Ludovic Sylvestre

Ludovic Sylvestre (born 5 February 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director at Red Star.

Ludovic Sylvestre
Sylvestre playing for Çaykur Rizespor in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ludovic Sylvestre[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-05) 5 February 1984[2]
Place of birth Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Red Star (sporting director)
Youth career
000?–2000 Clairefontaine
2001–2003 Guingamp
2003–2005 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Barcelona B 20 (0)
2006 Barcelona 2 (0)
2006–2008 Sparta Prague 25 (0)
2008 → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 14 (3)
2008–2010 Mladá Boleslav 60 (12)
2010–2013 Blackpool 65 (6)
2013–2016 Çaykur Rizespor 88 (2)
2016–2018 Red Star 44 (2)
Total 318 (25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Youth career

Born in the commune of Le Blanc-Mesnil in Seine-Saint-Denis, as a youth, Sylvestre spent time at Clairefontaine football academy until 2000,[4] Guingamp and then Strasbourg.

Barcelona

In 2005, he was signed by La Liga side Barcelona. Playing for B teams he made just two league appearances for Barça. His debut came on 13 May 2006 as a 64th-minute substitute in a 3–2 away defeat to Sevilla.[5] His full debut, seven days later, was also his last appearance for the club, a 3–1 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[6]

Sparta Prague

In 2006 Sylvestre moved to Czech First League side Sparta Prague. His debut came on 29 July 2006 in a 0–0 home draw with Kladno.[7] His European debut came on 14 September in a 2–0 win away to Scottish Premier League side Hearts in the First round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.[8] He went on to make a total on 19 appearances in the 2006–07 season as Sparta won the league.

He started the 2007–08 season with Sparta Prague, making six appearances, before joining Viktoria Plzeň on loan in early 2008. He scored on his debut, a 2–0 home win over 1 FC Brno.[9] He went on to make a total of 14 appearances, scoring one goal for Viktoria Plzeň that season.

Sylvestre made a total of 25 league appearances as well as eight appearances in the UEFA Cup for Sparta.[8]

Mladá Boleslav

Later in 2008 Sylvestre joined Mladá Boleslav, signing a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut on 2 August 2008 in a 1–0 defeat away at former club Sparta Prague.[10] His first goal came in the 2–0 home win over 1 FC Brno on 25 August.[11] He made a total of 29 appearances in the 2008–09 season, scoring four goals as Mladá Boleslav finished 6th, just missing out on qualifying for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by two points.

The 2009–10 season saw Sylvestre score seven goals in 27 appearances.

Blackpool

On 8 August 2010, Mladá Boleslav stated on their official website that Sylvestre had travelled to England for a medical the following day with newly promoted Premier League side Blackpool and that he was due to sign a two-year contract with them.[12] On the proposed move, Sylvestre said: "'Naturally it is a big call for me, something new. The Czech chapter of my career is over and I would like to thank everyone at Mladá Boleslav. I have been happy playing here and will have good memories. It is difficult to leave Mladá Boleslav as I have a lot of friends there, but this is football life,"[13] adding, "I will have a medical and then sign. I am looking forward to playing in England and I am aware Blackpool have just been promoted and there is a big task."[14]

Three days later it was confirmed that Sylvestre had signed a two-year contract with an option of a further year with Blackpool.[15][16]

On 14 August he made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute as Blackpool marked their Premier League debut with a 4–0 win over Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.

His full debut came on 21 August in the 6–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates stadium in the club's second game of their debut season in the Premier League.[17] Three days later he scored his first goal for the Tangerines in the second round of the 2010–11 League Cup, a 4–3 defeat to MK Dons at Stadium MK.[18]

Red Star

In September 2016, Sylvestre joined Ligue 2 club Red Star, marking his return to his homeland after playing abroad for twelve years.[19]

He retired in summer 2018 having contributed 23 matches and 2 goals during the club's promotion from Championnat National.[20]

Post-playing career

In August 2018, Sylvestre was appointed at Red Star F.C.[20]

Personal life

Sylvestre was born in France and is of Martiniquais descent.[21]

Career statistics
Sylvestre playing for Blackpool in 2010

Source:[22]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B2005–06Segunda División B 200–––200
Barcelona2005–06La Liga 20–––20
Sparta Prague2006–07Czech First League 190––20210
2007–08 60–––60
Total 250000020270
Viktoria Plzeň (loan)2007–08Czech First League 143–––143
Mladá Boleslav2008–09Czech First League 294–––294
2009–10 277–––277
2010–1141–––41
Total 60120000006012
Blackpool2010–11Premier League 801011-101
2011–12Championship 2813110-312
2012–13 2952110-326
Total 656623100749
Rizespor2013–14Süper Lig 33000––330
2014–15 29063––353
2015–16 252111––363
Total 87217400001046
Red Star2016–17Ligue 2 2101000–220
2017–18Championnat National 2320030–262
Total 442103100482
Career total 31225235522034333

Honours

Sparta Prague

References
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  4. "INF, formateur de talents" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  5. "Ludovic Sylvestre 13/05/2006 (Barcelona)". The Guardian. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  6. "Ludovic Sylvestre 20/05/2006 (Barcelona)". The Guardian. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  7. "Ludovic Sylvestre 29/07/2006 (AC Sparta Prague)". The Guardian. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  8. "Ludovic Sylvestre". UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  9. "Ludovic Sylvestre 17/02/2008 (Viktoria Plzen)". The Guardian. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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  11. "Ludovic Sylvestre 25/08/2008". The Guardian. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  12. Koros, Jiří (8 August 2010). "Stannerovi se líbil první poločas. Divákům jistě taky" (in Czech). Mladá Boleslav. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  13. "Blackpool to snap up French midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre on two-year deal". Daily Mail. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  14. "Marlon Harewood move to Blackpool hits a snag so Ian Holloway turns to ex-Barcelona academy star Ludovic Sylvestre". Daily Mail. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  15. "Seasiders seal four deals". ESPNsoccernet. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  16. "Four New Faces At Bloomfield Road". Blackpool F.C. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  17. Ornstein, David (21 August 2010). "Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  18. "MK Dons v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  19. "Ludovic Sylvestre au Red Star !" (in French). redstar.fr. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  20. Waymel, Dorian (9 August 2018). "Ludovic Sylvestre devient coordinateur sportif du Red Star". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  21. "Ludovic Sylvestre, champion avec le Sparta Prague : " Je ne peux que conseiller aux Français de venir tenter leur chance ici " - Radio Prague".
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