Frédéric Piquionne

Early career

In 1995 at age 17, Piquionne played in the youth teams of Paris FC at Charenton. Not really convincing, he left the city to settle in Martinique, in Fort-de-France. There, he played football in the Division d'Honneur for amateur club Golden Star and then joined JS Morne Blanc. For three years he worked as a shoe salesman in a store located in downtown Fort-de-France. However, his impressive performances encouraged his coach Jules Eustache (a former intern at the National Institute of Football and professional footballer) to direct him towards Nîmes. The club recruited him during the summer of 2000 and offered him his first professional contract. During the following summer and after an excellent season in Ligue 2 with Nîmes, he caught the eye of Ligue 1's Rennes. The first time he played in the French first division was 28 July 2001 against Auxerre (0–5). In his first season in the first division, Piquionne scored 3 goals in 20 matches. In his second season, 2002–03, he scored ten goals under the coaching of Vahid Halilhodžić. New coach László Bölöni then arrived, and the rapport between them was poor, ending the 2003–04 season less than satisfactorily.

Saint-Étienne

Newly promoted club Saint-Étienne were interested in him, and he did not have any hesitation accepting the chance to play for this new team. In the summer of 2004, Élie Baup was hired as manager and brought in Piquionne on a five-year deal. He wore the number 9, "a number that…

Instead of representing FIFA member New Caledonia in Oceania, Piquionne represented Martinique. He may have been called during the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification but he did not play the final tournament. As Martinique is not a member of FIFA, he was eligible to play for France for whom he was called up in a squad to play Lithuania on 24 March 2007 in a Euro 2008 qualifying match, but did not play. He made his international debut for France in a friendly against Austria on 28 March 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute for Abou Diaby at the Stade de France. He played for France B against Slovakia in August 2007, but never represented the senior team again. Piquionne also represented Martinique at the 2012 Caribbean Cup, where he scored in the nation's opening game, a 1–0 victory over Cuba. In total, he played five matches and scored two goals in the tournament.

Following his departure from Mumbai City and retirement from playing, Piquionne returned to Creteil as a coach in January 2016. In November 2021, he was appointed as assistant at FA Women's Super League side Everton. In February 2022, he left the club following the sacking of Jean-Luc Vasseur.

Piquionne was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia.