Laurent Ciman

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Laurent Ciman
Ciman 2020.jpg
Ciman with Toronto FC in 2020
Personal information
Full name Laurent Franco Ciman [1]
Date of birth (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Farciennes, Belgium
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Charleroi 85 (3)
2008–2010 Club Brugge 16 (0)
2009–2010Kortrijk (loan) 34 (2)
2010–2015 Standard Liège 152 (6)
2015–2017 Montreal Impact 85 (2)
2018 Los Angeles FC 22 (3)
2018 Dijon 9 (0)
2019–2020 Toronto FC 29 (0)
Total432(16)
International career
2004–2008 Belgium U21 5 (0)
2008 Belgium Olympic 1 (0)
2010–2018 Belgium 20 (1)
Managerial career
2021–2024 CF Montréal (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laurent Franco Ciman (born 5 August 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Club career

Charleroi

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Ciman with Charleroi

Ciman began his career in the youth system of Charleroi and made his first team debut in 2004. His play with Charleroi attracted the interest of the top Belgian clubs.

Club Brugge

Ciman was transferred from Charleroi to Club Brugge in June 2008 and signed a three-year contract for the Belgian team, he was loaned to Kortrijk for the 2009–10 season.

Standard Liège

On 16 June 2010, he joined Standard Liège on a four-year contract. [3] Upon joining Standard, Ciman established him as a starter and helped the club capture the 2010–11 Belgian Cup. He made 194 appearances for the club, scoring eight goals, before leaving the club in the winter of 2015.

Montreal Impact

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Ciman playing for Montreal Impact in 2017

Ciman signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact on 22 January 2015. [4] In his first season with the team, he was named MLS Defender of the Year. [5] In July 2016, he was included in the roster for the 2016 MLS All-Star Game. [6]

LAFC

On 12 December 2017, Ciman was traded to MLS expansion side Los Angeles FC in exchange for Raheem Edwards and Jukka Raitala. [7] On April 29, 2018 Ciman scored the first goal in LAFCs newly opened Banc of California Stadium on a free kick in the 93rd minute. [8]

Dijon

On 28 August 2018, Ciman joined Ligue 1 club Dijon FCO on a two-year contract. The transfer fee paid to LAFC was reported as $500,000. [9] Just 4 months later, Ciman had his contract at Dijon terminated by mutual consent. [10]

Toronto FC

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Ciman playing for Toronto FC against LA Galaxy

On 27 December 2018, he returned to MLS, signing with Toronto FC. [11] Following the 2020 season, Toronto chose not to renew his contract. [12]

International career

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Ciman with the Belgium national team

Ciman was a member of the Belgium squad which came fourth at the 2008 Olympics.

Ciman also played for the National U21 side and was called up by national coach Georges Leekens for the friendly match against Bulgaria on 19 May 2010, during which he made his debut.

On 13 May 2014, Ciman was named in Belgium's squad for the 2014 World Cup. [13] He was unused in the tournament, in which Belgium reached the quarter-finals. In the next major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016 he was also part of the squad. This time, he played in the opening game of the competition, a 2–0 defeat to Italy. [14]

In May 2018, he was named as an alternate for Belgium’s squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. [15]

Coaching career

On February 24, 2021 CF Montréal announced Ciman as a new assistant coach for the club. [16] Ciman and Montréal parted ways in December 2024. [17]

Personal

Ciman is married to Diana and has two children, a daughter named Nina and a son named Achille. His daughter has autism, and he moved to Montreal in 2015, as the city had better supports for his daughter than his native Belgium. [18] [19] He continued to live in the city even while playing for Toronto. [20] In 2020, Ciman obtained Canadian Permanent Residency status, allowing him to be counted as a domestic player for MLS purposes. [21]

Career statistics

International

Source: [22]

Belgium
YearAppsGoals
201020
201160
201410
201671
201730
201810
Total201
Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ciman goal. [23]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 June 2016 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium11Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3–23–2 Friendly

Honors

Club Brugge

Standard Liège

Montreal Impact

Toronto FC

Individual

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