Xavier Pentecôte

Xavier Pentecôte
Pentecôte with Toulouse in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-13) 13 August 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Saint-Dié, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2001–2004 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 Toulouse 33 (2)
2007–2008 → Bastia (loan) 32 (12)
2010 → Bastia (loan) 15 (12)
2011–2015 Nice 12 (0)
2012–2013 Nice B 3 (1)
Total 95 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xavier Pentecôte (born 13 August 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Toulouse, Bastia, and Nice.

Career

Born in Saint-Dié, Pentecôte joined Toulouse in 2001 and turned professional in 2004. He spent the 2007–08 season on loan at Bastia, and rejoined the Corsican club in January 2010 for a second loan spell. in August 2011, he completed a move to Ligue 1 rivals Nice, signing a four-year contract.

He retired in 2015 after recurring injury problems.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Xavier Pentecôte". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Xavier Pentecôte". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. ^ Desprez, Patrick (26 April 2019). "Toulouse. Xavier Pentecôte : "Notre victoire a marqué un tournant au club"". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2020.


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