Christian Negouai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Fort-de-France, Martinique | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | FC Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | UR Namur | ||
| 1999–2001 | Charleroi | ||
| 2001–2005 | Manchester City | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Coventry (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2006 | Aalesund | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Brussels | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christian Negouai (born 20 January 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played for Charleroi, Standard Liège and FC Brussels in Belgium, for Manchester City and Coventry in England, and for Aalesund in Norway.
Negouai was bought for £1.5 million by Manchester City from Charleroi in 2001. He made six league appearances of which two were match starts and scored once against Rotherham.[1] He also appeared for Manchester City in the UEFA Cup scoring against The New Saints F.C.[2] Negouai proved to be a versatile success for Manchester City Reserves in the Premier Reserve League, scoring nine goals in 19 games after being converted to a Centre forward from a Defensive midfielder[3] although his time at Manchester City was hampered by a serious injury which required operations on both knees restricting his appearances.[4] According to Duncan Alexander, as of January 2019 he remains the only player to be sent off on their one and only Premier League appearance.[5]
Upon joining Standard Liege Negouai scored the fastest goal in Belgian League history when he struck after just 11 seconds in a 2-0 win over KVC Westerlo.[6]
Personal life
Negouai is a practising Muslim.[7]
References
- ^ "Man City 2-1 Rotherham". BBC. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ Phil Shaw (29 August 2003). "Negouai and Huckerby smooth City's advance but TNS earn credit". The Independent Newspaper. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ Chris Bailey (16 June 2005). "Blues ready to offload Negouai". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Christian's challenge". Manchester Evening News. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ https://twitter.com/oilysailor/status/1080420778145968130?s=21
- ^ "Negouai in goal rush". Manchester Evening News. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ Sam Wallace (5 November 2003). "Test forces Muslim to break Ramadan". The Telegraph Newspaper. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
External links
- Christian Negouai at Soccerbase
- Player profile at ZeroZero
- Player profile at ESPN at the Wayback Machine (archived May 25, 2011)
- Profile at Playerhistory.com
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- 1978 births
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- People from Fort-de-France
- Martiniquais footballers
- French footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Association football midfielders
- R. Charleroi S.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- Aalesunds FK players
- RWDM Brussels FC players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- French people of Martiniquais descent
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