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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Steve Marlet
| image = Steve Marlet 2024.jpg
| caption = Marlet in 2024
| full_name = Steve Marlet<ref>{{Hugman|13143|access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|1|10|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/10113/steve-marlet |title=Steve Marlet: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Pithiviers]], Loiret, France
| height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2086/Steve-Marlet/overview |title=Steve Marlet: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1991–1996
| clubs1 = [[Red Star Saint-Ouen|Red Star]]
| caps1 = 137
| goals1 = 42
| years2 = 1996–2000
| clubs2 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| caps2 = 107
| goals2 = 25
| years3 = 2000–2001
| clubs3 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| caps3 = 36
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 2001–2005
| clubs4 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2003–2005
| clubs5 = → [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] (loan)
| caps5 = 54
| goals5 = 16
| years6 = 2005–2006
| clubs6 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2006–2007
| clubs7 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2009–2011
| clubs8 = [[CM Aubervilliers|Aubervilliers]]
| caps8 = 44
| goals8 = 13
| years9 = 2011–2012
| clubs9 = [[FC Red Star Saint-Ouen|Red Star]]
| caps9 = 20
| goals9 = 2
| totalcaps = 495
| totalgoals = 124
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]|}}
}}
'''Steve Marlet''' (born 10 January 1974) is a French former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He was [[cap (sport)|capped]] 23 times and scored six goals for the [[France national football team|France national team]], winning the [[Confederations Cup]] in 2001 and 2003 and featuring at [[Euro 2004]].

==Early life==
Marlet was born in [[Pithiviers]], Loiret.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2806.html |title=Steve Marlet |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=26 December 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career===
Marlet began his professional career with [[Red Star Saint-Ouen|Red Star]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cadier |first1=E. |last2=Moreau |first2=A. |title=Ligue 2 : Steve Marlet, directeur sportif du Red Star est originaire de Pithiviers (Loiret) |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/centre-val-de-loire/loiret/ligue-2-steve-marlet-directeur-sportif-du-red-star-est-originaire-de-pithiviers-loiret-904455.html |accessdate=2 November 2018 |website=France 3 Centre-Val de Loire |date=14 January 2016 |language=French}}</ref>

===Fulham===
Marlet held the record for [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]'s biggest transfer fee until July 2008, as the newly promoted [[Premier League]] team paid £11.5&nbsp;million to sign him in August 2001 from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]].<ref name=ind>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-worst-transfer-deals-in-premier-league-history-1706591.html?action=gallery&ino=23|title=The worst transfer deals in Premier League history|author=Simon Rice|date=23 September 2015|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=MARLET JOINS FULHAM|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/28/marlet-joins-fulham|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=28 August 2001|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref> His expectations was well received by France national team coach [[Roger Lemerre]], suggesting: "He will progress at Fulham".<ref>{{cite news|title=Right thing to do, Steve|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/29/right-thing-to-do-steve|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=29 August 2001|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref> However, he only managed eleven goals in 54 league games, as then-manager [[Jean Tigana]] was dismissed during the season. He played just one game in the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]] for Fulham, in which he scored.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3140895.stm
|title=Fulham hold on for win
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=16 August 2003 |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> He was then loaned out to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]  on 27 August, with an option to sign permanently.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2410394/Round-up-Marlet-moves-to-Marseille.html|title=Round-up: Marlet moves to Marseille|date=27 August 2003|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

While on loan, Marlet partnered [[Didier Drogba]] up front as Marseille advanced through the [[2003-04 UEFA Cup]], before losing [[2004 UEFA Cup Final|the final]] to [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3724215.stm|title=BBC SPORT - Football - Other European - Valencia 2-0 Marseille|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

Marlet's poor performances for Fulham led to chairman [[Mohamed Al-Fayed]] taking Tigana to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] for the high transfer fee. Tigana, who had ties to Lyon and had briefly been Marlet's agent, was accused of signing him for an exorbitant fee and taking a cut of the fee for himself. The charges were quickly dropped.<ref name=WSC>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/26-the-strange-case-of/5051-steve-marlet|title=When Saturday Comes - Steve Marlet|author=WSC 270 Aug 09|work=wsc.co.uk}}</ref>

===Wolfsburg and Lorient===
On 21 August 2005, after his release from Fulham, Marlet signed a one-year deal with the option for a second year, at [[VfL Wolfsburg]] of the German [[Bundesliga]]. On his arrival, manager [[Thomas Strunz]] said: "Steve Marlet is very well-known in international football, a player who is fast and versatile".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=340006&src=desktop|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131115022455/http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=340006&src=desktop|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 November 2013|title=ESPN|work=go.com}}</ref>

Marlet only scored one Bundesliga goal and was not given the second year of his contract. He trained for two weeks with [[Paris St. Germain]] before signing a one-year deal at [[FC Lorient|Lorient]], newly promoted to [[Ligue 1]]. He was attracted by the attacking style of manager [[Christian Gourcuff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11815/2387515/lorient-land-marlet|title=Lorient land Marlet|author=Patrick Haond|work=Sky Sports}}</ref>

===Later career===
After being released by Lorient, he went on trial with [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] from 6 to 30 October 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/player/21255/steve-marlet/news|title=Steve Marlet - Player Profile - Sky Sports Football|work=SkySports}}</ref> [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] and [[Stade Reims|Reims]].<ref name=WSC/>

In July 2011, he joined [[FC Red Star Saint-Ouen|Red Star]] in the third tier of French football, the [[Championnat National]], where he spent the last season of his career.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

==Career statistics==
===Club===
:Source:{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!Club!!Season!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Red Star F.C.|Red Star]]
|1990–91
|0||0
|-
|1991–92
|7||1
|-
|1992–93
|31||5
|-
|1993–94
|40||9
|-
|1994–95
|24||11
|-
|1995–96
|35||16
|-
!Total
!137!!42
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
|1996–97
|24||3
|-
|1997–98
|18||6
|-
|1998–99
|32||7
|-
|1999–2000
|33||9
|-
!Total
!106!!25
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|2000–01
|31||12
|-
|2001–02
|5||1
|-
!Total
!36!!13
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|2001–02
|25||6
|-
|2002–03
|28||4
|-
|2003–04
|1||1
|-
!Total
!54!!11
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Marseille|Marseille]]
|2003–04
|23||9
|-
|2004–05
|31||7
|-
!Total
!54!!16
|-
|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|2005–06
|21||1
|-
|[[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
|2006–07
|22||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!430!!109
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marlet goal''.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Steve Marlet
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|1.
|30 May 2001
|[[Daegu World Cup Stadium]], [[Daegu]], South Korea
|{{fb|South Korea}}
|{{center|1–0}}
|{{center|5–0}}
|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
|2.
|22 March 2002
|[[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France
|{{fb|Scotland}}
|{{center|5–0}}
|{{center|5–0}}
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
|3.
|12 October 2002
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
|{{fb|Slovenia}}
|{{center|2–0}}
|{{center|5–0}}
|[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
|4.
|12 October 2002
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis,, France
|{{fb|Slovenia}}
|{{center|3–0}}
|{{center|5–0}}
|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
|5.
|20 August 2003
|[[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]], Switzerland
|{{fb|Switzerland}}
|{{center|2–0}}
|{{center|2–0}}
|Friendly match
|-
|6.
|24 May 2004
|[[Stade de la Mosson]], [[Montpellier]], France
|{{fb|Andorra}}
|{{center|4–0}}
|{{center|4–0}}
|Friendly match
|}

==Honours==
'''Lyon'''
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2000–01 Coupe de la Ligue|2000–01]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com/coupe-de-la-ligue-revivez-la-victoire-en-2001,80123.html
|title=Coupe de la Ligue : revivez la victoire en 2001
|publisher=olympique-et-lyonnais.com
|date=19 March 2014 |accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>

'''Fulham'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2002]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2217215.stm
|title=Fulham clinch Euro glory
|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]
|date=27 August 2002 |accessdate=12 September 2018}}</ref>

'''France'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]], [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==References==
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==External links==
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