Jacques Faty

Jacques Faty (born 25 February 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Jacques Faty
Faty playing for Sivasspor in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Central defender
Youth career
0000–2000 Clairefontaine[2]
2001–2002 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Rennes 123 (0)
2007–2008 Marseille 9 (0)
2008–2011 Sochaux 83 (3)
2011–2013 Sivasspor 14 (0)
2013 → Bastia (loan) 12 (0)
2013–2015 Wuhan Zall 12 (0)
2015–2016 Sydney FC 28 (2)
2016–2017 Central Coast Mariners 8 (0)
Total 289 (5)
National team
2004–2007 France U-21
2009–2012 Senegal 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Rennes

Born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, Faty was coached at the well-known Clairefontaine Youth Centre before joining Rennes as a youth in 2001, signing on 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 was due to expire in June 2007.[3] A knee injury to Mensah gave him a run in the side, and to his credit, he put in some decent performances, finishing with 24 games in the season. 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.

Marseille

Faty's stay at Marseille was short-lived. After experiencing the highs of UEFA Champions League and Europa League competition, he was unable to break the first team with only nine appearances.[4]

Sochaux

He moved on to fellow Ligue 1 team FC Sochaux where he spent three seasons.

Sivasspor

He left Sochaux for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor.

Faty returned to Ligue 1 when he was loaned to Bastia from Sivasspor in January 2013.[5]

Wuhan Zall

Following this, he moved to the Chinese Super League with Wuhan Zall in mid-2013.

Stints in Australia

On 11 January 2015, he signed for Australian side Sydney FC for the rest of the season, becoming the second player acquired by the club in the transfer window, being an injury replacement for vice-captain. Sasa Ognenovski.[6] On 11 April 2016, Faty was released from his contract by mutual consent.[7]

On the same day of his release, Faty agreed to a one-year deal with the Central Coast Mariners.[8]

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 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in Portugal where the French finished as losing semi-finalists. He is no longer available for selection after exceeding the age limit.[6]

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

Style of play

Faty's primary position is central defence but he has also been fielded in midfield.

Personal life

Faty was born in France to a Senegalese father and Cape Verdean mother.[9] He is the elder brother of Standard de Liège player Ricardo Faty and is the cousin of former Mariners teammate Mickaël Tavares.[10]

Career statistics

Club
Source:[4]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2002–03 Ligue 1 902000—–110
2003–04 Ligue 1 3204000—–360
2004–05 Ligue 1 3501010—–370
2005–06 Ligue 1 23040103[lower-alpha 1]0–310
2006–07 Ligue 1 2401020—–270
Total 12301204030001420
Marseille 2007–08 Ligue 1 9000105[lower-alpha 2]0–150
Sochaux 2008–09 Ligue 1 2611010—–281
2009–10 Ligue 1 3312010—–361
2010–11 Ligue 1 2413010—–281
Total 83360300000923
Sivasspor 2011–12 Süper Lig 13000——30160
2012–13 Süper Lig 1000——–10
Total 1400000030170
Bastia (loan) 2012–13 Ligue 1 1200000—–120
Wuhan Zall 2013 Chinese SL 12000——–120
2014 Chinese SL 0000——–00
Total 12000000000120
Sydney FC 2014–15 A-League 8100——20101
2015–16 A-League 20100—00–201
Total 28200000020302
Central Coast Mariners 2016–17 A-League 8000——0080
Career total 28951808080503285
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in UEFA Cup

References
  1. Jacques Faty at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "INF, formateur de talents" (in French). FFF. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  3. "Faty fait son mea culpa". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. Jacques Faty at WorldFootball.net
  5. SC Bastia (31 January 2013). "Jacques Faty s'engage avec le Sporting" (in French). Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "Sydney FC Make Second Transfer Window Swoop". Sydney FC. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. "Sydney FC release French defender". Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2016.
  8. "Jacques Faty signs with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 11 April 2016.
  9. "Faty : "L'islam, une réligion très simple à vivre"". Sport.fr. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. allAfrica.com: Sénégal: Jacques Faty et Michael Tavarez
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