Christian Negouai
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Christian Negouai (born 20 January 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played for as a midfielder.
He notably played in the Premier League for Manchester City and spent a spell on loan with Coventry City. He also played in Belgium with UR Namur, Charleroi and Standard Liège, FC Brussels and with Aalesund in Norway.
Career
Negouai was bought for £1.5 million by Manchester City from Charleroi in 2001. He made six league appearances of which two were match starts and scored once against Rotherham.[1] He also appeared for Manchester City in the UEFA Cup scoring against The New Saints[2] Negouai proved to be a versatile success for Manchester City Reserves in the Premier Reserve League, scoring nine goals in 19 games after being converted to a centre forward from a defensive midfielder[3] although his time at Manchester City was hampered by a serious injury which required operations on both knees restricting his appearances.[4] According to Duncan Alexander, as of January 2019 he remains the only player to be sent off on their one and only Premier League appearance.[5]
Upon joining Standard Liège, Negouai scored the fastest goal in Belgian League history when he struck after just 11 seconds in a 2–0 win over KVC Westerlo.[6]
Personal life
Negouai is a practising Muslim.[7]
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External links
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Fort-de-France
- Martiniquais men's footballers
- French men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Men's association football midfielders
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- Aalesunds FK players
- R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- French people of Martiniquais descent