Kevin Sainte-Luce
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Sainte-Luce | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadeloupe | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Guadeloupe U20 | ? | (?) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 4 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kevin Sainte-Luce is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for League Two side AFC Wimbledon.
Career
Early years
Sainte-Luce was born in Guadeloupe but raised in Paris, France. He moved to Wales as a teenager and worked his way through the Cardiff City Academy under the stewardship of the Head of Academy Neal Ardley.[1] The winger made his debut for the senior team on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the First Round of the Football League Cup.[2] However, despite showing promise for "The Bluebirds" the 19–year–old had his contract terminated on 29 January 2013[3] following an incident in which he was found guilty of assaulting two girls in a Cardiff nightclub. Sainte-Luce avoided a six–month prison sentence but was ordered to pay £1,250 compensation to the girls, given a 180-hour community service order and handed a 10–week 8pm–6am curfew for the unprovoked attack.[4]
AFC Wimbledon
In spite of his run–in with the law, AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley decided to offer the young winger a chance to prove himself, signing him on a six–month contract with the option of a further year on 31 January 2013.[5] Sainte-Luce made his Football League debut in a 2–1 win over Bradford City on 16 February 2013 as a 64th minute substitute for Rashid Yussuff.[6] Ardley's faith in him was soon repaid as on 23 February 2013, Sainte-Luce scored his first Football League goal for "The Dons" in a 1–0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.[7] The 19–year–old winger scored his second goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Morecambe on 23 March 2013.[8] On 25 June 2013, it was announced that manager Neal Ardley had taken up the option of a one year extension on the 20–year–old winger's contract, retaining him at The Cherry Red Records Stadium for the 2013–14 season.[9]
Statistics
- As of 3 September 2013
| Season | Club | Division | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 2012–13[10] | Cardiff City | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13[11] | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[12] | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutions) and goals in the Football League Trophy.
References
- ↑ "A new lease of life for Kevin Sainte-Luce". Narrow the Angle. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "Alex Nicholls scored the winner as Northampton dumped last season's runners–up Cardiff out of the Capital One Cup". BBC Football. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ "Sainte-Luce contract terminated". Cardiff City. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ↑ "Cardiff bad boy Kevin Sainte-Luce axed after escaping jail". The Sun. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon keep Sullivan and Meades as Sainte-Luce signs". BBC Football. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 2 – 1 Bradford City". BBC Football. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sainte-Luce fires Dons to vital Dagenham win". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Morecambe". BBC Football. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sainte-Luce to remain with AFC Wimbledon". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2012/2013". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2012/2013". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2013/2014". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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