Soccer. Coupe de France: Alban Dupa, from AS Monaco in Dinan-Léhon – football
Coupe de France (8th round). Dinan-Léhon FC (N3) – US Saint-Malo (N2), this Saturday (6 p.m.), in Lamballe
Far from clichés, the life of a footballer is often full of twists and turns, opportunities seized or missed and especially travel, to the four corners of France or abroad. At 23, Alban Dupa knew Monaco, his training club, Belgium, with Saint-Trond, Orléans, and therefore Dinan-Léhon, now, with whom he faces Saint-Malo, this Saturday, in the eighth round of the Coupe de France. A sinuous trajectory which speaks of the harshness of a milieu, even for those who won the Gambardella with Kylian Mbappé. “I still manage to hear from time to time,” smiles the striker. On a pendant shared the same room one season ”.
Orleans then the DH
Far from PSG but still close to the ball, the son of Patrick, former professional in Sochaux and top scorer in Ligue 2 with Épinal, gradually regains a taste for the game after a season at home, in Royan, with Saint-Jean-d’Angély (DH). “I felt the need to come back after my stay in Orleans,” explains the native of Bordeaux. There, after a first half of the season with the reserve (11 goals and 10 assists), I had to integrate the first team in Ligue 2. I participated in the friendly matches but behind, I was barred by Karim Ziani ”.
Disgusted by the pro world
After a season in DH, Dinan-Léhon knocks on his door. “Last summer, a friend who lives in the Royan region, told me about a player trained in Monaco who had returned to his parents,” says Frédéric Marquet, assistant coach. A kind, very humble boy. We offered him the project, he liked it ”. In Brittany, Alban Dupa has found a new family. “Everyone has their hearts on their hands, appreciates the Girondin. I found a great club ”.
A club in which he flourishes, far from a professional environment which has made him a little sickened. “There are a lot of pass rights, regrets the left-hander. The agents take over all the time and it becomes big nonsense. Football is lost. I know so many great players who didn’t make it because there was such and such whose coach the agent knew. You have to have a mind of steel and be ready for it. “While waiting to dive back there one day, perhaps, the former Monegasque puts on the matches in Dinan, who offers him everything he needs today.