Youssef Sofiane
French–Algerian football player (born 1984)
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Youssef Sofiane (Arabic: يوسف سُفيان; born 8 July 1984, in Villefranche-sur-Saône) is a French footballer who played in England, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Algeria and Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Sofiane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Villefranche-sur-Saone, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | AJ Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Lille (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Notts County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Roda JC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Coventry | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | La Louviere | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | US Lesquin | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Lille B | 20 | (7) |
| 2009 | Lille | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | R.F.C. Tournai | 20 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | MC Alger | 14 | (2) |
| 2012 | ES Sétif | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:00, 22 April 2011 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Of Algerian descent, Sofiane began his footballing career in August 2000 as a trainee at AJ Auxerre.[3] He joined West Ham United in June 2002,[4] when he was signed by manager Glenn Roeder on a free transfer as back-up to the club's strikers.[5] Opportunities were rare however and he made only two appearances for West Ham, as a substitute in a 2–1 away win against Preston, and in a 3–1 win over Rushden in the first round of the League Cup, both in August 2003.[6][7] He was loaned to Lille in January 2004 until the end of the 2003–04 season,[3] and to Notts County on a one-month loan deal in September 2004, where he made three appearances, scoring one goal against Wrexham in the Football League Trophy.[8][9][10] He then joined Dutch club Roda JC on loan through January–May 2005, where he made three substitute appearances.[3] Despite playing in pre-season games, he was not given a squad number by West Ham for the 2005–06 season and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2005.[11] After trials with MK Dons[12] and Coventry City, he joined Coventry on non-contract terms in October 2005.[13] However, he made only one substitute appearance for Coventry before being released in January 2006.[3]
After leaving Coventry, he played for La Louviere in the Belgian Jupiler League,[14] Sportfreunde Siegen of the German Regionalliga,[15] and US Lesquin in France.[16]
On 7 December 2011, Sofiane signed an 18-month contract with ES Sétif.[17] He signed as a free agent having been without a club after his contract with MC Alger ended in summer 2011.
Sofiane later became a football agent.
Representative honours
Sofiane represented France at Under-15 to Under-18 level.[12]
Honours
ES Sétif
