Alain Goma

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Alain Goma
Personal information
Full name Alain Goma [1]
Date of birth (1972-10-05) 5 October 1972 (age 52) [1]
Place of birth Sault, [1] France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1982–1988 Versailles
1988–1990 Auxerre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1998 Auxerre 166 (4)
1998–1999 Paris Saint-Germain 30 (0)
1999–2001 Newcastle United 33 (1)
2001–2006 Fulham 117 (0)
2007–2008 Al-Wakrah
Total346(5)
International career
1996–1998 France 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Goma (born 5 October 1972) is a French former footballer who played as a right back or a central defender.

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In a 16-year professional career he appeared in 196 Ligue 1 games, mostly for Auxerre. He then played 147 matches in the Premier League, with Newcastle and Fulham.

Club career

Born in Sault, Vaucluse, Goma started his football career playing for Paris-suburb club Versailles, joining Auxerre's famed youth academy in 1988 at the age of 15. Three years later, he made his Ligue 1 debut for the team led by legendary Guy Roux.

In 1992–93, Goma took part in Auxerre's unprecedented semifinal run in the UEFA Cup, where they lost in the semi-finals to Ajax in a penalty shootout. At the end of the season, he signed his very first professional contract, going on to be instrumental in the side's 1996 double while also helping them to the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – losing to eventual winners Borussia Dortmund – after winning the group stage over Ajax.

After ten years at Auxerre, Goma moved to Paris Saint-Germain, conquering the 1998 Trophée des Champions soon after signing. After that single campaign, he joined Newcastle United for £4.7 million, becoming an important player at the start of 2000–01 and scoring in a 3–1 win against Middlesbrough in October 2000. [3]

On 13 March 2001, following a dispute with the Magpies, Goma signed with First Division leaders Fulham, who paid a club record £4 million for his services. [4] On 21 April 2001 he made his debut in a 1–1 draw at Portsmouth, and became a vital player for the club in its debut season in the Premier League, eventually serving as captain under countryman Jean Tigana.

Goma's form earned him a new contract during 2003–04, to keep him at the Cottagers until the summer of 2006. Despite missing two months due to injury, he made his 100th appearance during the campaign but, after the emergence of younger players such as Zat Knight, his importance and role gradually diminished in 2005–06; he was the most notable of six players released on 18 May 2006, after being unable to agree on a new deal. [5]

Goma subsequently retired, aged 33. However, in 2007, he came out of retirement, joining Al-Wakrah in Qatar, and retiring for good the following year.

International career

After starting representing the French under-21s in 1992, Goma would go on to earn two caps for the senior side. The first was on 9 October 1996, starting in a 4–0 friendly win against Turkey, [6] and the second was in another exhibition game, coming on as a substitute for Frank Lebœuf for the last ten minutes of a 2–2 draw in Austria on 19 August 1998. [7]

Club statistics

[8]

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1990–91 Auxerre Ligue 1 10
1991–92 10
1992–93 151
1993–94 330
1994–95 280
1995–96 320
1996–97 342
1997–98 221
1998–99 Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1300
EnglandLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1999–00 Newcastle United Premier League 140
2000–01 191
2000–01 Fulham First Division 30
2001–02 Premier League330
2002–03 290
2003–04 230
2004–05 160
2005–06 130
QatarLeague Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup Asia Total
2007–08 Al-Wakrah Qatar Stars League
TotalFrance1964
England1501
Qatar??
Career total3465

Honours

Auxerre

Paris Saint-Germain

Fulham

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References

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  2. ↑ "Alain Goma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Newcastle see off Boro with ease". BBC Sport. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Fulham set to sign Goma". The Guardian . London. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Goma leads Fulham player exodus". BBC Sport. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "France – Turkey 4:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Austria – France 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alain Goma". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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