Introduction
Stéphane Auvray (born 4 September 1981) is a retired Guadeloupean footballer who played as a midfielder. He served as captain of the Guadeloupe national team.
Playing career
Club
Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Auvray left the island at age 14 for Saint Martin and moved on to Europe to join SM Caen's youth system in 1994. With Caen, he featured with the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur. In 2002, Auvray signed with amateur club GSI Pontivy and spent two seasons at the club. In 2004, he joined Vannes OC and had a successful career at the club spending five seasons there and amassing over 150 appearances for the club. During his time with Vannes, he helped the club achieve promotion to the professional division Ligue 2. In 2009, Auvray joined Nîmes Olympique, but after six months departed the club for personal reasons.
In January 2010, he signed with Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards. He was traded to New York Red Bulls on 12 August 2011 after requesting to be transferred. New York announced in December that it would not exercise its contract option on Auvray.
In December 2012, he signed with Brunei DPMM FC together with João Moreiraas a foreign player for the 2013 S.League season. However, his stay in Brunei was brief as he was released by May 2013.
International
Auvray made his major tournament debut for Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June 2007 against Haiti. The team made it to the semi-finals but was eliminated by Mexico. Auvray renewed the experience for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, this time leading the team as captain. He scored one goal during the competition against Nicaragua. Guadeloupe qualified for the Quarter Finals but were eliminated by Costa Rica.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-07-09 | Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States |  Nicaragua |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 2010-10-24 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Puerto Rico |
3–2 | 3–2 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
Managerial career
Auvray was named manager of Saint Martin in 2019.
Honours
Team
- Champion de CFA 2005 with Vannes OC
- Champion de National with Vannes OC
- Quarter-finals French Cup against Marseille
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final 0-1 against Mexico
- Final of the French League Cup with Vannes OC against Girondins Bordeaux
- MLS playoffs Semi-finals against LA Galaxy
Individual
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team