Jacques Faty

Jacques Faty

Personal information
Full name	Doudou-Jacques Faty
Date of birth	February 25, 1984 (1984-02-25)
Place of birth	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sivasspor
Number	19
Youth career
0000–2000	Clairefontaine
2001–2002	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Stade Rennais	122	(0)
2007–2008	Marseille	9	(0)
2008–2011	Sochaux	72	(3)
2011–	Sivasspor	0	(0)
National team‡
2004–2007	France U-21
2009–	Senegal	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 December 2010

Jacques Faty (born February 25, 1984 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne) is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays for Turkcell Süper Lig club Sivasspor and Senegal national football team.

He was a product of the well-known Clairefontaine Youth Centre. Faty's primary position is central defence but he has also been fielded in midfield.

He is the elder brother of Aris player Ricardo Faty.

International career

Faty is an accomplished player in the youth level of international football.

In 2001, he captained France's FIFA U-17 World Championship squad to a first-place finish. Faty was a regular starter of the French U-21 international squad. He took part in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship held in Portugal where the French finished as losing semi-finalists. He is no longer available for selection after exceeding the age limit.

Faty made his international debut for Senegal national football team on 26 August 2009.

Club Career with Rennes

Faty has been a Rennes player since 1999, although he only signed professional terms in 2002. He became an integral part of the 2003–04 Rennes team which historically achieved qualification to the UEFA Cup.

Faty started to lose his place in the team following the arrival of Ghanaian John Mensah early in 2006. The departure of coach László Bölöni to manage AS Monaco did not help his claim either. Pierre Dréossi came in to fill in the vacant coach's position and used Grégory Bourillon and Mensah as the main central defence partnership for the 2006–07 season.

Faty became more and more unsettled as the season went on, and in October 2006 his patience run out. Faty announced his desire to leave the club when his contract expires in June 2007. [2]

A knee injury to Mensah gave him a run in the side, and to his credit, he put in some decent performances. The Rennes management tried to keep him at the club by giving him an extension to his contract, but he declined and opted to join Marseille and enjoy a new experience at "France's top club" as he said when he signed his contract.

External links

• Jacques Faty's profile, stats & pics
• Jacques Faty French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Sivasspor was Jacques Faty Transfer (Turkish)