solvet
4 DF  FRA Stone Mambo
5 MF  SEN Ousseynou Ndiaye
7 FW  FRA Andréas Hountondji (on loan from Caen)
8 DF  COD Brandon Agounon
9 FW  FRA Johanne Akassou
10 FW  FRA Adrian Dabasse
12 DF  FRA Adrien Pagerie
13 FW  MTQ Kévin Fortuné
14 DF  GLP Nicolas Saint-Ruf (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  FRA Loïc Goujon (captain)
17 MF  FRA Ahmad Allée
19 MF  FRA Grégory Berthier
20 MF  FRA Liamine Mokdad
22 DF  FRA Jimmy Halby-Touré
24 DF  FRA Clément Akpa (on loan from Auxerre)
25 MF  FRA Lucas Bretelle
28 FW  FRA Esteban Lepaul
30 GK  FRA Théo Vermot
31 FW  FRA Hugo Colella
32 DF  FRA Modibo Camara
35 FW  FRA Oumar Gassama

Reserve team
As of 12 January 2021[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  FRA Owen Matimbou
— DF  FRA Naïm Ighbane
— DF  FRA Ernest Nsengo
— DF  FRA Benjamin Bassong
— DF  FRA Hugo Collela
— FW  FRA Omar Benyounes
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  FRA Victor Boron
— MF  FRA Djibril Bohanne
— FW  FRA Jules Varvat
— FW  FRA Sofiane Belkheir
— FW  FRA Steevy Nogbou

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Orléans in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1976. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or have represented their respective national team during their stint at the club or after the player's departure.

Managers

References
  1. "Effectif Pro USO 2020/2021". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. "Attribution des numéros de maillots pour la saison 20-21". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "EQUIPE NATIONAL 3" (in French). US Orléans.
  4. "Orléans - Carrière : "On a tout à gagner"" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 February 2020.
  5. "Orléans : Le club se sépare de ses entraîneurs (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.
  6. "National. Claude Robin est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 June 2020.
  7. "National. Claude Robin n'entraînera pas l'US Orléans la saison prochaine" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 May 2021.
  8. "Orléans : Xavier Collin est le nouvel entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.ocm. 31 May 2021.
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