Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 20 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Fort-de-France, Martinique | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | FC Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | UR Namur | ||
1999–2001 | Charleroi | ||
2001–2005 | Manchester City | 6 | (1) |
2005 | → Coventry City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Standard Liège | ||
2006 | Aalesund | ||
2006–2007 | FC Brussels | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christian Negouai (born 20 January 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played for as a midfielder.
He notably played in the Premier League for Manchester City and spent a spell on loan with Coventry City. He also played in Belgium with UR Namur, Charleroi and Standard Liège, FC Brussels and with Aalesund in Norway.
Negouai was bought for £1.5 million by Manchester City from Charleroi in 2001. He made six league appearances of which two were match starts and scored once against Rotherham. [1] He also appeared for Manchester City in the UEFA Cup scoring against The New Saints [2] Negouai proved to be a versatile success for Manchester City Reserves in the Premier Reserve League, scoring nine goals in 19 games after being converted to a centre forward from a defensive midfielder [3] although his time at Manchester City was hampered by a serious injury which required operations on both knees restricting his appearances. [4] According to Duncan Alexander, as of January 2019 he remains the only player to be sent off on their one and only Premier League appearance. [5]
Upon joining Standard Liège, Negouai scored the fastest goal in Belgian League history when he struck after just 11 seconds in a 2–0 win over KVC Westerlo. [6]
Negouai is a practising Muslim. [7]