 He then returned to Auxerre for four seasons before joining EA Guingamp in the summer of 2005.After one season with Guingamp he signed for Chamois Niortais and was a member of the squad that suffered successive relegations in 2008 and 2009, before winning the Championnat de France amateur Group C in 2010.He remained with Niort until 11 February 2013, when he announced his immediate retirement from football.