Youssef Sofiane
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| Youssef Sofiane | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Sofiane | |
| Date of birth | July 8, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Villefranche-sur-Saone, France | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2002 2002–2005 2004 2004 2005 2005–2006 2006 2006–2007 2007– |
AJ Auxerre West Ham United → Lille (loan) → Notts County (loan) → Roda JC (loan) Coventry La Louviere Sportfreunde Siegen US Lesquin |
0 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 8 (0) 6 (0) 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Youssef Sofiane (Arabic: يوسف سُفيان) (born July 8, 1984 in Villefranche-sur-Saône) is a French football player of Algerian origin who has played in England, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany.
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[edit] Club career
Sofiane began his footballing career in August 2000 as a trainee at AJ Auxerre.[1] He joined West Ham United in June 2002,[2] when he was signed by manager Glenn Roeder on a free transfer as back-up to the club's strikers.[3] Opportunities were rare however and he made only two appearances for West Ham, as a substitute in a 2-1 away win against Preston, and in a 3-1 win over Rushden in the first round of the League Cup, both in August 2003.[4][5] He was loaned to Lille in January 2004 until the end of the 2003-04 season,[1] and to Notts County on a one-month loan deal in September 2004, where he made three appearances, scoring one goal.[6][7] He then joined Dutch club Roda JC on loan through January-May 2005, where he made three substitute appearances.[1] Despite playing in pre-season games, he was not given a squad number by West Ham for the 2005-06 season and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2005.[8] After trials with MK Dons[9] and Coventry City, he joined Coventry on non-contract terms in October 2005.[10] However, he made only one substitute appearance for Coventry before being released in January 2006.[1]
After leaving Coventry, he played for La Louviere in the Belgian Jupiler League,[11] Sportfreunde Siegen of the German Regionalliga,[12] and US Lesquin in France.[13]
[edit] Representive honours
Sofiane represented France at Under-15 to Under-18 level.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Youssef Sofiane. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Football Transfers", BBC Sport, 2002-06-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Roeder swoops for teenager", BBC Sport, 2002-08-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Preston 1 - 2 West Ham. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ West Ham 3 - 1 Rushden. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Sofiane nets Magpies deal", BBC Sport, 2004-09-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Sofiane returns to West Ham", BBC Sport, 2004-10-11. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Hammers release striker Sofiane", BBC Sport, 2005-08-30. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b "Trialist Sofiane to play for Dons", BBC Sport, 2005-09-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Nalis swaps Blades for Sky Blues", BBC Sport, 2005-10-14. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Youssef Sofiane à La Louvière ?. Footgoal (2006-01-31). Retrieved on 2008-02-25. (French)
- ^ Spiele von Youssef Sofiane 2006/2007. Fussballdaten. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. (German)
- ^ Youssef Sofiane à Lesquin. Allezlesdogues (2007-10-02). Retrieved on 2008-02-25. (French)
[edit] External links
- Youssef Sofiane career stats at Soccerbase
- Spiele von Youssef Sofiane 2006/2007, Fussballdaten.
