Thomas Phibel

Thomas Phibel

With Amkar in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Phibel
Date of birth	(1986-05-21) 21 May 1986
Place of birth	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
2001–2006	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006	Virton	15	(9)
2007–2008	Standard Liège	2	(0)
2008	Brussels	10	(0)
2009–2012	Antwerp	65	(6)
2012–2013	Widzew Łódź	29	(0)
2013–2014	FC Amkar Perm	30	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Phibel (born 21 May 1986 in Les Abymes^[1]) is a French footballer playing as a central defender. He last played for FC Amkar Perm.

Career

A central defender, Phibel played in the season 2008/2009 for FC Brussels on loan from Standard Liège in Belgium.^[2] He has made two Belgian First Division appearances for Standard Liège.^[3]

After having his contract with Widzew Łódź terminated,^[4] Phibel signed for Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm,^[5] before leaving them during the 2014-15 winter break.^[6] In early February 2015, FC Dynamo Moscow was considering signing him, but he failed the medical examination and the signing fell through.^[7]

Personal life

Phibel hails from Les Abymes in Guadeloupe.^[8] In November 2008, he caused a deadly accident on the turnpike of Dutch city Maastricht. A judge sentenced Phibel to two years imprisonment on August 4, 2010, for causing the accident, speeding and driving under the influence.^[9]

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