Billy Ketkeophomphone


Billy Ketkeophomphone is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for SO Cholet.

Career

Early career

Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Ketkeophomphone began his career with Racing Paris, before joining Clairefontaine football school in 2006. After one year, he left the club to sign for RC Strasbourg. In summer 2008, he was promoted to the first team. He made his debut against SC Bastia on 1 December 2009 in the National playing 44 minutes.
On 20 May 2011, he signed a five-year contract with Swiss Super League side FC Sion. On 31 January 2012, Ketkeophomphone and Sion mutually agreed to terminate the player's contract. The player subsequently returned to France to sign a four-year deal with Tours.

Angers

On 16 June 2015, Ketkeophomphone signed with promoted side Angers SCO. He was the first footballer of Southeast Asian descent to have played in Ligue 1. On 4 October, he was the first footballer to score a goal in Ligue 1 against FC Bastia. He played 38 Ligue 1 games that season, scoring 6 goals.
In his second season he sustained a knee injury restricting him to only five games, but still managed to score one goal.

Auxerre

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Ketkeophomphone joined Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre.

Cholet

On 20 November 2019, Ketkeophomphone joined Championnat National side SO Cholet.

Personal life

Born to Laotian parents who moved to France in the 1980s, Ketkeophomphone has expressed interest in representing Laos internationally.