Alain Goma

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Alain Goma (born 5 October 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. In a 16-year professional career he appeared in 196 Ligue 1 games, mostly for Auxerre. He then played 147 matches in the Premier League, with Newcastle and Fulham.

Club career

Born in Sault, Vaucluse,[1] Goma started his football career playing for Paris-suburb club Versailles, joining Auxerre's famed youth academy in 1988 at the age of 15. Three years later, he made his Ligue 1 debut for the team led by Guy Roux.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 1992–93, Goma took part in Auxerre's unprecedented semifinal run in the UEFA Cup, where they lost in the semi-finals to Ajax in a penalty shootout. At the end of the season, he signed his very first professional contract, going on to be instrumental in the side's 1996 double while also helping them to the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – losing to eventual winners Borussia Dortmund – after winning the group stage over Ajax.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

After ten years at Auxerre, Goma moved to Paris Saint-Germain, conquering the 1998 Trophée des Champions soon after signing. After that single campaign, he joined Newcastle United for £4.7 million, becoming an important player at the start of 2000–01 and scoring in a 3–1 win against Middlesbrough in October 2000.[2]

On 13 March 2001, following a dispute with the Magpies, Goma signed with First Division leaders Fulham, who paid a club record £4 million for his services.[3] On 21 April 2001 he made his debut in a 1–1 draw at Portsmouth, and became a vital player for the club in its debut season in the Premier League, eventually serving as captain under countryman Jean Tigana.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Goma's form earned him a new contract during 2003–04, to keep him at the Cottagers until the summer of 2006. Despite missing two months due to injury, he made his 100th appearance during the campaign but, after the emergence of younger players such as Zat Knight, his importance and role gradually diminished in 2005–06; he was the most notable of six players released on 18 May 2006, after being unable to agree on a new deal.[4]

Goma subsequently retired, aged 33. However, in 2007, he came out of retirement, joining Al-Wakrah in Qatar, and retiring for good the following year.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

International career

After starting representing the French under-21s in 1992, Goma would go on to earn two caps for the senior side. The first was on 9 October 1996, starting in a 4–0 friendly win against Turkey,[5] and the second was in another exhibition game, coming on as a substitute for Frank Lebœuf for the last ten minutes of a 2–2 draw in Austria on 19 August 1998.[6]

Career statistics

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Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn League cupTemplate:Efn Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Auxerre 1990–91 French Division 1 1 0
1991–92 1 0
1992–93 15 1
1993–94 33 0
1994–95 28 0
1995–96 32 0
1996–97 34 2
1997–98 22 1
Total 166 4 166 4
Paris Saint-Germain 1998–99 French Division 1 30 0 30 0
Newcastle United 1999–2000[7] Premier League 14 0 1 0 0 0 2Template:Efn 0 17 0
2000–01[8] 19 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 24 1
Total 33 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 41 1
Fulham 2000–01[8] First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2001–02[9] Premier League 33 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 40 0
2002–03[10] 29 0 3 0 0 0 13Template:Efn 0 45 0
2003–04[11] 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2004–05[12] 16 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
2005–06[13] 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Total 117 0 19 0 3 0 13 0 152 0
Al-Wakrah 2007–08 Qatar Stars League
Career total 346 5 22 0 6 0 15 0 389 5

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Honours

Auxerre

Paris Saint-Germain

Fulham

References

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