| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Genoa | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Cannes | 24 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Internazionale | 35 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Verona (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Parma | 132 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Fiorentina | 157 | (0) |
| 2011– | Genoa | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| France U-21 | 4 | (0) | |
| 2004–2008 | France | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sébastien Frey (born 18 March 1980 in Thonon-les-Bains) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Genoa.
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Frey began his career with French side AS Cannes in 1997, at the age of 17. Following two promising seasons, he moved to Italian side Internazionale, and transferred after two years to Parma in the summer of 2001, for 10 billion Italian lire plus Sérgio Conceição[1] with whom he won the 2001–02 Coppa Italia.
Frey joined Fiorentina on loan for the 2005–06 campaign, and signed a permanent deal with the club at the end of the year following a glittering season where he formed the backbone of the team along with Cristian Brocchi, Stefano Fiore, and Luca Toni.
On 13 December 2007, Frey suffered a meniscus injury during training, and underwent knee surgery the next day. He returned for Fiorentina's 2–1 victory over Parma on 13 January 2008, after being sidelined for one month, and his outstanding play was rewarded with a contract extension.[2]
On 2 November 2010, Frey injured his knee during training, suffering an Anterior cruciate ligament injury [3], ruling him out for the rest of the season.[4][5]
In 2011, Frey joined Genoa on a five-year deal after falling out of favor for the newly signed Artur Boruc who joined from Celtic in the previous season .
Frey received his first call-up for France for a match against Poland in November 2004, but did not make an appearance. He earned his first cap in France's final UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Ukraine on 21 November 2007. The match ended in a 2–2 draw after he erred on Andriy Shevchenko's equalising goal. He was a member of France's Euro 2008 finals squad. On 20 August 2008, after being continually overlooked by manager Raymond Domenech, despite his excellent form for Fiorentina, and the constant calls for his selection by the French media, Frey announced his retirement from international football at the age of just 28.
Frey's grandfather André was a French international footballer, and his father Raymond was also a professional goalkeeper. His younger brother Nicolas is a defensive midfielder currently playing for Serie A team Chievo. Frey is Buddhist (Soka Gakkai), and credited former Fiorentina legend Roberto Baggio as one of his spiritual mentors.[6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Cannes | Division 1 | 24 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | Hellas Verona | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Parma | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Genoa | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Country | France | 24 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Italy | 388 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 464 | 0 | ||
| Total | 412 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 488 | 0 | ||
| France national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
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