Kevin Gameiro

With Strasbourg trailing 2–0 late in the match, Gameiro scored his first professional goal for the club in the 79th minute.

In the final minutes of play, he scored the equalizing goal to draw the match at 2–2.

The stalemate ensured Strasbourg won the group and the team later advanced to the Round of 16 where they suffered elimination losing 4–2 on aggregate to Swiss club FC Basel.

A month later, Gameiro converted his third goal of the season in the team's 4–0 victory over Nancy in the Coupe de France.

Kevin Dominique Gameiro (born 9 May 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

He is a strong striker who is known for his clinical finishing, which compensates for his relatively light frame.

Gameiro began his football career playing for clubs along the Oise such as Marly-la-Ville and US Chantilly.

In 2004, he moved to the Alsace region to join professional club Strasbourg.

He made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season and appeared in the UEFA Cup with Strasbourg.

In 2004, Gameiro completed his move to the Alsatian club joining as a youth player.

Upon arrival, Gameiro was inserted onto the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth level of French football.

He spent the entire 2004–05 season playing with the team.

Gameiro featured in 20 matches and scored four goals.

In 2005, with Duguépéroux now managing the team, Gameiro made his professional debut on 10 September 2005 in a match against Paris Saint-Germain appearing as a substitute in the 59th minute of a 1–0, Ligue 1 defeat.

On 14 December, Gameiro made his European debut in a UEFA Cup match against Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.

In league play, Gameiro scored his first career league goal on 4 February 2006 in a 2–1 loss to Lens.

Three weeks later, his season was cut short after rupturing ligaments in one of his knees following a tackle from Troyes midfielder Blaise Kouassi.

The injury required six months of rehabilitation, which resulted in Gameiro missing the Coupe Gambardella competition, which the Strasbourg under-19 team won, defeating Lyon 3–1 in the final at the Stade de France.

Overall, Gameiro's season was a success, however, due to the club focusing more on Europe, the team suffered relegation to Ligue 2 for the 2006–07 season.

Due to undergoing rehabilitation on his knee, Gameiro made his debut with Strasbourg in Ligue 2 late in the season on 19 September 2006 in the club's 2–0 loss to Auxerre in the Coupe de la Ligue.

He scored his first goal two months later in a 2–0 victory over Istres.

Through the rest of the season, Gameiro alternated between the bench and the starting eleven.

He only scored two goals, against Gueugnon and Istres, again, for the rest of the season as Strasbourg achieved promotion back to Ligue 1 courtesy of the club's 3rd-place finish.

In his first full season as a professional, Gameiro scored six total goals in 36 total appearances.

He scored in back-to-back matches during the early portion of the season against Auxerre and Toulouse, but went cold mid-season scoring only two goals.

He scored his final two goals for the club in the final two matches of the season against Caen and Marseille.

Strasbourg lost both matches., causing Strasbourg to again suffer relegation to Ligue 2.

At under-20 level, he played on the team that won the 2007 edition of the Toulon Tournament.

Gameiro scored a hat trick in the final and finished the competition as its top scorer.

After three seasons with the club, in August 2008, Gameiro signed a four-year deal with FC Lorient.

With Lorient, he finished his first two seasons with the club as top scorer.

Despite strong interest from Marseille, on 17 June 2008, Gameiro agreed to a four-year deal with Brittany-based outfit Lorient.

In the 2009–10 season, Gameiro contributed to the team that achieved a 7th-place finish; the club's highest finish in Ligue 1 ever.

Gameiro is a former France youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-20, and under-21 level.

In August 2010, he was called up to the senior team for the first time and made his senior international debut on 3 September 2010 in a match against Belarus.

Gameiro was born in Senlis, a commune in Oise, 35 km north of Paris.

His family came from Portugal.

He began his football career playing for ES Marly-la-Ville not far from his hometown at the age of six.

Prior to turning 13, he opted to remain in the region of Picardie and joined US Chantilly.

While excelling at US Chantilly, Gameiro was spotted by former Strasbourg player and scout Jacky Duguépéroux who recommended the player join his former club.