Valérien Ismaël
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Ismaël with Nürnberg in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1984 | AS Holtzheim | ||
| 1984–1992 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Strasbourg | 87 | (1) |
| 1998 | Crystal Palace | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Lens | 83 | (5) |
| 2001 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Strasbourg | 26 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Werder Bremen | 32 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Bayern Munich | 31 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Bayern Munich II | 7 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Hannover 96 | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (18) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Hannover 96 II | ||
| 2013–2014 | VfL Wolfsburg II | ||
| 2014 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2015–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg II | ||
| 2016–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Valérien Ismaël (born 28 September 1975) is a retired French footballer and coach who last managed VfL Wolfsburg.
Ismaël was born in 1975 to a Guadeloupean father and an Alsatian mother and grew up in Strasbourg, on the border with Germany. Ismaël's grandfather is German.
Ismaël made his debut for Strasbourg against AS Cannes on 15 January 1994. He went on to make 77 league appearances in his first spell with the club. Additionally he appeared in five UEFA Cup matches, scoring once.
Ismaël became the most expensive player in Crystal Palace history when he signed for £2,750,000, from Strasbourg in January 1998. Despite this he only played 13 games for the London club and was only there for ten months (January–October 1998), before moving back to his native France to Lens.
Ismaël moved to R.C. Lens in October 1998. Here he regained his form after his brief, and expensive, spell in England. He played 83 times, scoring five goals. He also had a short loan spell at his old club Strasbourg during the 2000–01 Division 1 season but could not help them avoid relegation. He did however play for Strasbourg in the 2001 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Amiens SC on penalties. He returned to Lens for the 2001–02 Division 1 season where he was in particularly good form – playing 33 times and scoring on four occasions. However he was sold back to Strasbourg for the following season following their promotion back to the top tier.
On moving back to his former club for a third spell, Ismaël was appointed captain. He led the club to a respectable 13th position and attracted interest from Europe because of his composed performances in defence. In his last spell at Strasbourg he made 26 appearances and scored twice. He appeared for his home club a total of 167 times in all competitions and scored 7 goals.
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