Cissé, netted two goals in the match for the opposition. On 31 August 2007, it was reported that Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian were close to signing Le Tallec. However, the player ended up moving to Ligue 1 team Le Mans Union Club 72, on loan for the entire season with a view to a permanent deal for approximately £1.1 million pounds. In July 2008, Le Mans decided to make the loan permanent, signing Le Tallec to a four-year contract. On 27 June 2010, following their top flight relegation, he reached an agreement with fellow league club AJ Auxerre for a four-year deal, worth €3 million. Atromitos On 19 July 2015, Le Tallec signed with Atromitos F.C. for two years. He cited the possibility of playing in the UEFA Europa League as the main reason for his signature. Later years On 3 July 2017, the 32-year-old Le Tallec joined FC Astra Giurgiu in the Romanian Liga I. He returned to his country in the following transfer window, moving to Ligue 2's US Orléans. In September 2019, Le Tallec signed with Annecy FC. He retired from professional football in May 2021 after a twenty-year career. Personal life Le Tallec's younger brother, Damien, is also a footballer. Another French youth international who was groomed at Le Havre, he started his professional career in Germany with Borussia Dortmund. Career statistics Honours Club Liverpool UEFA Champions League: 2004–05 Sochaux Coupe de France: 2006–07 International France U17 FIFA U-17 World Championship: 2001 Individual FIFA U-17 World Championship Silver Ball: 2001 References External links 1984 births Living people People from Hennebont Sportspeople from Morbihan Footballers from Brittany French footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Le Havre AC players AS Saint-Étienne players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Le Mans FC players AJ Auxerre players Valenciennes FC players US Orléans players FC Annecy players Premier League players Liverpool F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Super League Greece players Atromitos F.C. players Liga I players FC Astra Giurgiu players France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Romania