Alain Pons

Alain Pons
Personal information
Full name Alain Anthony Pons[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Gibraltar
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Joseph's
Number 21
Youth career
200?–2011 Atlético Zabal
2011–2014 AD Taraguilla
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 UCLan Men's FC – (–)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 AD Taraguilla 28 (1)
2014–2015 Lincoln Red Imps 10 (0)
2016–2017 Gibraltar United 0 (0)
2017–2019 Lincoln Red Imps 17 (1)
2019– St Joseph's 106 (3)
International career‡
2013–2015 Gibraltar U19 5 (0)
2015 Gibraltar development squad 4 (1)
2017–2021 Gibraltar 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Alain Anthony Pons (born 16 September 1995) is a Gibraltarian football midfielder who currently plays for St Joseph's and the Gibraltar national football team.

Club career

Pons came through the youth ranks at AD Taraguilla in Spain, breaking into the senior team in 2013 before moving to his home country of Gibraltar to sign for Lincoln Red Imps. While studying at University of Central Lancashire, he remained contracted to Lincoln, occasionally playing for the first team while also representing UCLan's football team. Returning to Gibraltar after his studies, he signed for Gibraltar United, but this stay would be short lived as he would re-sign for Lincoln in January 2017. Again, he would feature primarily in the reserve teams, appearing on the bench several times but not playing. In August 2019, Pons signed for St Joseph's.[2] On 4 May 2023, Pons extended his contract with St Joseph's until 30 June 2024.[3]

International career

Pons has been capped 5 times for the Gibraltar national under-19 football team, making his debut in 2013. In 2015, he played for a development squad at the 2015 Island Games, scoring once as Gibraltar finished a disappointing 10th place.[4] Having been called up to several senior squads without playing, he finally made his debut as a substitute for the senior team on August 31, 2017, in an eventual 9–0 defeat to Belgium.

Career statistics

International

As of 7 September 2021.[5]
International statistics
National team Season Apps Goals
Gibraltar 2017 3 0
2018 6 0
2019 9 0
2020 3 0
2021 5 0
Total 26 0

Honours

Lincoln Red Imps
St Joseph's

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022: Booking List before European Qualifiers Matchday 3" (PDF). UEFA. 29 March 2021. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Pons joins Saints St Joseph's FC. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Breaking: New deal for Alain Pons". stjosephsfcgib.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ Team Details: Gibraltar 2015 Island Games. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Alain Pons". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.


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