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Ludovic Sylvestre

Ludovic Sylvestre (born 5 February 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[4] He is the sporting director at Red Star.

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,[5] Guingamp and then Strasbourg.[citation needed]

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.[6] His full debut, seven days later, was also his last appearance for the club, a 3–1 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] He went on to make a total on 19 appearances in the 2006–07 season as Sparta won the league.[citation needed]

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.[10] He went on to make a total of 14 appearances, scoring one goal for Viktoria Plzeň that season.[citation needed]

Sylvestre made a total of 25 league appearances as well as eight appearances in the UEFA Cup for Sparta.[9]

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.[11] His first goal came in the 2–0 home win over 1 FC Brno on 25 August.[12] 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.[citation needed]

The 2009–10 season saw Sylvestre score seven goals in 27 appearances.[citation needed]

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.[13]

Three days later it was confirmed that Sylvestre had signed a two-year contract with an option of a further year with Blackpool.[14][15]

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.[citation needed]

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.[16] 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.[17]

Red Star

In September 2016, Sylvestre joined Ligue 2 club Red Star, marking his return to his homeland after playing abroad for twelve years.[18]

He retired in summer 2018 having contributed 23 matches and 2 goals during the club's promotion from Championnat National.[19]

Post-playing career

In August 2018, Sylvestre was appointed at Red Star F.C.[19]

Personal life

Sylvestre was born in France and is of Martiniquais descent.[20]

Career statistics

Sylvestre playing for Blackpool in 2010

Honours

Sparta Prague

References

  1. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ludovic Sylvestre". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. ^ Interview with Ludovic Sylvestre
  5. ^ "INF, formateur de talents" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre 13/05/2006 (Barcelona)". The Guardian. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre 20/05/2006 (Barcelona)". The Guardian. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre 29/07/2006 (AC Sparta Prague)". The Guardian. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Ludovic Sylvestre". UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre 17/02/2008 (Viktoria Plzen)". The Guardian. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre 02/08/2008". The Guardian. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  12. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre 25/08/2008". The Guardian. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  13. ^ Koros, Jiří (8 August 2010). "Stannerovi se líbil první poločas. Divákům jistě taky" (in Czech). Mladá Boleslav. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  14. ^ "Seasiders seal four deals". ESPNsoccernet. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Four New Faces At Bloomfield Road". Blackpool F.C. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  16. ^ Ornstein, David (21 August 2010). "Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  17. ^ "MK Dons v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  18. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre au Red Star !" (in French). redstar.fr. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  19. ^ a b Waymel, Dorian (9 August 2018). "Ludovic Sylvestre devient coordinateur sportif du Red Star". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Ludovic Sylvestre, champion avec le Sparta Prague : " Je ne peux que conseiller aux Français de venir tenter leur chance ici " - Radio Prague".
  21. ^ "L. Sylvestre". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

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