André-Pierre Gignac

André- Pierre Gignac 2008

André- Pierre Gignac ( born December 5, 1985 in Martigues ) is a French football player. Since summer 2010, the striker at Olympique Marseille is under contract.

Career

Association

The attacker, who belongs to a small group of professional footballers Roma background and his cousin Jacques Abardonado is also active in this profession, played as a teenager, first for ES Fos -sur -Mer, FC Martigues and FC Lorient, where he 2004 aufrückte in the league team. His professional debut was Gignac in Ligue 2, when he came off the bench with the score at 1-1 against LB Châteauroux in the 78th minute on 13 August 2004, and shortly thereafter scored the 2-1 victory. At the end of the season the team was promoted to the Ligue 1. Gignac, however, was loaned to the winter break at the third division FC Pau to gain match practice. There he played regularly and scored eight goals in 18 games. After his return to Lorient, he made ​​his breakthrough in the 2006/07 season and was best scorer of his team. In the summer of 2007, the attackers moved from FC Lorient to league rivals FC Toulouse. After an average first season, Gignac managed in the 2008 /09 season there breakthrough, scored 24 of 45 goals his team and was with a clear lead scorer of the highest French league. He helped his team to fourth place in the championship. In addition, he was awarded this season with the Étoile d'Or as the best fielder in the Ligue 1. Despite the interest of several clubs to his commitment, he extended his contract with Toulouse until 30 June 2012. In August 2010, he left the FC Toulouse towards Marseille. The French champions, the striker signed a five-year contract. The transfer fee was 16 million euros.

National

In March 2009, André- Pierre Gignac was first nominated for an international match of the French national team. However, due to an injury he had to give up the qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup in the first leg against Lithuania. Four days later, on April 1, he was in the second leg, however, fit again and waited for his first deployment. The opportunity for the attacker got when he came on in the 68th minute for Peguy Luyindula. His first goal for the Équipe Tricolore Gignac scored on 13 August 2009 in a 1-0 win over the Faroe Islands. He also was nominated for the FIFA World Cup 2010.

Achievements

  • Scorer in Ligue 1 2008/ 09
  • Étoile d'Or as the best fielder in the Ligue 1 2008/ 09
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