Nicolas Maurice-Belay

Nicolas Maurice-Belay is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born on 19 April 1985 in Sucy-en-Brie, in the Val-de-Marne department near Paris. He joined the training centre of AS Monaco in 2001 and made his first-team appearance in 2005, then spent the following season on loan at Sedan. In 2007 he moved to Sochaux, where he stayed for four seasons, before signing for Bordeaux on a free transfer in June 2011. He left Bordeaux when his contract expired at the end of the 2016-17 season. In February 2019 he joined the fourth-tier club Bergerac Périgord, reportedly after the chairman's son noticed that he was a free agent while playing the video game Football Manager 2019. He announced his retirement from playing in autumn 2019. His one listed honour is the 2012-13 Coupe de France, won with Bordeaux.