Biography

Career in numbers

• 264gamesin the league
• 14goalsin the league
• 14seasonsas a pro
• 3trophieswon

• 2002-2011AJ AuxerreYouth club2 Coupe de France titles201 games
• 2011-2014AS Saint-ÉtienneCoupe de la Ligue 201334 games
• 2014-2016FC SochauxLigue 229 games

Born in Rouen in 1981, the son of former SC Bastia player Bruno Mignot, he came through the AJ Auxerre academy.

1. Aged 14

   He joins the AJ Auxerre academy.

2. 1998 · 1999

   With the football section of the Lycée Fourier in Auxerre, he wins the Jean-Leroy challenge twice.

3. 2000

   He wins the Coupe Gambardella with Auxerre's youth team.

4. 2002

   First professional contract and Ligue 1 debut, against Montpellier.

Nine seasons at the heart of the Auxerre defence: 201 league games, 11 goals and two Coupe de France titles.

1. 2003 · 2005

   He wins the Coupe de France with Auxerre.

2. 2005

   He is a Trophée des Champions finalist.

3. 2010-2011

   He plays in the Champions League with Jean Fernandez's Auxerre, against Real Madrid, AC Milan and Ajax.

4. October 2010

   In Amsterdam, he is sent off during the warm-up for dissent: a first in the competition's history, reported across Europe.

• 201league games
• 11goals
• 2Coupe de France titles

Three seasons with Les Verts, crowned by the Coupe de la Ligue.

1. August 2011

   He signs a three-year deal with AS Saint-Étienne.

2. 2013

   He wins the Coupe de la Ligue.

• 34league games
• 1goal
• 1Coupe de la Ligue title

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

2014-2016

Two seasons in Ligue 2, passing on his experience to Sochaux's young players.

1. June 2014

   He joins FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, "there to pass on" his experience.

2. 2016

   He ends his career with the Sochaux reserve team.

• 29league games
• 2goals

He made screens and images his business, without ever straying far from the pitch.

1. 2012

   Still a player, he launches Coffee Presse in Saint-Étienne, a newspaper cover for cafés.

2. 2018

   He founds VisionAir LED Technology in Auxerre.

3. Today

   With VisionAir LED Technology and VisionAir LED Tech: advertising screens in Auxerre and Monéteau, giant screen rental and sales for stadiums, fan zones and concerts.

4. Since 2017

   He is a guest on the 100% AJA and 100% Sainté shows on ICI (formerly France Bleu).

5. 2025 · 2026

   He plays again at Djibril Cissé's testimonial at the Abbé-Deschamps, is announced for the Match des Héros, then the FFF invites him to the Coupe de France draw at Roland-Garros.

Games per season

League games38 matchdays a season

Season	Club	Games	Starts	Goals
2002-200302-03	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	5	2	0
2003-200403-04	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	10	8	0
2004-200504-05	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	25	24	2
2005-200605-06	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	28	28	3
2006-200706-07	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	27	27	1
2007-200807-08	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	28	25	1
2008-200908-09	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	31	31	0
2009-201009-10	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	32	28	1
2010-201110-11	AJ AuxerreAJAL1	17	16	3
2011-201211-12	AS Saint-ÉtienneASSEL1	25	25	1
2012-201312-13	AS Saint-ÉtienneASSEL1	7	7	0
2013-201413-14	AS Saint-ÉtienneASSEL1	2	0	0
2014-201514-15	FC SochauxFCSML2	25	25	2
2015-201615-16	FC SochauxFCSML2	4	3	0

Source: worldfootball.net (league games only).

Transfers and contracts

• 2000Youth contractAJ Auxerresigned with Daniel RollandAcademy
• 2002First professional contractAJ Auxerresigned with Guy RouxPro
• Jan 2004Extension until 2009AJ AuxerreExtended
• Aug 2011AJ Auxerre →to AS Saint-ÉtienneThree-year contract≈ €1.5m
• June 2014AS Saint-Étienne →to FC SochauxEnd of contract, two seasons in Ligue 2Free
• 2016RetirementEnd of contract at Sochaux, with the reservesRetired

Injuries

3injuries 61days out 9games missed

• Oct 2012Hip or thigh injury4 to 21 October · Ligue 117 days2 games
• Dec 2012Ankle sprain7 to 31 December · Ligue 124 days4 games
• Nov 2013Thigh muscle strain22 November to 12 December · Ligue 120 days3 games

Source: Foot Mercato, records kept since 2012 only.