Joan Hartock

Joan Hartock (born 17 February 1987) is a Martiniquais footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for US Quevilly-Rouen. He previously played for Brest and Lyon.

Joan Hartock

Personal information
Full name	Joan Hartock
Date of birth	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	La Trinité, Martinique
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2004	US Robert
2004–2005	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2011	Lyon	0	(0)
2011–2017	Brest	77	(0)
2017–2018	Quevilly-Rouen	32	(0)
International career
2004	Martinique	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Hartock began his football career with Martinique club US Robert. He moved to French giants Olympique Lyonnais in 2004, still only 17 years old. He played mainly for Lyon's B team in the CFA, and was the first team's third keeper for a number of years. He was released in 2011, having never made an official first team appearance for Lyon in his seven-year spell at the club.

In his spell of free agency, Hartock had trials with Aston Villa,^[2] Nantes,^[3] Neuchâtel Xamax^[3] and OGC Nice.^[4]

Brest

On 11 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Stade Brestois 29.^[5] He made his début for Brest in a Coupe de France match against Niort on 7 January 2012,^[6] his first competitive first-team appearance for any side in French football. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Hartock signed a two-year contract extension with Brest. He made a further three Coupe de France appearances in the 2012–13 season, along with his début Ligue 1 match, a 2–1 defeat to Lille on 31 March 2013.

Hartock was the first-choice keeper for Brest in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Ligue 2 seasons, playing in 36 games in each season. However he was replaced by manager Jean-Marc Furlan in May 2017 after two poor home performances. At the end of the 2016–17 season he was released from the final year of his contract.^[7]

Quevilly-Rouen

Immediately after leaving Brest, Hartock signed with newly-promoted Ligue 2 side US Quevilly-Rouen.^[8] He made 32 appearances, but the club were relegated at the end of the first season, and Hartock left due to budget constraints.^[9][10]

References

1. "Player profile". L'Équipe.fr. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
2. "Hartock à l'essai à Aston Villa". L'Equipe (in French). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
3. "Brest teste Hartock". L'Equipe (in French). 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
4. "Lyon : Hartock tente sa chance à Nice". topmercato.com (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2013.
5. "Brest : Officiel pour Hartock". mercato365.com (in French). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
6. "Joan Hartock: entre football, cuisine et cinéma". Le Télégramme (in French). 14 January 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
7. "Joan Hartock quitte le Stade brestois" (in French). Ouest France. 20 June 2017.
8. "Joan Hartock quitte le Stade Brestois et s'engage avec Quevilly-Rouen" (in French). L'Équipe. 19 June 2017.
9. "Richard Samnick à QRM : C'est Signé !". US Quevilly-Rouen. 21 June 2018.
10. "Le Match SOC A - Quevilly Rouen" (in French). SO Cholet. 15 August 2018.

External links

• Joan Hartock at Soccerway