Romain Padovani

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Romain Padovani
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Padovani playing for Portsmouth in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Nice, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Villefranche
2001–2002 Monaco
2002–2008 Cavigal Nice Sports
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Rapid Menton 0 (0)
2008–2013 Monaco II 83 (14)
2013–2014 Portsmouth 18 (1)
2014–2015 Fréjus 33 (2)
2015–2016 Les Herbiers 30 (3)
2016–2020 Chambly 94 (10)
2020–2022 Quevilly-Rouen 64 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022

Romain Padovani (born 15 October 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

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Career

Monaco and trials

Born in Nice, Padovani began his career on FC Villefranche's youth system, and joined Monaco in 2001. He then left the club in the following season, finishing his formation with Cavigal Nice Sports. [1] In 2008, he returned to Monaco, after a brief period with Rapid Menton (only playing friendlies). He was assigned with the club's B-side, in CFA. [2] On 6 January 2009, he appeared on the bench in a first-team friendly against Juventus. [3] In June 2010, Padovani signed a one-year professional deal with Monaco, [4] which was renewed a year later. [5]

He was released at the end of 2011–12 season, without featuring with the first team. However, after failed trials with Nantes, [6] Laval and CA Bastia, he returned to Monaco II with an amateur contract. He then was a regular starter at the reserve side for 2012–13. [7] In April 2013, Padovani went on a trial at Leyton Orient. He trained with the club for a week, but nothing came of it.

Portsmouth

Late in the month, Padovani went on a trial at Portsmouth, after Sebastien Ewen (Yassin Moutaouakil's agent) indicated the player to Pompey. [8] On 9 May, he signed a two-year deal with the club, [9] with Niort also providing competition for his signature.

Padovani made his Portsmouth debut on 9 July 2013, in a pre-season friendly against Havant & Waterlooville; he also scored the fourth of a 5–0 win. [10] In his following game, against Bognor Regis Town, he scored the second of 4–2 win. [11]

Padovani made his league debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Oxford United on 3 August 2013. He scored his first goal in English football on 26 December, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 home win over Dagenham & Redbridge, through a 45th-minute header. [12] On 23 June of the following year, Padovani was released from Pompey by mutual consent. [13]

Championnat National spells

A day after being released by Portsmouth, Padovani joined Fréjus Saint-Raphaël in a two-year deal. [14] After just one season he moved on the Les Herbiers and then the following season to Chambly. [15] He stayed at Chambly for four seasons, including one in Ligue 2 after promotion from the 2018–19 Championnat National.

In July 2020 he joined US Quevilly-Rouen. [16]

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2020.
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco II 2008–09 CFA 140140
2009–10 CFA 2 113113
2010–11 CFA144144
2011–12 CFA213213
2012–13 CFA234234
Total83140000008314
Portsmouth 2013–14 League Two 181001030221
Fréjus 2014–15 National 332000000292
Les Herbiers 2015–16 National303100000313
Chambly 2016–17 National306310000337
2017–18 National292700000362
2018–19 National251100000261
2019–20 Ligue 2 101201000131
Total9410131100010811
Chambly B 2018–19 National 3 3030
2019–20 National 34040
Total7070
Quevilly-Rouen 2020–21 National111000000111
Career total27631141203029532

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References

  1. Padovani : « ll faut s’accrocher, j’en ai bien conscience » (Padovani: "I have to hang on, I am well aware"); Planete ASM, 29 July 2010 (in French)
  2. CFA Championship appearances list 2009-2010; AS Monaco FC. Retrieved on 10 May 2013
  3. JUVENTUS FC - AS MONACO FC : 1-1, 4-5 TAB (Juventus FC - AS Monaco FC : 1-1, 4-5 pen); AS Monaco FC, 6 January 2009 (in French)
  4. L'Hostis et Padovani passent professionnel (The Hostis and Padovani turns professional); Planete ASM, 10 June 2010 (in French)
  5. Transfers: Le Point Sur Le Mercato Estival (Transfers: Summer Window Update); AS Monaco FC, 27 June 2011 (in French)
  6. Nantes : Romain Padovani (ex-Monaco) est reparti (Nantes : Romain Padovani (ex-Monaco) is left out); Foot National, 13 July 2012 (in French)
  7. Orient missed out on in demand Pompey new-boy Padovani; True Blue Army, 12 May 2013
  8. Romain Padovani : « Je voulais gérer un hôtel de luxe » (Roman Padovani: "I want to be in a luxury hotel"); Foot Anglais, 11 May 2013 (in French)
  9. Padovani and Moutaouakil Sign Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine ; Portsmouth FC, 9 May 2013
  10. Hawks 0 Pompey 5; Portsmouth FC, 9 July 2013
  11. Bognor 2 Pompey 4; Portsmouth FC, 13 July 2013
  12. Portsmouth 1–0 Dag & Red; BBC Sport, 26 December 2013
  13. Padovani leaves Pompey; Portsmouth FC, 23 June 2014
  14. Romain Padovani moves from Portsmouth to Fréjus; Get Football News, 24 June 2014
  15. "La nouvelle dimension de Romain Padovani" (in French). Le Parisien. 1 December 2016.
  16. "National. QRM poursuit son recrutement avec l'arrivée du Camblysien Padovani" (in French). footamateur.fr. 7 July 2020.