Laurent Ciman – Football Scout

Toronto FC picks defender Laurent Ciman with top allocation selection

Ale Moreno looks at the highs and lows for Major League Soccer in 2018 ranging from die-hard fans, pitch invaders, Vikings and absolutely bonkers celebrations. Defender Laurent Ciman is returning to Major League Soccer after Toronto FC picked the former LAFC player with the No. 1 allocation spot on Thursday.
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Ciman is no stranger to playing for one of MLS’ Canadian clubs, having spent three years with Montreal Impact from 2015-17 before being traded to LAFC where he spent the majority of the 2018 season.
The 33-year-old returns to MLS after spending the end of the 2018 playing for Dijon after he was sold by LAFC to the Ligue 1 club on Aug. 28.
“We are excited…

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Laurent Ciman has told L’Equipe the image of the Major League Soccer as “a league of retirees” is “false” after moving from Los Angeles FC to Dijon.
Belgium international Ciman has signed a two-year deal with the Ligue 1 side after a three-year spell in MLS.
The defender left Standard Liege for Montreal Impact in 2015, but remained part of the Belgium squad for Euro 2016 and would have been included in the World Cup party had Vincent Kompany not been fit.
“People have an image here [in Europe] of…

MLS is not a league for ‘retirees’ – former LAFC defender Laurent Ciman

Amid a power struggle in the Western Conference of MLS, Alejandro Moreno reveals how the top six will look entering the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Laurent Ciman has told L’Equipe the image of the Major League Soccer as “a league of retirees” is “false” after moving from LAFC to Dijon.
Belgium international Ciman has signed a two-year deal with the Ligue 1 side after a three-year spell in MLS.
The defender left Standard Liege for Montreal Impact in 2015, but remained part of the Belgium squad for Euro 2016 and would have been included in the World Cup party had Vincent Kompany not been fit.
“People have an image here [in Europe] of a league…

LAFC defender Laurent Ciman closing in on Dijon transfer – sources

Amid a power struggle in the Western Conference of MLS, Alejandro Moreno reveals how the top six will look entering the MLS Cup Playoffs.
LAFC defender Laurent Ciman is on the verge of a move to Ligue 1 side Dijon, multiple sources have confirm…

Belgium international Laurent Ciman exits LAFC for move to Dijon

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LAFC center-back Laurent Ciman has left the club less than a year after moving to Los Angeles to transfer to French club Dijon.
Ciman, 33, signed a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 team. LAFC will receive a transfer fee of around $500,000, a source told ESPN FC.
Ciman’s deal with LAFC was set to expire at the end of the MLS season this winter, and he thanked the club for allowing him to leave.
“As you may have heard, we are leaving L.A. for France,” Ciman wrote on social media on Tuesday. “I want…

LAFC’s Laurent Ciman not ‘fully focused’ for derby draw with LA Galaxy – Bob Bradley

Taylor Twellman shares his takeaways from the final regular-season installment of the LA derby, a 1-1 draw between LA Galaxy and LAFC.

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LAFC manager Bob Bradley said that he kept defender Laurent Ciman out of Friday’s 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy because the player is not “fully focused at the moment” amid transfer rumors.
They secured the result despite losing center-back Danilo Silva to what a team spokesman described as hamstring tightness, and the visitors fell behind to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 14th-minute opener, but equalized in the second half thanks to Carlos Vela’s 51st-minute penalty.
And with substitute center-back Dejan…

Belgium keep faith with Vincent Kompany as Laurent Ciman sent home

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Fresh off Belgium’s 4-1 win over Costa Rica, the FC crew highlight their concerns about Roberto Martinez’s side and assess how far they can go. Belgium have sent standby defender Laurent Ciman home, showing confidence in the fitness of captain Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen ahead of their World Cup opener against Panama on Monday.
Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez will now hope veterans Kompany and Vermaelen do not suffer recurrences of the injuries that disrupted their World Cup preparation.
Kompany injured his groin in a pre-tournament friendly against Portugal, while Barcelona’s Vermaelen suffered a hamstring problem last month.
LAFC…

Montreal Impact’s Ciman Laurent ‘shocked’ by LAFC move – agent

Laurent Ciman had expected to spend the rest of his career with Impact.
Laurent Ciman was “shocked” to learn he had been traded to Los Angeles FC by Montreal Impact after expecting to see out his MLS career in Quebec, his agent has said.
Belgium international Ciman, 32, will swap Canada for California for the forthcoming MLS campaign with Raheem Edwards and Jukka Raitala moving in the opposite direction.
Ciman, who joined from Standard Liege on a three-year deal in 2015, recently had a house built in Montreal. He was informed of the situation when he spoke to agent…

Montreal Impact’s Laurent Ciman ‘shocked’ by LAFC move – agent

LAFC trades for Laurent Ciman after expansion draft

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Laurent Ciman is headed to Los Angeles FC after Tuesday’s trade.
Los Angeles FC acquired the Montreal Impact’s Laurent Ciman in a trade for two players the new MLS club acquired in the expansion draft hours earlier.
Montreal will receive defenders Jukka Raitala and Raheem Edwards, whom LAFC selected with its final two picks in the draft from Columbus and Toronto, respectively.
Ciman, 32, was named MLS defender of the year in 2015 and helped Belgium qualify for the World Cup this year.
“Laurent is a top defender who provides leadership and great distribution,”…

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