The All-Time Le Havre XI

Defenders

Benjamin Mendy (Left back)

Benjamin Mendy has been a rock for Manchester City this season

Le Havre was the club which provided full-back Benjamin Mendy with his first ever professional contract in 2011, where he spent 2 years making 64 appearances for the club before switching to Marseille. An attack-minded full-back with the pedigree of being in a Pep Guardiola team, he regularly makes powerful runs into the opposition third and is an excellent crosser of the ball. He was one of the standout performers of Monaco's title-winning campaign which resulted in a then world-record transfer to Manchester City.

Jean-Alain Boumsong (Centre Back)

Jean-Alain Boumsong

Jean-Alain Boumsong is a former French international who has played for Rangers, Newcastle United, Juventus, Lyon and Panathinaikos, winning Ligue 1 and Scottish Premiership in the process. The much-traveled footballer made his debut for Le Havre and played 40 times for the club between 1997-2000.

He was an excellent reader of the game and his playing style was characterized by his tremendous pace and physical strength. Boumsong has the distinction of receiving a Scottish League winner's medal even though he made his switch to Newcastle 5 months earlier. He made 27 appearances for the French national team.

Souleymane Diawara(Center back)

Souleyman Diawara

Diawara made his debut for Le Havre in 1998 and played for the club for 5 seasons, amassing more than 100 appearances. He spent most of his career in France, playing for Sochaux, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Nice and had a brief stint in England with Charlton Athletic.

He won 2 Ligue 1 titles and 4 Coupe de la Ligue titles(the most for any player) and went on to represent Senegal 48 times at international level. He was regarded as one of the most skillful center backs of his time but his international career was mired with controversies as he was suspended for two years due to disciplinary issues.

Pascal Chimbonda (Right Back)

Tottenham Hotspur Training Session

Pascal Chimbonda is one more player who was handed his professional debut by Le Havre and amassed over 100 appearances before getting transferred to Bastia in 2003. He joined Wigan Athletic in 2005 for their first ever top-flight campaign and was absolutely crucial for their survival.

Not as quite as tall as per the Premier League standards, he made up for it with his athleticism and such was his influence that he was named the Premier League Team of the Year. He went on to play for a host of English clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers, Queen Park Rangers, etc. He was on the bench for France in the 2006 World Cup Final and made one appearance in a friendly match for Les Blues.