Marc-Antoine Fortuné

Marc-Antoine Fortuné (born 2 July 1981) is a French Guianan professional football manager and former player who played as a striker.

Fortuné signed for Celtic in July 2009 before returning to West Brom in August 2010, this time on a permanent deal.

He broke into the Angoulême side in the 1999–2000 season and had a successful start, scoring three goals in ten appearances before the end of the campaign.

His continued goalscoring form and overall performance during this and the following season caused much speculation over his future with media reports constantly linking him with many Ligue 1 clubs.

This coupled with a constant series of injuries lead to dips in form and a low point in Fortuné's career.

He scored 10 goals in 33 Ligue 2 appearances and started to draw attention from bigger clubs around Europe including Eredivisie side FC Utrecht.

Finding himself back in the winger role he enjoyed a successful time at the club but struggled after the death of his friend, neighbour and teammate David Di Tommaso.

Fortuné moved to West Bromwich Albion in the January 2009 transfer window, joining on loan for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.

[3] He made his début for West Bromwich Albion in their 3–0 Premier League home win over Middlesbrough and scored by deflecting teammate Robert Koren's shot into the net.

Due to his big price tag and unimpressive goalscoring record, the player's stay at the Glasgow club was seen as a summation of the manager Tony Mowbray's ill-fated reign.

The new Celtic manager, Neil Lennon didn't include Fortuné in his plans and thus the striker made his last appearance for the club against his former side FC Utrecht in the Europa League.

[9] On 27 August 2010, Fortuné completed a whirlwind return to The Hawthorns on a permanent basis after the striker joined West Bromwich Albion from Celtic for an undisclosed fee.

He got his first assist for the club a week later, setting up Billy Sharp to score the winner against top of the table Southampton, again in front of the home fans.

[17] Fortunè scored his first goal for Southend on Tuesday 4 October 2016 in a 1–0 victory over Leyton Orient in an EFL Trophy match.

[18] Following his release by Southend he was reportedly on trial with Grimsby Town[19] On 3 August 2018 it was announced that Fortuné had joined National League side Chesterfield.

[22] On 29 September 2020, Fortuné signed with UR La Louvière Centre in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1.

[25] In 2022, after retiring from football, Fortuné briefly managed Belgian National Division 1 club UR La Louvière Centre.