November 17, 2018. Épinal qualifies for the 8th round of the Coupe de France after extra time against Golden Lion Saint-Joseph. An additional program due to an opportunistic goal from a certain Mickaël Biron in the 93rd minute. Ismaël Gace, the Spinalian captain remembers it as if it were yesterday. “It was only him who felt the blow, on a ball released by our goalkeeper. It’s funny, we talked about it again this weekend after his double in Dunkirk. “
February 13, 2021, AS Nancy-Lorraine overthrows Dunkirk with a double from… Mickaël Biron. His 8th and 9th goals, which makes the Martinique a member of the top 5 scorers in L2. The link between these two so close eras: Épinal, more than 7,000 km from its island.
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If the Martiniquais had already tested the ground on the side of Switzerland (at Lausanne Sport in U21) and by performing a test at AC Ajaccio, it is in the city of Images that he revealed himself. In just over two years, the boy has broken down all the doors, going from Regional 1 to Ligue 2.
Who better than his former Spinalian teammates to discuss his meteoric rise? “I’m not at all surprised, we already saw his great qualities with us. I am not at all blown away by his number of goals either, as he is a player who feels the blows. He is intelligent on the pitch, with a head start to be in the right place and push the ball to the bottom, ”adds Ismaël Gace, legitimate to assess the progress of his friend (trained in Nice, he played in Ligue 1 at 43 times). “When we played Nancy in the preparation match, I had already noticed a change in him, tactically. “
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Jérémy Colin: “A hard worker”
Jérémy Colin, who also had plenty of time to defend this poison on a daily basis, highlights another facet of the character. “He’s a boy who wants to work. His efforts pay off. Even his finisher side does not surprise me. He’s a hard worker, he knew he had to work on this aspect and I think he does it well with Nancy. He is always well placed. This is what makes its strength, when a balloon drags. I can tell you he’s a boring guy to defend, he’s always on the move, lively, with good calls. You have to keep an eye on him, if you don’t follow him, you’re dead. “
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By digging a little, we found a surprised man: Paul Léonard. But more by its trajectory. “I am pleasantly surprised in the positive sense of the word that his rise is meteoric. He was still playing in the Martinique Regional 1 three years ago. That he plants so many goals, however, is not necessarily surprising. He’s an unpredictable attacker. By defending on him, you never know what he can do. It is someone who lets go, without asking a question. It works, it works, otherwise, too bad. He may also be in a context of play in Ligue 2 that suits him and from which he takes advantage. “
Marc Laurent, the young defender, joins his comrade on the unpredictable side of Biron. “He’s always been instinctive. Defending on a guy like him is not easy. He is small, fast, likes to play with his body, with his back to the goal. He has everything to succeed at the professional level. “
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