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{{Short description|Guadeloupean footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = David Sommeil
| image          = 
| caption = 
| fullname       = David Laurent Sommeil<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/David-SOMMEIL-J29204679/ |title=David Laurent Sommeil |website=Verif.com |access-date=22 February 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1974|8|10|df=y}}<ref name=Lequipe>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2947.html |title=David Sommeil |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=4 February 2019 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_place    = [[Pointe-à-Pitre]], Guadeloupe, France
| height         = 1.79 m<ref name=Lequipe/>
| position       = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub    =
| youthyears1    = 1992–1993 |youthclubs1 = Saint-Lô
| youthyears2    = 1993      |youthclubs2 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]
| years1         = 1993–1998 |clubs1 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]                  |caps1 = 119 |goals1 = 1
| years2         = 1998–2000 |clubs2 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]                 |caps2 = 64  |goals2 = 1
| years3         = 2000–2002 |clubs3 = [[Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]            |caps3 = 77  |goals3 = 1
| years4         = 2002–2006 |clubs4 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]      |caps4 = 49  |goals4 = 4
| years5         = 2004      |clubs5 = → [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] (loan) |caps5 = 13  |goals5 = 0
| years6         = 2006–2007 |clubs6 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]    |caps6 = 5   |goals6 = 0
| years7         = 2007–2008 |clubs7 = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]              |caps7 = 20  |goals7 = 0
| totalcaps      = 347
| totalgoals     = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2007 |nationalteam1 = [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe]] |nationalcaps1 = 8 |nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''David Laurent Sommeil''' (born 10 August 1974) is a Guadeloupean former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].

He played his entire career in [[France]] and [[England]], beginning with [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] and later [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] and [[Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]. He then played in the [[Premier League]] for both [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] that was separated by a loan spell back in [[Ligue 1]] with [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], before retiring in 2008 with [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]. He was capped eight times by the [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe national team]] and played in the [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].

==Career==
Born in [[Pointe-à-Pitre]], Guadeloupe,<ref name=Lequipe/> Sommeil started his career with non-league Saint-Lô before turning professional with [[SM Caen]], making his professional debut on 8 February 1994 against [[Le Havre AC]]. He subsequently played for [[Stade Rennais FC|Rennes]] before coming to prominence with [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], where he was capped by [[France national football team|France]] at 'B' level.<ref name="cityprog">{{cite news|title=Bonjour David Sommeil |work=Manchester City v Fulham match programme |date=29 January 2003 |page=7}}</ref>

Sommeil was signed by [[Kevin Keegan]] for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in January 2003, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of [[Pound sterling|£]]3 million.<ref name="cityprog"/> Despite an initial run of first team games and being the first Manchester City player to score a league goal at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]] in the opening home game of the 2003–04 season,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3152271.stm |title=Sommeil saves City |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=23 August 2003 |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> Sommeil lost his place in January and had limited playing for the next two seasons.

In February 2004, he joined [[Olympique de Marseille|Olympique Marseille]] on loan, in a deal that brought [[Daniel Van Buyten]] to England on loan in exchange. He returned to City for the start of the 2004–05 season but was dogged by injuries during the season and only managed two appearances. Sommeil played in just 16 games in 2005–06, partly due to a fractured cheek bone, forcing him to wear a protective mask on his return, and also due to a three-game ban for a challenge on [[Tottenham Hotspur]]'s [[Lee Young-Pyo]].

Out of contract in May 2006, after less than 50 games for City, he was one of ten players released by Manchester City, but made a quick return to the [[Premier League]] when he signed a two-year contract with newly promoted [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on 24 May 2006. Sommeil made just five league appearances for the club following his move from Manchester City.

On 19 July 2007, Sommeil left Sheffield United and signed a two-year deal with [[Ligue 1]] outfit [[Valenciennes FC]].<ref>[http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=477682&CPID=24&clid=49&lid=&title=Sommeil+makes+Blades+exit&channel=& "Sommeil makes Blades exit."]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Sky Sports, 19 July 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.</ref> During a training session on 20 August 2008 with his club Valenciennes he suffered a suspected heart attack. The 34-year-old player collapsed during the session but his exact condition was not immediately known. After six days in a coma he regained consciousness but was still to recover his speech.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cologne defender taken to hospital after collapse|url = https://int.soccerway.com/news/2008/August/29/cologne-defender-taken-to-hospital-after-collapse|website = www.soccerway.com|accessdate = 18 November 2015}}</ref> By 9 October, Sommeil had regained the ability to speak and use both of his arms, and was able to walk again, his condition "improving".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sommeil récupère peu à peu|url = http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101003/Actualites/37106/Sommeil_recupere_peu_a_peu|website = OM.net|accessdate = 18 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081013085530/http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101003/Actualites/37106/Sommeil_recupere_peu_a_peu|archive-date = 13 October 2008|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Caen'''
* [[French Division 2]]: 1996

'''Bordeaux'''
* [[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2002 Coupe de la Ligue Final|2001–02]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/47229/infos |title=FC Lorient - Girondins de Bordeaux |publisher=lfp.fr |accessdate=8 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{Guadeloupe Squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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[[Category:1974 births]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Pointe-à-Pitre]]
[[Category:Guadeloupean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players]]
[[Category:Stade Rennais FC players]]
[[Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players]]
[[Category:Olympique de Marseille players]]
[[Category:Manchester City F.C. players]]
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[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Valenciennes FC players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Guadeloupe men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
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[[Category:Guadeloupean expatriates in England]]
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