Rémi Desbonnet

Rémi Desbonnet
Rémi Desbonnet
Personal information
Born	28 February 1992 (age 32); Montpellier, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Montpellier Handball
Number	92
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2012–2013	Montpellier Handball
2013–2022	USAM Nîmes Gard
2022–	Montpellier Handball
National team 1
Years	Team
2021–	France
Medal record
World Championship
European Championship
	1 National team caps and goals correct ; as of 5 June 2024

Rémi Desbonnet (born 28 February 1992) is a French handballer for Montpellier Handball and the French national team.^[1]

Career

Desbonnet started playing handball at his hometown club Montpellier Handball. His senior debut came in 2012 where he was the back-up goalkeeper to Mickaël Robin. In this season he won the French Cup and finished 3rd in the league.

When Thierry Omeyer joined the club in 2013, Desbonnet was pushed back in the pecking order, and therefore he joined USAM Nîmes Gard.^[2] In the 2017/2018 season he reached the final of the French cup with the club.

In 2022 he returned to his boyhood club on a two year deal.^[3]

National team

He debuted for the French national on May 2nd 2021 against Greece.

Honours

Coupe de France
- Winner: 2013

References

^ "Desbonnet, Remi". EHF. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "D1M: Rémi Desbonnet à Nîmes pour trois saisons" (in French). www.handzone.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^ "Rémi Desbonnet kehrt 2022 zu Montpellier zurück" [Rémi Desbonnet returns to Montpellier in 2022] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 22 August 2022.