title: Ludovic Genest
text: # Ludovic Genest
  
  Ludovic Genest (born 18 September 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
  
  ## Career
  
  Born in Thiers, Genest previously played for Auxerre, Bastia, Laval and Istres. He scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a Bastia's 2–1 defeat at Lille on 15 December 2013. He signed an 18-month contract with US Créteil-Lusitanos in January 2014, and went on to play 38 league games for the club.
  
  On 10 June 2015, it was announced that Genest had signed a two-year deal with Clermont Foot.
  
  Genest decided to retire at the end of the 2018–19 season.
  
  