Thomas Pinault

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Thomas Pinault
Personal information
Full name Thomas Pinault [1]
Date of birth (1981-12-04) 4 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Grasse, France
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1998 Cannes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Cannes 0 (0)
1999–2004 Colchester United 133 (5)
2004–2005 Grimsby Town 43 (7)
2006–2007 Brentford 27 (1)
2007–2010 Crawley Town 108 (8)
2010–2013 RC Grasse
Total311(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Pinault (born 4 December 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Colchester United, Grimsby Town and Brentford, and his native country for Cannes and RC Grasse.

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Career

Colchester United

A product of the Cannes youth system, Pinault moved to England to join Second Division club Colchester United on a free transfer in June 1999. [3] [4] After making just 10 appearances during his first two full seasons at Layer Road, [5] [6] he broke into the first team squad during the 2001–02 season and signed a new two-and-a-half year contract in October 2001. [7] [8] Pinault remained with Colchester United until his contract expired at the end of the 2003–04 season, [4] by which time he had made 157 appearances and scored seven goals for the club. [9]

Grimsby Town

After an unsuccessful trial with Dundee United and turning down a contract from Northampton Town, [10] Pinault signed a one-year contract with League Two club Grimsby Town on a free transfer in July 2004. [11] Pinault was a regular in the team during the 2004–05 season, making 47 appearances and scoring seven goals, [12] but his relationship with manager Russell Slade deteriorated after he was "singled-out for criticism" by Slade for his defensive performance during a 2–2 draw with Notts County late in the season. [13] He was released at the end of the 2004–05 season. [14] In 2006, Pinault's remarks about his time at Blundell Park were chosen as one of BBC Sport's Quotes of the Year: [15]

Brentford

After a year out of football with an ankle ligament injury, [16] Pinault returned to England sign a one-year contract with League One club Brentford on a free transfer in July 2006. [17] Despite being transfer-listed by incoming manager Scott Fitzgerald in December 2006, [18] Pinault remained at Griffin Park for the duration of the 2006–07 season and made 37 appearances, scoring one goal. [19] He was released in June 2007, [20] after Brentford's relegation to League Two was confirmed. [21]

Crawley Town

Pinault joined Conference Premier club Crawley Town on a one-year contract in July 2007. [22] Through successive one-year extensions of his contract, [23] [24] he remained at the Broadfield Stadium for three seasons and made over 110 appearances for the club. [9] Pinault rejected a new contract and left Crawley at the end of the 2009–10 season. [25]

RC Grasse

Early in the 2010–11 season, Pinault returned to France to join hometown Championnat de France Amateur 2 club RC Grasse. [26] He remained at the Stade Jean Girard until his retirement at the end of the 2012–13 season. [27]

Personal life

Thomas is the brother of footballer Clément Pinault. [28] After retiring from football, he became an estate agent. [29]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 1999-00 [5] Second Division 4000100050
2000–01 [6] 5100000051
2001–02 [7] 42020202 [lower-alpha 1] 0480
2002–03 [30] 42410101 [lower-alpha 1] 0454
2003–04 [31] 40070215 [lower-alpha 1] 1542
Total133510061811577
Grimsby Town 2004–05 [12] League Two 43710201 [lower-alpha 1] 0477
Brentford 2006–07 [19] League One 27110201 [lower-alpha 1] 0311
Crawley Town 2007–08 [32] Conference Premier 41400―1 [lower-alpha 2] 0434
2008–09 [33] 28310―00283
2009–10 [27] 40120―00401
Total109830―101138
RC Grasse 2012–13 [27] Championnat de France amateur 2 23200――232
Career total3352915010111137131
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Conference League Cup

Honours

Colchester United

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