Édouard Duplan

Édouard Duplan, born on 13 May 1983 in Athis-Mons, Essonne, is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. He began at Choisy-le-Roi and gained recognition at Clermont Foot, and he studied philosophy at the Lycée Marcel Pagnol in Athis-Mons while still an amateur. In 2006 he moved to the Dutch club RBC Roosendaal, where he became a fan favourite, and in 2007 he went to Sparta Rotterdam, where a serious injury in his debut match cut short his first season. He joined Utrecht in the summer of 2010 and, after the 2011-12 season, won the David di Tommaso Trophy, voted by the club's supporters as its best player of the season. He later played for ADO Den Haag and the amateur club RKVV Westlandia, retired from football in 2020 and then began training to become a furniture maker.