David Sommeil

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David Sommeil
Personal information
Full name	David Sommeil
Date of birth	August 10, 1974 (1974-08-10) (age 33)
Place of birth	Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.79m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Valenciennes
Number	4
Youth clubs
1992-1993	Saint-Lô
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1998 1998-2000 2000-2003 2003-2006 2003-2004 2006-2007 2007-	Caen Rennes Bordeaux Manchester City → Marseille (loan) Sheffield United Valenciennes	119 (1) 064 (1) 042 (1) 049 (4) 013 (0) 005 (0) 0015 (1)
National team
1999-2000	France B  Guadeloupe	2 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23/09/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

David Sommeil (born August 10, 1974 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Valenciennes.

Contents 1 Football career 2 Honours 3 References and notes 4 External links

[edit] Football career

Sommeil started his career with non-league Saint-Lo before turning professional with SM Caen, making his professional debut on February 8, 1994 against Le Havre AC. He subsequently played for Rennes before coming to prominence with Bordeaux, where he was capped by France at 'B' level.

Sommeil was signed by Kevin Keegan for Manchester City in January 2003, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of £3.5 million. Despite an initial run of first team games and being the first Manchester City player to score a league goal at the City of Manchester Stadium in the opening home game of the 2003-04 season, Sommeil lost his place in January and had limited playing for the next two seasons.

In February 2004, he joined Olympique Marseille on loan, in a deal that brought Daniel Van Buyten to England on loan in exchange. He returned to City for the start of the 2004/05 season but was dogged by injuries during the season and only managed two appearances. Sommeil played in just 16 games in 2005-06, partly due to a fractured cheek bone, forcing him to wear a protective mask on his return, and also due to a three games ban for a challenge on Spurs' Lee Young-Pyo.

Out of contract in May 2006, after less than 50 games for City, he was one of ten players released by Manchester City, but made a quick return to the Premiership when he signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted Sheffield United on May 24 2006. Sommeil made just five Premier League appearances for The Blades following his move from Manchester City. On 19 July 2007, Sommeil left Sheffield United and signed a two-year deal with Ligue 1 outfit Valenciennes.^[1]

Sommeil has experience of European competition having played 18 games in the UEFA Cup for Bordeaux (14 games) and Manchester City (4 games).

[edit] Honours

• 1996 French 2nd Division Champions - Caen
• 2002 League Cup winner - Bordeaux

[edit] References and notes

[edit] External links

• David Sommeil career stats at Soccerbase
• (French) Official website

Persondata
NAME	Sommeil, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sommeil, David
SHORT DESCRIPTION	footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1974-8-10
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pointe-à-Pitre , Guadeloupe
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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