The 27-year-old midfielder, hailing from the northern terroir, is preparing to return to his roots during EA Guingamp's trip to Dunkirk, a moment charged with emotion for this son of Chtimi.
There are reunions that are worth far more than a simple Ligue 2 match. Friday evening, on the turf of Dunkirk, Tom Ducrocq will set foot on soil that cradled his childhood. At twenty-seven, the Guingamp midfielder carries within him the DNA of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, a land that forges characters and footballers with courageous hearts.
Back from injury, he whom the red and gold supporters have learned to appreciate for his drive and vision has established himself as an experienced player in the Côtes-d'Armor midfield. Far from his loved ones, far from Dunkirk's red bricks and the iodized scent of the North Sea, Ducrocq has matured his game under the Guingamp jersey. It's worth noting that the lad was never blessed by nature in the physique department. As he himself confesses with lucidity tinged with self-deprecation, he has always been the smallest and skinniest of his teams. A physical fragility that he has transformed into mental strength.
This return to his northern roots, Tom Ducrocq has never forgotten where he came from. Football carried him to the Breton coast, but the Chti remains rooted in his soul. In Dunkirk, he will find his people again, his first coaches, perhaps even the muddy pitches where it all began. This match on November 6, 2026 carries a particular flavor, that of the prodigal son returning home, not as a tourist, but as a respected opponent.
In the aisles of the Stade Marcel-Tribut, they will surely whisper about this local kid who has become a pillar of the Ligue 2 midfield. And when the kickoff is given, Tom Ducrocq will have at heart to show that the North is never forgotten, even when one wears the colors of another adopted land.
Back from injury, he whom the red and gold supporters have learned to appreciate for his drive and vision has established himself as an experienced player in the Côtes-d'Armor midfield. Far from his loved ones, far from Dunkirk's red bricks and the iodized scent of the North Sea, Ducrocq has matured his game under the Guingamp jersey. It's worth noting that the lad was never blessed by nature in the physique department. As he himself confesses with lucidity tinged with self-deprecation, he has always been the smallest and skinniest of his teams. A physical fragility that he has transformed into mental strength.
This return to his northern roots, Tom Ducrocq has never forgotten where he came from. Football carried him to the Breton coast, but the Chti remains rooted in his soul. In Dunkirk, he will find his people again, his first coaches, perhaps even the muddy pitches where it all began. This match on November 6, 2026 carries a particular flavor, that of the prodigal son returning home, not as a tourist, but as a respected opponent.
In the aisles of the Stade Marcel-Tribut, they will surely whisper about this local kid who has become a pillar of the Ligue 2 midfield. And when the kickoff is given, Tom Ducrocq will have at heart to show that the North is never forgotten, even when one wears the colors of another adopted land.
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Source: Ouest-France