Alain Pons

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

Alain Pons
Personal information
Full name Alain Pons
Date of birth (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995
Place of birth Gibraltar
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 St Joseph's
Number 21
Youth career
200?–2013 AD Taraguilla
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 UCLan Men's FC – (–)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 AD Taraguilla – (–)
2014–2015 Lincoln Red Imps 10 (0)
2016–2017 Gibraltar United 0 (0)
2017–2019 Lincoln Red Imps 17 (1)
2019– St Joseph's 21 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 Gibraltar U-19 5 (0)
2015 Gibraltar development squad 4 (1)
2017– Gibraltar 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

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.[1]

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.[2] 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 11 November 2020.[3]
International statistics
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Gibraltar 201730
201860
201990
202030
Total210

References
  1. https://twitter.com/StJosephsFCGib/status/1164470676188741632 Pons joins Saints] St Joseph's FC. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. Team Details: Gibraltar 2015 Island Games. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "Alain Pons". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.


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