Sébastien Le Toux
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sébastien Le Toux | ||
| Date of birth | January 10, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Lorient | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Seattle Sounders | 47 | (24) |
| 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 28 | (1) |
| 2010– | Philadelphia Union | 62 | (25) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sébastien Le Toux (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ lə tu]; born January 10, 1984 in Mont-Saint-Aignan) is a French-American footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Professional
Le Toux was part of the youth setup at Rennes, and briefly played for Lorient in Ligue 2, prior to moving to the United States.
Le Toux unsuccessfully tried out for MLS side FC Dallas, before eventually signing with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in early 2007. Le Toux netted 10 goals for the Sounders in 2007, tying him with Charles Gbeke of the Montreal Impact as the division's top goal-scorer; he would eventually go on to score 24 goals in 54 league appearances for the team. On September 28, 2007, Le Toux became Seattle's fourth USL First Division Most Valuable Player. [1]
On May 8, 2008, Le Toux became the first player to be signed by the Seattle Sounders FC[2] following their expansion into Major League Soccer.[3]
He scored the first goal in a 1-1 tie against the Los Angeles Galaxy. He has had more success in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on the run to the 2009 Open Cup Final and had an assist on the winning goal to Roger Levesque in the 2-1 victory at RFK Stadium against D.C. United.
Le Toux was not among Seattle's protected 11 players for the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft.[4] He was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft.[5] He scored a hat trick in the Philadelphia Union's first official home match in Major League Soccer as the Union defeated D.C. United 3-2.[6] Sebastien Le Toux’s eighth goal of the season gave the Union a first half lead in front of 18,137 fans at PPL Park. He scored his 10th goal of the season in the 33rd minute for the Union, taking a pass from rookie Danny Mwanga and sending a clean shot past Wizards goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen.[7] [8] His 11th league goal of the season in the 36th minute, leading the Philadelphia Union over Chicago 1-0.[9] Le Toux scored on a penalty deep into stoppage time to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-1 win over Toronto FC. He scored once again against his former club Seattle Sounders, trailing 1-0 entering the second half, Le Toux got the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 54th minute.[10] He finished the 2010 MLS season with 14 league goals. On June 8, Le Toux was named a nominee for the MLS All-Star Game.[11]
On 18 January 2012, Le Toux, on his personal Twitter page, said that he was "on a jet plane to England"[12] and the day after Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle confirmed that the striker was having a trial with the Premier League side.[13]
[edit] International
Le Toux has not been capped by France at any level. In an interview on July 2, 2008, he declared himself available and willing to play for the United States national team.[14] On August 5, 2010, it was announced that Le Toux has received a United States green card, making him a permanent resident of the country.[15]
[edit] Personal
Le Toux was born and raised in Rennes, France by parents Michel and Marlene. He has two brothers and one sister. He currently resides in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Career stats
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | FC Lorient | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Seattle Sounders | USL First Division | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 15 |
| 2008 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | ||
| 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 12 | ||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | France | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| USA | 137 | 50 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 166 | 65 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 51 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 181 | 66 | ||
[edit] Honors
[edit] Stade Rennais
- Coupe Gambardella (1): 2003
[edit] Seattle Sounders
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2007
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2007
[edit] Seattle Sounders FC
[edit] Individual
- USL First Division Top Scorer: 2007
- Major League Soccer All Star Team: 2010
- MLS Fair Play Award: (2): 2010, 2011
- MLS Best XI: 2010
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Le Toux named USL-1 MVP for 2007". USL. http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/recentnews/207628.html. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ "Sounders FC signs first player". Seattle Times. May 8, 2008. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004399951_apsocsoundersfirstsigning.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ "MLS Salaries". MLS Players Union. http://www.mlsplayers.org/files/6_5_08_salary_info_alpha.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-11.[dead link]
- ^ Romero, Jose (November 23, 2009). "The Protected 11 from Sounders FC". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2010339732_the_protected_11_from_sounders.html.
- ^ Union select 10 players in expansion draft
- ^ "VIDEO: Le Toux Nets Hat Trick In Home Debut of the Union". The Offside. http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/video-le-toux-nets-hat-trick-in-home-debut-of-the-union.html. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Major League Soccer". CNN. http://sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mls/recap.asp?g=2010090429.
- ^ http://www.soccer365.com/us_news/story_1810183427.php
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/sports/le-toux-scores-to-611675.html
- ^ http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2010/06/27/MLS-Philadelphia-3-Seattle-1/UPI-45811277690064/
- ^ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/06/fan-ballot-launched-att-mls-all-star-game-0
- ^ "On a jet plane to England". https://twitter.com/#!/SebastienLeToux/status/159442289972883456. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
- ^ "Coyle confirms Le Toux arrival". Sky Sports. 2012-01-19. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7441918/?. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Je suis un Américain. I want to play for the country which has accepted me!". Prost Amerika. http://www.prostamerika.com/SebLeToux.html. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ "Le Toux Receives Green Card". Philadelphia Union. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/08/le-toux-receives-green-card. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
[edit] External links
- MLS player profile
- Bell, Jack. "A Frenchman Finds His Place, and His Position, in Seattle," The New York Times, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- FC Lorient players
- Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Ligue 2 players
- USL First Division players
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriates in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- People from Mont-Saint-Aignan
