Pascal Feindouno

Pascal Feindouno

Feindouno with Guinea in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997 [1] [2]	CI Kamsar
1998–2004	Bordeaux	94	(10)
2001–2002	→ Lorient (loan)	30	(6)
2004–2008	Saint-Étienne	138	(34)
2008–2010	Al Sadd	24	(11)
2009–2010	→ Al-Rayyan (loan)	14	(5)
2010	→ Al-Nassr (loan)	5	(2)
2011	Monaco	5	(0)
2011	Sion	9	(3)
2012–2013	Elazığspor	10	(1)
2013	AS Kaloum
2013–2014	Lausanne-Sport	17	(4)
2015–2016	Hassania Agadir	0	(0)
2015–2016	Sedan	0	(0)
2016	FK Atlantas	3	(0)
International career
1998–2012	Guinea	85	(30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pascal Feindouno (born 27 February 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances between 1998 and 2012 for the Guinea national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Conakry, Feindouno began his career with Club Industriel de Kamsar where played for two years before signing with Hirondelles de Conakry in January 1998.

Bordeaux, and Lorient loan

Feindouno started his European career at FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 1998, and scored the goal which gave the club the Ligue 1 Championship title in 1999. He spent the 2001–02 season on loan at Lorient. Whilst at Lorient Feindouno played in the 2002 Coupe de France Final in which they beat SC Bastia. ^[3]

Saint-Étienne

Feindouno left Bordeaux to join Saint-Étienne before the 2004–05 season. He missed Guinea's lost quarter final against the Ivory Coast in the 2008 African Nations due to suspension.

In summer 2007 he was linked with a move away from his club, with many sides from all over Europe interested in his services. Feindouno stated his desire to link up with close friend and former Lorient teammate Jean-Claude Darcheville at Scottish side Rangers in May 2007 or in the January transfer window of 2008. ^[4] On 12 October 2007, it was reported that Premiership club Liverpool's manager Rafael Benítez was to make a bid to sign him in the January transfer window. ^[5]

Qatar and Saudi Arabia

On 24 September 2008, Feindouno moved to Al Sadd SC of the Qatar National First Division for €7 million, signing a contract for four years. ^[6] After one year at Al Sadd, he was transferred to Al Rayyan Sports Club on a one-year loan. On 29 January 2010, he moved to Al-Nassr on a three-month loan.

In the summer 2010 transfer window, he reportedly attracted interest from Everton, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers but nothing came of it. Celtic were reported to have offered him a contract worth £10,000 a week on 11 December 2010. ^[7]

Later career

In February 2011, he confirmed that he has signed for Monaco after trials with Celtic and Wigan Athletic. ^[8]

He left Monaco after their relegation and on 22 June joined Swiss Super League outfit FC Sion, but left in January 2012 after the Swiss Football Association deducted 36 points for fielding ineligible players.

In July 2012, he signed for the Turkish club Elazığspor and his contract was terminated in February 2013, before the end of the 2012–13 season. In April 2013, he returned to Guinea, signing a four-month contract with AS Kaloum Star. ^[9]

On 30 August 2013, Swiss Super League team Lausanne-Sport announced that Feindouno had agreed to a short-term deal until Christmas Day, with an option to extend for a further year. ^[10]

In September 2014, Feindouno signed a one-year contract with Moroccan club Hassania Agadir. ^[11] In February 2015, he agreed the termination of his contract. ^[12]

In 17 November 2015, Feindouno joined CS Sedan Ardennes, along with his stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla. ^[13] On 2 December, it was reported that the club's doctor had refused to grant him permission to play football after cardiac tests had shown "abnormalities" in the size of an artery. ^[14] Two days later, he was linked with a move to Congolese side TP Mazembe. ^[15]

In May 2016, he moved to Lithuanian side FK Atlantas, again with Abdoul Karim Sylla. ^[16]

International career

Feindouno was a member of the Guinea national team that competed in the 2004 African Nations Cup, finishing second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali. He was the captain of Guinea.

Personal life

Feindouno acquired French nationality by naturalization on 21 October 2004. ^[17]

Pascal Feindouno's brother is midfielder Simon Feindouno and his other brother Benjamin Feindouno also plays football. His adviser is Rui Pedro Alves. His stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla is a footballer as well. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux	1998–99	Ligue 1	3	1							3	1	[19]
	1999–00		11	0					5	1	16	1	[19]
	2000–01		14	1	2	0	1	0	4	2	21	3	[19]
	2002–03		35	4	5	2	2	0	6	5	48	11	[19]
	2003–04		31	4	1	0	2	0	9	1	43	5	[19]
	Total		94	10	8	2	5	0	24	9	131	21	–
Lorient (loan)	2001–02	Ligue 1	30	6	4	0	5	2	0	0	39	8	[19]
Saint-Étienne	2004–05	Ligue 1	36	13	1	0	3	1	0	0	40	14	[19]
	2005–06		28	3	1	0	0	0	4	1	33	4	[19]
	2006–07		36	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	37	9	[19]
	2007–08		33	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	8	[19]
	2008–09		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	[19]
	Total		138	34	2	0	5	1	4	1	149	36	–
Al Sadd	2008–09	Qatar Stars League	24	11							24	11	[2]
Al-Rayyan	2009–10	Qatar Stars League	14	5							14	5	[2]
Al-Nassr	2009–10	Saudi Professional League	5	2							5	2	[2]
Monaco	2010–11	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	[19]
Sion	2011–12	Swiss Super League	9	3	1	1	–		2	2	12	6	[1]
Elazığspor	2012–13	Süper Lig	10	1	1	1	–		0	0	11	2	[1]
Lausanne-Sport	2013–14	Swiss Super League	17	4			–		0	0	17	4	[19]
Atlantas	2016	A Lyga	3	0			–		0	0	3	0	[19]
Career total			349	76	16	4	15	3	30	12	410	95	–

International

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feindouno goal.

List of international goals scored by Pascal Feindouno ^{[2] [20]}

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 April 2000	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	4–3	4–4	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	23 April 2000	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Uganda	2–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3				3–0
4	14 May 2000	Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Mali	2–0	2–0	2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup
5	9 July 2000	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	3–2	3–2 (a)	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	2 September 2000	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	1–2	1–3 (a)	2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7	6 July 2003	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Ethiopia	2–0	4–0	2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8	25 January 2004	Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia	DR Congo	2–1	2–1	2004 Africa Cup of Nations
9	7 February 2004	Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia	Mali	1–0	1–2	2004 Africa Cup of Nations
10	28 April 2004	Aix-les-Bains, France	Ivory Coast	1–1	2–4	Friendly
11	5 September 2004	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Botswana	1–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	17 November 2004	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–1	1–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	9 February 2004	Stade de France, Paris, France	Mali	2–2	2–2	Friendly
14	4 September 2005	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Malawi	1–0	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	26 January 2006	Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Zambia	1–1	2–1	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
16				2–1
17	30 January 2006	Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Tunisia	2–0	3–0	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
18	3 February 2006	Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Senegal	2–3	2–3	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
19	24 March 2007	Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia	Gambia	2–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
20	16 June 2007	July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	2–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21	9 September 2007	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Cape Verde	1–0	4–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22	24 January 2008	Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Morocco	1–0	3–2	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
23				3–1
24	14 June 2008	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25	22 June 2008	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Namibia	1–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
26	11 February 2009	Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France	Cameroon	1–2	1–3	Friendly
27	28 March 2009	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	1–3	2–4	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
28	21 June 2009	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Malawi	1–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
29				2–0
30	11 November 2011	Stade Aimé Bergeal, Paris, France	Senegal	1–4	1–4	Friendly

• (a): Match annulled after Guinea were banned from FIFA competitions due to governmental interference ^[21]

Honours

Bordeaux

• Ligue 1: 1998–99

Lorient

• Coupe de France: 2001–02
• Coupe de la Ligue runners-up: 2001–02

References

1. Pascal Feindouno at FootballDatabase.eu
2. "Pascal Feindouno". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
3. "Bastia 0-1 Lorient". lequipe.fr. 11 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
4. Guinea star in Gers plea
5. Maniere, Etienne (8 October 2007). "Liverpool : Benitez veut toujours Feindouno". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
6. "AfricaNews - Feindouno file au Qatar - Subsites news". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
7. Burns, Scott (11 December 2010). "Pascal's one of the Bhoys". Daily Express. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
8. "Pascal Feindouno: I Have Signed With Monaco | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
9. "Transferts : Pascal Feindouno se relance à l'AS Kaloum!" (in French). Guinée Afrique foot. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
10. "Transferts" (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport official site. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
11. "Feindouno au Maroc !". L'Équipe (in French). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
12. Hattabi, Dahbia. "Pascal Feindouno est sans club !". footmercato.net (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
13. "Transfert : Pascal Feindouno signe à Sedan". L'Équipe (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
14. "Problèmes cardiaques pour Feindouno". Le Parisien (in French). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
15. "Pascal Feindouno au TP Mazembe ?". L'Équipe (in French). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
16. Crépin, Timothé (2 May 2016). "Pascal Feindouno : "En Lituanie, les gens ont été surpris de me voir arriver"". France Football (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
17. "JORF n° 0249 du 24 octobre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 17999. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
18. Raphael Gaftarnik (19 November 2015). "Personne ne serait venu me chercher dans mon lit" (in French). www.sofoot.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
19. "Pascal Feindouno » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
20. "Pascal Feindouno - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 March 2018.
21. "FIFA confirm Guinea ban". BBC.

External links

• Pascal Feindouno – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
• Pascal Feindouno at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Pascal Feindouno at ESPN FC
• Official website (in French)
• Pascal Feindouno - Goals in International Matches (not yet completed)