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{{short description|French Guianan international footballer (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roy Contout
| image = Roy Contout.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = 
| fullname =
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1985|2|11}}
| birth_place = [[Cayenne]], [[French Guiana]]
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 2002–2004 
| years2 = 2004–2007 
| years3 = 2007–2009 
| years4 = 2009–2012
| years5 = 2012–2014
| years6 = 2014–2015
| years7 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = [[AS Beauvais Oise|Beauvais]] 
| clubs2 = [[FC Metz|Metz]] 
| clubs3 = [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] 
| clubs4 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| clubs5 = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
| clubs6 = [[Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz|Mouscron-Péruwelz]]
| clubs7 = [[Renaissance Sportive de Berkane|RS Berkane]]
| caps1 = 16  
| caps2 = 39  
| caps3 = 56  
| caps4 = 99  
| caps5 = 55 
| caps6 = 15
| caps7 = 20
| goals1 = 0  
| goals2 = 1  
| goals3 = 7  
| goals4 = 11 
| goals5 = 5  
| goals6 = 0  
| goals7=  1
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]]
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| pcupdate = July 7, 2017
| ntupdate = July 7, 2017
}}

'''Roy Contout''' (born 11 February 1985) is a French Guianan [[association football|footballer]].<ref>[https://www.sofoot.com/j-etais-pret-a-partir-au-combat-avec-herve-renard-223014.html «J'ÉTAIS PRÊT À PARTIR AU COMBAT AVEC HERVÉ RENARD»] sofoot.com</ref>

== Career ==
Contout began his career with [[AS Beauvais Oise|Beauvais]] and signed in the summer 2004 for [[FC Metz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcmetz.com/fich_joueur.asp?num=92|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007071116/http://fcmetz.com/fich_joueur.asp?num=92|title=Profile on FCMetz.com|archivedate=October 7, 2006}}</ref> After three years with Metz, Contout signed for [[Amiens SC]] in summer 2007.
On 16 July 2009 [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] signed the striker on a free transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aja.fr/siteofficiel/article.asp?NUM=3568|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720194943/http://www.aja.fr/siteofficiel/article.asp?NUM=3568|title=Communiqué officiel : Roy CONTOUT signe à l'AJA|archivedate=July 20, 2009}}</ref> During his time with Auxerre, he scored a memorable double at high-flying Lille in a 2–1 victory on 28 February 2010.<ref>[http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/contout-double-downs-lille.htm Contout Double Downs Lille]</ref> He also played in the [[UEFA Champions League]] before leaving for [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] on 13 July 2012 after Auxerre's relegation from [[Ligue 1]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/ligue-1/2011-2012/contout-quits-auxerre_sto3346554/story.shtml|title=Contout quits Auxerre|date=13 July 2012}}</ref>

After 2 seasons in yellow, the next club for Contout was [[Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz|Mouscron-Péruwelz]] of [[Belgium]], whom he joined on 1 September 2014 after being released following Sochaux's relegation to [[Ligue 2]]. Following his release from Mouscron in 2015, Contout joined Moroccan side [[Renaissance Sportive de Berkane|RS Berkane]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a7512115161933408109-info-fm-roy-contout-a-trouve-un-nouveau-club|title=Info FM : Roy Contout a trouvé un nouveau club|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54480/Roy_Contout.html|title=Contout, Roy|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=22 February 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 9 June 2012 || [[Stade de Baduel]], [[Cayenne]], [[French Guiana]] || {{fb|SUR}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 29 March 2016 || [[Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama]], [[Remire-Montjoly]], French Guiana || {{fb|CUB}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[2017 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3. || 19 June 2016 || Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana || {{fb|HAI}} || align=center | '''5'''–2 || align=center | 5–2 || 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
|-
| 4. || 7 July 2017 || [[Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)|Red Bull Arena]], [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]], [[United States]] || {{fb|CAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–3 || align=center | 2–4 || [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A|2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|}

==Honors==
'''French Guiana'''
*[[Caribbean Cup]] bronze:[[2017 Caribbean Cup|2017]]<ref>[http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2017/frenchguianavsmartinique6252017.html French Guiana vs Martinique]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170510152414/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-Mens-Caribbean-Cup-Regulation-English-Feb-2016-ENG.pdf 2016 Mens Caribbean Cup Regulation English]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LFP|id=contout-roy}}

{{French Guiana squad 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Cayenne]]
[[Category:French people of French Guianan descent]]
[[Category:French Guianan men's footballers]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:AS Beauvais Oise players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:FC Metz players]]
[[Category:Amiens SC players]]
[[Category:AJ Auxerre players]]
[[Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:French Guiana men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:Belgian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Royal Excel Mouscron players]]
[[Category:Botola players]]
[[Category:RS Berkane players]]
[[Category:21st-century French sportsmen]]

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