Florent Pongolle
Sinama Pongolle during a game with Rostov in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Florent Stéphane Sinama Pongolle | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chainat Hornbill | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saint-Pierroise | |||
| 1995–2001 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Liverpool | 38 | (4) |
| 2001–2003 | → Le Havre (loan) | 42 | (7) |
| 2006 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Recreativo | 68 | (22) |
| 2008–2010 | Atlético Madrid | 40 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Sporting CP | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Rostov | 18 | (2) |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Dundee United | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Chainat Hornbill | 10 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | France U17 | 6 | (9) |
| 2002–2006 | France U21 | 37 | (11) |
| 2008 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. |
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Florent Stéphane Sinama Pongolle (born 20 October 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays for Thai club Chainat Hornbill F.C. as a forward.
He was signed at only 16 by Liverpool, but could never impose himself in the first team. He also spent several seasons in Spain, with Recreativo, Atlético Madrid and Zaragoza.
Sinama Pongolle was born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion. In 2001 he, along with his cousin Anthony Le Tallec, was signed from Le Havre AC by Liverpool, after some impressive performances in both the UEFA European Under-16 Championship and the FIFA Under-17 World Championship. He was named player of the tournament as France won the latter competition, and would remain – as Le Tallec – two further years at Le Havre, loaned.
After his return, Sinama Pongolle appeared sporadically with the English, with some highlights however: in the club's victorious campaign in the UEFA Champions League, he came from the bench against Olympiacos F.C. and immediately netted Liverpool's equaliser to make it 1–1, in an eventual 3–1 win and qualification to the round-of-16; he was, however, left out of the squad for the final.
Sinama Pongolle also netted in the third round of the 2005–06 FA Cup against Luton Town, as he helped Liverpool come from 3–1 down to a final score of 5–3, with the Reds finally emerging victorious in the tournament, and scoring in the 2005–06 Champions League 2–1 success at Real Betis, with a memorable chip from 20 yards.
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