![]() Demontagnac in 2008
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ishmel Abendigo Demontagnac | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal | |||
Charlton Athletic | |||
–2005 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Walsall | 82 | (9) |
2009–2011 | Blackpool | 9 | (0) |
2010 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2011 | → (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Notts County | 17 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Northampton Town | 37 | (1) |
2014 | Thurrock | 3 | (0) |
Total | 165 | (15) | |
National team | |||
2005 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2006 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2015. |
Ishmel Abendigo Demontagnac (born 15 June 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Thurrock.
Demontagnac previously played for Walsall. He has played in all four divisions of professional football in England, in the Football League and Premier League.
He has also represented England at Under-18 and Under-19 levels.
Born in London, Demontagnac started his playing career with Charlton Athletic, before moving to join the Walsall youth system. Demontagnac created an instant impression on the Walsall coaching staff with his fast pace and footballing talents, especially in getting past defenders.
The 17-year-old Demontagnac marked his October 2005 first team debut with an assist and a goal in a 3–2 defeat away to Port Vale. He went on to make 27 appearances that season, scoring twice, and picked up the club's Young Player of the Year award, but was twice sent off for violent conduct.
Walsall manager Paul Merson was replaced by Richard Money in 2006–07. Money selected Demontagnac for the starting line-up just once in the season, choosing to use him as an impact player from the substitutes' bench. Demontagnac signed a two-year contract extension at the beginning of the 2007–08 season, but again spent most of the season as a substitute. His goal against Brighton and Hove Albion in November 2007 was voted the club's Goal of the Season.
Following a defeat against Crewe Alexandra, new manager Jimmy Mullen recalled him to the first team and handed him a start for The Saddlers against Southend United. Playing up front alongside Jabo Ibehre, Demontagnac scored his first career hat-trick.