Florent Sinama Pongolle
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| Florent Sinama-Pongolle | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florent Sinama-Pongolle | |
| Date of birth | October 20, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)[1] | |
| Playing position | Striker, winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Atlético Madrid | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Le Havre | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2003 2003–2006 2006 2006–2008 2008– |
Le Havre Liverpool → Blackburn Rovers (loan) Recreativo Huelva Atlético Madrid |
41 (7) 38 (4) 10 (1) 68 (22) 30 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005–2006 2008– |
France U21 France |
4 (1) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Florent Sinama-Pongolle (born October 20, 1984 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion) is a French footballer who currently plays as a striker or a winger for Atlético Madrid, pace and mobility being his best attributes.
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[edit] Club career
Sinama-Pongolle was signed by Liverpool F.C. in 2001, along with his cousin Anthony Le Tallec, from Le Havre AC, by then manager Gérard Houllier, after impressive performances in both the European Under-16 Championship and the Under-17 World Championship. He was named player of the tournament as France won the latter competition, and would remain (as Le Tallec) two further years at Le Havre, loaned.
After his return, Sinama-Pongolle appeared sporadically with the Reds, with some highlights however: coming from the bench against Olympiakos CFP and immediately equalizing for a 3-1 home win, in the club's victorious Champions League campaign (although he was left out of the squad for the final),[2]netting two goals in the third round of the 2005-06 FA Cup against Luton Town, as he helped Liverpool come from 3-1 down to a final score of 5-3, with the side finally emerging victorious in the tournament), and scoring in the 2005-06 Champions League 2-1 success at Real Betis, with a memorable chip from 20 yards.[3]
In January 2006, Sinama-Pongolle was loaned to fellow Premier League side Blackburn Rovers F.C. until the end of the season.[4]He scored once for the club, a 2-3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
On August 30, 2006, Sinama-Pongolle signed a one-year contract at Recreativo de Huelva,[5] with an option to sign on for a further two years. On May 4, 2007, the Andalusia outfit confirmed he signed a permanent deal until 2011, for a fee of €4 million (£2.7 m).[6]He was Recre's top goalscorer in his two seasons of play (12 and 10 respectively).
Sinama-Pongolle signed a four-year contract with Atlético de Madrid for a fee believed to be in the region of €10million (£8 m), on July 3, 2008.[7]Initially thought of as a backup to Diego Forlán and Sergio Agüero, he benefitted from an injury to the Uruguayan, netting four goals in his first five league appearances for the colchoneros, with braces against former side Recreativo and Getafe CF.
Later in his first season, injury and match bans to team captain Maxi Rodríguez saw him playing several games successfully at right winger.
[edit] International career
After his under-16 and 17 exploits, Sinama-Pongolle was with the U21s at the 2006 European U-21 Championship, which took place from May 23–June 4, 2006 in Portugal.[8]
He received his first senior cap on October 14, 2008, during a friendly match with Tunisia (3-1 home win).
[edit] Honours
[edit] Team
- FIFA U-17 World Championship: 2001
- UEFA Champions League: 2004-05
- European Super Cup: 2005
- FA Cup: 2005-06
[edit] Individual
- 2001 U-17 World Championship: Golden Ball, Golden Shoe
[edit] Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2008-09 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| Recreativo Huelva | 2007-08 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 |
| 2006-07 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 12 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2005-06 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 2005-06 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2004-05 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2003-04 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Le Havre | 2002-03 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 2001-02 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 184 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 46 | |
[edit] References
- ^ First team profiles. Atletico Madrid Website. Retrieved on 2009-03-18.
- ^ Liverpool through after thriller
- ^ Liverpool savour flying start
- ^ Sinama seals Rovers loan move
- ^ Spain calls for Sinama-Pongolle
- ^ Sinama-Pongolle signs for Recreativo
- ^ Sinama Pongolle alights at Atlético
- ^ Goals the goal for Sinama-Pongolle
[edit] External links
- Florent Sinama Pongolle French league stats at lfp.fr (French)
- L'Équipe stats (French)
- Florent Sinama-Pongolle career stats at Soccerbase
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
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