Pascal Cygan

French association football player

Pascal Cygan (born 29 April 1974) is a French former footballer. His favoured position was central defender, but he could also play as a left back.

Pascal Cygan
Personal information
Full name Pascal Cygan[1]
Date of birth (1974-04-29) 29 April 1974 (age 50)[2]
Place of birth Lens, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Wasquehal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Wasquehal
1995–2002 Lille 179 (10)
2002–2006 Arsenal 63 (3)
2006–2009 Villarreal 45 (2)
2009–2011 Cartagena 57 (0)
Total 344 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille 1995–96 Division 1 27 0 6 0 33 0
1996–97 14 0 1 0 15 0
1997–98 Division 2 26 3 1 0 27 3
1998–99 21 1 1 0 22 1
1999–2000 33 2 2 0 35 2
2000–01 Division 1 29 2 29 2
2001–02 29 2 10 0 39 2
Total 179 10 11 0 10 0 200 10
Arsenal 2002–03 Premier League 18 1 2 0 11 0 31 1
2003–04 18 0 3 0 3 0 24 0
2004–05 15 0 5 0 3 0 23 0
2005–06 12 2 5 0 3 0 20 2
Total 63 3 15 0 20 0 98 3
Villarreal 2006–07 La Liga 21 1 21 1
2007–08 20 1 6 0 5 0 31 1
2008–09 4 0 2 0 6 0
Total 45 2 8 0 5 0 58 2
Cartagena 2009–10 Segunda División 26 0 26 0
2010–11 31 0 31 0
Total 57 0 0 0 0 0 57 0
Career total 344 15 34 0 35 0 413 15

Honours

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Lille

Arsenal

Individual

References

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  1. "SCI CYCOM". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
    "Pascal Cygan". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Pascal Cygan". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. Pascal Cygan at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Pascal Cygan, dogue à pleines dents" [Pascal Cygan, full-toothed dogue] (in French). Lille OSC. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. "Pascal Cygan: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. "Slick Arsenal win Shield". BBC Sport. 11 August 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. "Arsenal 3–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. "Étoiles d'or: Pascal Cygan meilleur joueur de D1" [Étoiles d’or: Pascal Cygan best D1 player]. L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 10 November 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2017.