Pegguy Arphexad

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Pegguy Arphexad
Full name	Pegguy Arphexad
Date of birth	May 18, 1973 (1973-05-18) (age 35)
Place of birth	Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1996 1996–1997 1997–2000 2000–2003 2001 2003–2004 2004 2004–2005	Stade Brestois Lille Lens Lille Leicester City Liverpool → Stockport County (loan) Coventry City → Notts County (loan) Olympique Marseille	0? (?) 00 (0) 03 (0) 02 (0) 21 (0) 02 (0) 03 (0) 05 (0) 03 (0) 00 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Pegguy Arphexad (born 18 May 1973, Abymes, Guadaloupe) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Arphexad began in the French League with Lens before moving to the Premiership in August 1997. An excellent shot stopper, he gained a reputation as a spot kick saving expert.

Arpexhad began his time in the Premiership with Leicester City. During Leicester's successful 1999–2000 Worthington Cup campaign he replace injured goalkeeper Tim Flowers and saved two crucial penalties in a penalty shootout. He earned his first ever Winners Medal as an unused substitute in the final. Arphexad played a big role in Liverpool's failure to qualify for the Champions League in 1999–2000. He produced an inspired performance to deny the Reds a much needed three points at Anfield in May 2000. His heroics that night clearly impressed Gérard Houllier, who moved swiftly to sign Arphexad on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling during the summer. Arphexad claimed that he would have stayed at Leicester had he been guaranteed a role as the first choice keeper, but the arrival of Flowers after the departure of Kasey Keller meant that he felt that he had the option of being a backup at a mid-table club or a backup at a club challenging for the title.

Arphexad won six medals with Liverpool, all as an unused substitute. These included three in Liverpool's treble winning 2000–01 season, where they won the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the UEFA Cup. Two subsequent medals followed the following season as Liverpool claimed both the Charity Shield and the European Super Cup. He earned a second League Cup winners medal in the 2002–03 season. He was released by Liverpool that summer, later having spells with Coventry City and Notts County. Despite relative success when he was called upon, it was still questioned on his inability to re-ignite his career.