Ludovic_Sylvestre
Ludovic Sylvestre
French footballer
Ludovic Sylvestre (born 5 February 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[4] He is the sporting director at Red Star.
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Sylvestre playing for Çaykur Rizespor in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ludovic Sylvestre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-02-05) 5 February 1984 (age 40)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 000?–2000 | Clairefontaine | ||
| 2001–2003 | Guingamp | ||
| 2003–2005 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Barcelona B | 20 | (0) |
| 2006 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Sparta Prague | 25 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Mladá Boleslav | 60 | (12) |
| 2010–2013 | Blackpool | 65 | (6) |
| 2013–2016 | Çaykur Rizespor | 88 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Red Star | 44 | (2) |
| Total | 318 | (25) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Youth career
Born in the commune of Le Blanc-Mesnil in Seine-Saint-Denis, as a youth, Sylvestre spent time at Clairefontaine football academy until 2000,[5] Guingamp and then Strasbourg.[citation needed]
Barcelona
In 2005, he was signed by La Liga side Barcelona. Playing for B teams he made just two league appearances for Barça. His debut came on 13 May 2006 as a 64th-minute substitute in a 3–2 away defeat to Sevilla.[6] His full debut, seven days later, was also his last appearance for the club, a 3–1 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[7]
Sparta Prague
In 2006 Sylvestre moved to Czech First League side Sparta Prague. His debut came on 29 July 2006 in a 0–0 home draw with Kladno.[8] His European debut came on 14 September in a 2–0 win away to Scottish Premier League side Hearts in the First round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.[9] He went on to make a total on 19 appearances in the 2006–07 season as Sparta won the league.[citation needed]
He started the 2007–08 season with Sparta Prague, making six appearances, before joining Viktoria Plzeň on loan in early 2008. He scored on his debut, a 2–0 home win over 1 FC Brno.[10] He went on to make a total of 14 appearances, scoring one goal for Viktoria Plzeň that season.[citation needed]
Sylvestre made a total of 25 league appearances as well as eight appearances in the UEFA Cup for Sparta.[9]
Mladá Boleslav
Later in 2008 Sylvestre joined Mladá Boleslav, signing a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut on 2 August 2008 in a 1–0 defeat away at former club Sparta Prague.[11] His first goal came in the 2–0 home win over 1 FC Brno on 25 August.[12] He made a total of 29 appearances in the 2008–09 season, scoring four goals as Mladá Boleslav finished 6th, just missing out on qualifying for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by two points.[citation needed]
The 2009–10 season saw Sylvestre score seven goals in 27 appearances.[citation needed]
Blackpool
On 8 August 2010, Mladá Boleslav stated on their official website that Sylvestre had travelled to England for a medical the following day with newly promoted Premier League side Blackpool and that he was due to sign a two-year contract with them.[13]
Three days later it was confirmed that Sylvestre had signed a two-year contract with an option of a further year with Blackpool.[14][15]
On 14 August he made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute as Blackpool marked their Premier League debut with a 4–0 win over Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.[citation needed]
His full debut came on 21 August in the 6–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates stadium in the club's second game of their debut season in the Premier League.[16] Three days later he scored his first goal for the Tangerines in the second round of the 2010–11 League Cup, a 4–3 defeat to MK Dons at Stadium MK.[17]
Red Star
In September 2016, Sylvestre joined Ligue 2 club Red Star, marking his return to his homeland after playing abroad for twelve years.[18]
He retired in summer 2018 having contributed 23 matches and 2 goals during the club's promotion from Championnat National.[19]
In August 2018, Sylvestre was appointed at Red Star F.C.[19]
Sylvestre was born in France and is of Martiniquais descent.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Barcelona | 2005–06 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2006–07 | Czech First League | 19 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 2007–08 | Czech First League | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| Mladá Boleslav | 2008–09 | Czech First League | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 7 | – | – | – | 27 | 7 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | ||
| Blackpool | 2010–11 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Championship | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 32 | 6 | |||
| Total | 65 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 9 | ||
| Rizespor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 6 | ||
| Red Star | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Championnat National | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 312 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 343 | 33 | ||
Sparta Prague
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- "Ludovic Sylvestre". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "INF, formateur de talents" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre 13/05/2006 (Barcelona)". The Guardian. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre 20/05/2006 (Barcelona)". The Guardian. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre 29/07/2006 (AC Sparta Prague)". The Guardian. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre". UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre 17/02/2008 (Viktoria Plzen)". The Guardian. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre 02/08/2008". The Guardian. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre 25/08/2008". The Guardian. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- Koros, Jiří (8 August 2010). "Stannerovi se líbil první poločas. Divákům jistě taky" (in Czech). Mladá Boleslav. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "Seasiders seal four deals". ESPNsoccernet. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- "Four New Faces At Bloomfield Road". Blackpool F.C. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- Ornstein, David (21 August 2010). "Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- "MK Dons v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- "Ludovic Sylvestre au Red Star !" (in French). redstar.fr. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- Waymel, Dorian (9 August 2018). "Ludovic Sylvestre devient coordinateur sportif du Red Star". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "L. Sylvestre". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- Ludovic Sylvestre at Soccerway
- Ludovic Sylvestre at Soccerbase
- Mladá Boleslav profile
- Ludovic Sylvestre at BDFutbol
