Nicolas Frey
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Nicolas Sébastien Frey (born 6 March 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Club career
Born in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Frey played exclusively at amateur level in his country, joining AS Cannes' youth system at the age of 10 and spending two seasons with its reserves as a senior. In 2004, aged 20, he moved to Italy with A.C. Legnano, in Serie C.
After one year, Frey signed for Serie B club Modena FC, being an important first-team member during his spell and totalling 62 league games in his last two years. In the summer of 2008, he joined A.C. ChievoVerona in a co-ownership deal along with Angelo Antonazzo, in exchange for Salvatore Bruno and Michele Troiano.[1] He made his Serie A debut on 5 October 2008 in a 0–2 home loss against ACF Fiorentina,[2] and finished his debut campaign with 21 league matches as the Verona side retained their division status.
On 17 July 2009, Chievo signed Frey on a permanent basis. During his spell with the club, he often shared right-back duties with Gennaro Sardo.[3]
Frey returned to the second division on 31 January 2018, with the 33-year-old being loaned to Venezia FC.[4] After initially leaving Chievo at the end of 2018–19, he rejoined the team on a one-year contract on 6 September 2019.[5]
Personal life
Frey's older brother, Sébastien, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was brought up at Cannes, and also played most of his career in Italy, mainly with Parma F.C. and Fiorentina.[6]
His father, Raymond, was a professional goalkeeper, while his grandfather André was a defender who played several years with Toulouse FC, reaching the France national team as Sébastien.[7]
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External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Thonon-les-Bains
- Footballers from Haute-Savoie
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- AS Cannes players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- AC Legnano players
- Modena FC 2018 players
- AC ChievoVerona players
- Venezia FC players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century French sportsmen