Pascal Feindouno
Feindouno with Guinea in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997[1][2] CI Kamsar
1998–2004 Bordeaux 94 (10)
2001–2002 → Lorient (loan) 30 (6)
2004–2008 Saint-Étienne 138 (34)
2008–2010 Al Sadd 24 (11)
2009–2010 → Al-Rayyan (loan) 14 (5)
2010 → Al-Nassr (loan) 5 (2)
2011 Monaco 5 (0)
2011 Sion 9 (3)
2012–2013 Elazığspor 10 (1)
2013 AS Kaloum
2013–2014 Lausanne-Sport 17 (4)
2015–2016 Hassania Agadir 0 (0)
2015–2016 Sedan 0 (0)
2016 FK Atlantas 3 (0)
International career
1998–2012 Guinea 85 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pascal Feindouno (born 27 February 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances between 1998 and 2012 for the Guinea national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Conakry, Feindouno began his career with Club Industriel de Kamsar where played for two years before signing with Hirondelles de Conakry in January 1998.

Bordeaux, and Lorient loan

Feindouno started his European career at FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 1998, and scored the goal which gave the club the Ligue 1 Championship title in 1999. He spent the 2001–02 season on loan at Lorient. Whilst at Lorient Feindouno played in the 2002 Coupe de France Final in which they beat SC Bastia.[3]

Saint-Étienne

Feindouno left Bordeaux to join Saint-Étienne before the 2004–05 season. He missed Guinea's lost quarter final against the Ivory Coast in the 2008 African Nations due to suspension.

In summer 2007 he was linked with a move away from his club, with many sides from all over Europe interested in his services. Feindouno stated his desire to link up with close friend and former Lorient teammate Jean-Claude Darcheville at Scottish side Rangers in May 2007 or in the January transfer window of 2008.[4] On 12 October 2007, it was reported that Premiership club Liverpool's manager Rafael Benítez was to make a bid to sign him in the January transfer window.[5]

Qatar and Saudi Arabia

On 24 September 2008, Feindouno moved to Al Sadd SC of the Qatar National First Division for €7 million, signing a contract for four years.[6] After one year at Al Sadd, he was transferred to Al Rayyan Sports Club on a one-year loan. On 29 January 2010, he moved to Al-Nassr on a three-month loan.

In the summer 2010 transfer window, he reportedly attracted interest from Everton, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers but nothing came of it. Celtic were reported to have offered him a contract worth £10,000 a week on 11 December 2010.[7]

Later career

In February 2011, he confirmed that he has signed for Monaco after trials with Celtic and Wigan Athletic.[8]

He left Monaco after their relegation and on 22 June joined Swiss Super League outfit FC Sion, but left in January 2012 after the Swiss Football Association deducted 36 points for fielding ineligible players.

In July 2012, he signed for the Turkish club Elazığspor and his contract was terminated in February 2013, before the end of the 2012–13 season. In April 2013, he returned to Guinea, signing a four-month contract with AS Kaloum Star.[9]

On 30 August 2013, Swiss Super League team Lausanne-Sport announced that Feindouno had agreed to a short-term deal until Christmas Day, with an option to extend for a further year.[10]

In September 2014, Feindouno signed a one-year contract with Moroccan club Hassania Agadir.[11] In February 2015, he agreed the termination of his contract.[12]

In 17 November 2015, Feindouno joined CS Sedan Ardennes, along with his stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla.[13] On 2 December, it was reported that the club's doctor had refused to grant him permission to play football after cardiac tests had shown "abnormalities" in the size of an artery.[14] Two days later, he was linked with a move to Congolese side TP Mazembe.[15]

In May 2016, he moved to Lithuanian side FK Atlantas, again with Abdoul Karim Sylla.[16]

International career

Feindouno was a member of the Guinea national team that competed in the 2004 African Nations Cup, finishing second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali. He was the captain of Guinea.

Personal life

Feindouno acquired French nationality by naturalization on 21 October 2004.[17]

Pascal Feindouno's brother is midfielder Simon Feindouno and his other brother Benjamin Feindouno also plays football. His adviser is Rui Pedro Alves. His stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla is a footballer as well.[18]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 1998–99 Ligue 1 3 1 3 1 [19]
1999–00 11 0 5 1 16 1 [19]
2000–01 14 1 2 0 1 0 4 2 21 3 [19]
2002–03 35 4 5 2 2 0 6 5 48 11 [19]
2003–04 31 4 1 0 2 0 9 1 43 5 [19]
Total 94 10 8 2 5 0 24 9 131 21 –
Lorient (loan) 2001–02 Ligue 1 30 6 4 0 5 2 0 0 39 8 [19]
Saint-Étienne 2004–05 Ligue 1 36 13 1 0 3 1 0 0 40 14 [19]
2005–06 28 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 33 4 [19]
2006–07 36 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 9 [19]
2007–08 33 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 8 [19]
2008–09 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 [19]
Total 138 34 2 0 5 1 4 1 149 36 –
Al Sadd 2008–09 Qatar Stars League 24 11 24 11 [2]
Al-Rayyan 2009–10 Qatar Stars League 14 5 14 5 [2]
Al-Nassr 2009–10 Saudi Professional League 5 2 5 2 [2]
Monaco 2010–11 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 [19]
Sion 2011–12 Swiss Super League 9 3 1 1 – 2 2 12 6 [1]
Elazığspor 2012–13 Süper Lig 10 1 1 1 – 0 0 11 2 [1]
Lausanne-Sport 2013–14 Swiss Super League 17 4 – 0 0 17 4 [19]
Atlantas 2016 A Lyga 3 0 – 0 0 3 0 [19]
Career total 349 76 16 4 15 3 30 12 410 95 –

International

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feindouno goal.
List of international goals scored by Pascal Feindouno[2][20]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 April 2000 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 4–3 4–4 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 23 April 2000 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Uganda 2–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 3–0
4 14 May 2000 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Mali 2–0 2–0 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup
5 9 July 2000 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso 3–2 3–2 (a) 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 2 September 2000 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 1–2 1–3 (a) 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 6 July 2003 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Ethiopia 2–0 4–0 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 25 January 2004 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia  DR Congo 2–1 2–1 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
9 7 February 2004 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia  Mali 1–0 1–2 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
10 28 April 2004 Aix-les-Bains, France  Ivory Coast 1–1 2–4 Friendly
11 5 September 2004 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Botswana 1–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 17 November 2004 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya  Kenya 1–1 1–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 9 February 2004 Stade de France, Paris, France  Mali 2–2 2–2 Friendly
14 4 September 2005 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Malawi 1–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 26 January 2006 Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Zambia 1–1 2–1 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
16 2–1
17 30 January 2006 Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Tunisia 2–0 3–0 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
18 3 February 2006 Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Senegal 2–3 2–3 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
19 24 March 2007 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia  Gambia 2–0 2–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
20 16 June 2007 July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Algeria 2–0 2–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21 9 September 2007 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Cape Verde 1–0 4–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22 24 January 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Morocco 1–0 3–2 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
23 3–1
24 14 June 2008 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Namibia 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 22 June 2008 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Namibia 1–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 11 February 2009 Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France  Cameroon 1–2 1–3 Friendly
27 28 March 2009 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso 1–3 2–4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 21 June 2009 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Malawi 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 2–0
30 11 November 2011 Stade Aimé Bergeal, Paris, France  Senegal 1–4 1–4 Friendly

Honours

Bordeaux

Lorient

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Pascal Feindouno". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Bastia 0-1 Lorient". lequipe.fr. 11 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ Guinea star in Gers plea
  5. ^ Maniere, Etienne (8 October 2007). "Liverpool : Benitez veut toujours Feindouno". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ "AfricaNews - Feindouno file au Qatar - Subsites news". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  7. ^ Burns, Scott (11 December 2010). "Pascal's one of the Bhoys". Daily Express. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Pascal Feindouno: I Have Signed With Monaco | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Transferts : Pascal Feindouno se relance à l'AS Kaloum!" (in French). Guinée Afrique foot. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Transferts" (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport official site. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Feindouno au Maroc !". L'Équipe (in French). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  12. ^ Hattabi, Dahbia. "Pascal Feindouno est sans club !". footmercato.net (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Transfert : Pascal Feindouno signe à Sedan". L'Équipe (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Problèmes cardiaques pour Feindouno". Le Parisien (in French). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Pascal Feindouno au TP Mazembe ?". L'Équipe (in French). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  16. ^ Crépin, Timothé (2 May 2016). "Pascal Feindouno : "En Lituanie, les gens ont été surpris de me voir arriver"". France Football (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  17. ^ "JORF n° 0249 du 24 octobre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 17999. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  18. ^ Raphael Gaftarnik (19 November 2015). "Personne ne serait venu me chercher dans mon lit" (in French). www.sofoot.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Pascal Feindouno » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Pascal Feindouno - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  21. ^ "FIFA confirm Guinea ban". BBC.

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