Eric Carrière

Date of birth24 May 1973
Place of birthFoix
NationalityFrench
Weight64 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionMidfielder

This experienced midfielder came on the international scene at a relatively late age, making his debut for France in the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in the 2001 close season when he scored two goals in his second game against Mexico and featured from the subs bench in the final against Japan. Having joined Nantes as an 18-year old he was a member of the team that won the French Cup in 1999 and 2000 and the League title in 2001 before joining Lyon during the close season.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Nantes 01 Jul 1996
Olympique Lyonnais

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Nantes UEFA Cup 2
2000-01 Nantes French Championnat 32
1
4
1
2000-01 Nantes UEFA Cup 8
1
2001-02 Nantes French Championnat 1
2001-02 Olympique Lyonnais French Championnat 24
3
3
2
2001-02 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Champions League 5
4
2001-02 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Cup 3
1
1
2002-03 Olympique Lyonnais French Championnat 33
4
6
1
2002-03 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Champions League 6
2
2002-03 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Cup 1
2003-04 Olympique Lyonnais French Championnat 18
10
2
2003-04 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Champions League 1
5
2004-05 RC Lens French Championnat 31
2
3
2
2005-06 RC Lens French Championnat 14
11
2005-06 RC Lens UEFA Intertoto Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
25 Nov 1999 Arsenal v Nantes L 3-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
09 Dec 1999 Nantes v Arsenal D 3-3
Agg: 3-6
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
29 Jul 2000 Nantes v RC Lens L 0-2 French Championnat 1
04 Aug 2000 AS Monaco v Nantes W 2-5 French Championnat 2
12 Aug 2000 Guingamp v Nantes W 0-1 French Championnat 3
19 Aug 2000 Nantes v Olympique Marseille W 3-2 French Championnat 4
26 Aug 2000 Toulouse v Nantes D 1-1 French Championnat 5
06 Sep 2000 Nantes v Bordeaux L 0-5 French Championnat 6
09 Sep 2000 Auxerre v Nantes D 2-2 French Championnat 7
14 Sep 2000 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v Nantes W 0-1 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
17 Sep 2000 Nantes v Olympique Lyonnais L 0-1 French Championnat 8
23 Sep 2000 Paris St Germain v Nantes L 2-1 French Championnat 9
28 Sep 2000 Nantes v Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih W 5-0
Agg: 6-0
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
01 Oct 2000 Nantes v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 10
14 Oct 2000 Strasbourg v Nantes W 0-5 French Championnat 11
21 Oct 2000 Nantes v Rennes W 1-0 French Championnat 12
26 Oct 2000 Nantes v MTK Budapest W 2-1 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
29 Oct 2000 Sedan v Nantes L 2-0 French Championnat 13
04 Nov 2000 Nantes v Metz W 2-0 French Championnat 14
09 Nov 2000 MTK Budapest v Nantes W 0-1
Agg: 1-3
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
18 Nov 2000 Nantes v Troyes W 4-0 French Championnat 16
23 Nov 2000 Nantes v Lausanne W 4-3 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
26 Nov 2000 Saint Etienne v Nantes W 0-2 French Championnat 17
29 Nov 2000 Nantes v AS Monaco W 3-1 French Championnat 18
03 Dec 2000 Nantes v Guingamp W 2-1 French Championnat 19
07 Dec 2000 Lausanne v Nantes W 1-3
Agg: 4-7
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
10 Dec 2000 Olympique Marseille v Nantes L 2-0 French Championnat 20
17 Dec 2000 Nantes v Toulouse W 3-2 French Championnat 21
21 Dec 2000 Bordeaux v Nantes W 0-2 French Championnat 22
13 Jan 2001 Nantes v Auxerre D 1-1 French Championnat 23
27 Jan 2001 Olympique Lyonnais v Nantes L 3-1 French Championnat 24
03 Feb 2001 Nantes v Paris St Germain W 1-0 French Championnat 25
07 Feb 2001 Lille v Nantes D 1-1 French Championnat 26
15 Feb 2001 FC Porto v Nantes L 3-1 UEFA Cup 4th round 1st leg
18 Feb 2001 Nantes v Strasbourg W 1-0 French Championnat 27
22 Feb 2001 Nantes v FC Porto D 0-0
Agg: 1-3
UEFA Cup 4th round 2nd leg
04 Mar 2001 Rennes v Nantes W 0-2 French Championnat 28
17 Mar 2001 Nantes v Sedan W 4-1 French Championnat 29
07 Apr 2001 Metz v Nantes W 1-2 French Championnat 30
14 Apr 2001 Nantes v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 31
29 Apr 2001 Troyes v Nantes W 0-1 French Championnat 32
12 May 2001 Nantes v Saint Etienne W 1-0 French Championnat 33
19 May 2001 RC Lens v Nantes W 1-4 French Championnat 34
25 Aug 2001 Guingamp v Nantes D 0-0 French Championnat 5


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 France B International 1
2000-01 France FIFA Confederations Cup 2
2
2
1
2001-02 France International Friendly
3
2002-03 France International Friendly 2
2
2002-03 France UEFA European Championship
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
22 Mar 2001 France v Germany L 1-2 B INTER
30 May 2001 Korea Republic v France W 0-5 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
03 Jun 2001 France v Mexico W 4-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
07 Jun 2001 France v Brazil W 2-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Semi-final
10 Jun 2001 Japan v France W 0-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
11 Nov 2001 Australia v France D 1-1 International Friendly
13 Feb 2002 France v Romania W 2-1 International Friendly
27 Mar 2002 France v Scotland W 5-0 International Friendly
21 Aug 2002 Tunisia v France D 1-1 International Friendly
16 Oct 2002 Malta v France W 0-4 UEFA European Championship Group 1
20 Nov 2002 France v Serbia and Montenegro W 3-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.