David Sommeil

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David Sommeil
Personal information
Full name David Sommeil [1]
Date of birth (1974-08-10) 10 August 1974 (age 50) [2]
Place of birth Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1992–1993 Saint-Lô
1993 Caen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1998 Caen 119 (1)
1998–2000 Rennes 64 (1)
2000–2002 Bordeaux 77 (1)
2002–2006 Manchester City 49 (4)
2004 → Marseille (loan) 13 (0)
2006–2007 Sheffield United 5 (0)
2007–2008 Valenciennes 20 (0)
Total347(7)
International career
2007 Guadeloupe 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Sommeil (born 10 August 1974) is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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He played his entire career in France and England, beginning with Caen and later Rennes and Bordeaux. He then played in the Premier League for both Manchester City and Sheffield United that was separated by a loan spell back in Ligue 1 with Marseille, before retiring in 2008 with Valenciennes. He was capped eight times by the Guadeloupe national team and played in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Career

Born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, [2] Sommeil started his career with non-league Saint-Lô before turning professional with SM Caen, making his professional debut on 8 February 1994 against Le Havre AC. He subsequently played for Rennes before coming to prominence with Bordeaux, where he was capped by France at 'B' level. [3]

Sommeil was signed by Kevin Keegan for Manchester City in January 2003, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of £3 million. [3] Despite an initial run of first team games and being the first Manchester City player to score a league goal at the City of Manchester Stadium in the opening home game of the 2003–04 season, [4] Sommeil lost his place in January and had limited playing for the next two seasons.

In February 2004, he joined Olympique Marseille on loan, in a deal that brought Daniel Van Buyten to England on loan in exchange. He returned to City for the start of the 2004–05 season but was dogged by injuries during the season and only managed two appearances. Sommeil played in just 16 games in 2005–06, partly due to a fractured cheek bone, forcing him to wear a protective mask on his return, and also due to a three-game ban for a challenge on Tottenham Hotspur's Lee Young-Pyo.

Out of contract in May 2006, after less than 50 games for City, he was one of ten players released by Manchester City, but made a quick return to the Premier League when he signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Sheffield United on 24 May 2006. Sommeil made just five league appearances for the club following his move from Manchester City.

On 19 July 2007, Sommeil left Sheffield United and signed a two-year deal with Ligue 1 outfit Valenciennes FC. [5] During a training session on 20 August 2008 with his club Valenciennes he suffered a suspected heart attack. The 34-year-old player collapsed during the session but his exact condition was not immediately known. After six days in a coma he regained consciousness but was still to recover his speech. [6] By 9 October, Sommeil had regained the ability to speak and use both of his arms, and was able to walk again, his condition "improving". [7]

Honours

Caen

Bordeaux

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References

  1. ↑ "David Sommeil". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "David Sommeil". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Bonjour David Sommeil". Manchester City v Fulham match programme. 29 January 2003. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Sommeil saves City". BBC. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Sommeil makes Blades exit." [ permanent dead link ], Sky Sports, 19 July 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
  6. ↑ "Cologne defender taken to hospital after collapse". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sommeil récupère peu à peu". OM.net. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "FC Lorient - Girondins de Bordeaux". lfp.fr. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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