Nicolas Sahnoun

Nicolas Sahnoun (born 3 September 1980) is a French retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Nicolas Sahnoun
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-03) 3 September 1980
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Bordeaux 34 (1)
2000–2001 → Fulham (loan) 7 (0)
2002 → Ajaccio (loan) 14 (1)
2004–2005 Almería 41 (5)
2005–2006 Brest 15 (6)
2007–2008 Dijon 39 (3)
2008–2010 Montpellier 5 (0)
2009–2010 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2013 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Total 174 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Bordeaux of Algerian descent, Sahnoun emerged through local FC Girondins de Bordeaux's youth ranks, but appeared sparingly for its first team during his spell as a senior, also being loaned twice: he helped English club Fulham achieve promotion to the Premier League for the first time ever, repeating the feat back in his country with Ligue 2's AC Ajaccio.

In January 2004, aged 23, Sahnoun moved to Spain, after signing with Segunda División side UD Almería, where he would play for one-and-a-half seasons. Subsequently, he returned to France, spending three years – one-and-a-half apiece – with Stade Brestois 29 and Dijon FCO in the second level.

Sahnoun achieved his third second tier promotion in the 2008–09 campaign, with Montpellier HSC, but appeared rarely for the Rolland Courbis-led team (also his manager at Bordeaux) and left for Racing de Ferrol in the Spanish Segunda División B for one season, on loan.[1]

Personal life

Sahnoun's father, Omar, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too played for Bordeaux.[2]

References
  1. "Nicolas Sahnoun: "Autant de plaisir"" [Nicolas Sahnoun: "So much pleasure"] (in French). Sud-Ouest. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "Match – Hommage à Omar Sahnoun" [Match – Honouring Omar Sahnoun] (in French). Girondins. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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