David Bellion

David Bellion in the jersey of Bordeaux

David Bellion ( born November 27, 1982 in Paris ) is a French football player. Currently, the striker is on loan at the French first division club OGC Nice under contract.

Career

Association

Bellion is how many French players from the youth academy of AS Cannes. After just one season he moved to the English Premier League for Sunderland. There he made ​​his debut on 22 August 2001 compared Fulham. In his first season he could not take in the 2002/2003 season he scored his first goal in England in the match against Aston Villa. Acted as a great talent, he has been engaged after the season from Manchester United. There, however, he could not because of the high competition does not prevail and was awarded to West Ham United in 2005.

The " hammer ", he was unsuccessful in eight games and returned midway through the season back to Manchester. However, Manchester United had no more use for the striker, who was awarded for the next six months to OGC Nice in his home. In France he got along better and was in the summer of 2006 a firm commitment from the red - black. After an average season in Ligue 1 ( 8 goals in 30 games ) won him the traditional club Girondins Bordeaux for 4.5 million euros. In the season 2007/ 08 he started superbly by shooting eight goals in twelve matches. The following games were not going so good and he was able to achieve only four more goals this season. In the end, he was runner-up with the Blue. In the following season 2008/ 09 Bellion was the first time French champion and also won the League Cup ( Coupe de la Ligue ) with Girondins Bordeaux.

When he lost his place in the 2010/11 season, he finally moved in January 2011 on loan for half a year to league rivals and his former employer OGC Nice.

National

Between 2002 and 2003 he completed four games for the French Under-21 side.