Kevin Sainte-Luce
Kevin Sainte-Luce (born 28 April 1993) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who currently plays for FC Rouen.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Sainte-Luce | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rouen | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
2013–2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | (3) |
2015 | Gateshead | 13 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Dieppe | 21 | (6) |
2016–2019 | Créteil | 39 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Fleury 91 | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Rouen | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Guadeloupe U20 | 9 | (2) |
2016– | Guadeloupe | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:02, 7 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2016 |
Career
Early years
Born in Paris, France, Sainte-Luce moved to Wales as a teenager and worked his way through the Cardiff City Academy under the stewardship of the Head of Academy Neal Ardley.[1] The winger made his debut for the senior team on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the First Round of the Football League Cup.[2] However, despite showing promise for "The Bluebirds" the 19-year–old had his contract terminated on 29 January 2013[3] following an incident in which he was found guilty of assaulting two girls in a Cardiff nightclub. Sainte-Luce avoided a six–month prison sentence but was ordered to pay £1,250 compensation to the girls, given a 180-hour community service order and handed a 10–week 8pm–6am curfew for the unprovoked attack.[4]
AFC Wimbledon
In spite of his run–in with the law, AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley decided to offer the young winger a chance to prove himself, signing him on a six–month contract with the option of a further year on 31 January 2013.[5] Sainte-Luce made his Football League debut in a 2–1 win over Bradford City on 16 February 2013 as a 64th minute substitute for Rashid Yussuff.[6] Ardley's faith in him was soon repaid as on 23 February 2013, Sainte-Luce scored his first Football League goal for "The Dons" in a 1–0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.[7] The 19-year–old winger scored his second goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Morecambe on 23 March 2013.[8] On 25 June 2013, it was announced that manager Neal Ardley had taken up the option of a one-year extension on the 20-year–old winger's contract, retaining him at The Cherry Red Records Stadium for the 2013–14 season.[9] On 7 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent due to a lack of first team action.[10]
Gateshead
Sainte-Luce signed a short-term, six-month deal with Conference Premier side Gateshead on 15 January.[11] Sainte-Luce made his Gateshead debut two days later in their 2–0 win at Nuneaton Town.[12] He scored his first goals for Gateshead in their 2–2 draw at Grimsby Town on 4 April.[13] However, he was not offered a new deal at the end of the season and left the club in June.[14]
Creteil
Saint-Luce joined Creteil for the 2016-17 season.
Statistics
- As of 30 August 2015
Season | Club | Division | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | Discipline | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
2012–13[17] | Cardiff City | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2012–13[17] | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14[18] | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15[19] | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15[19] | Gateshead | Conference Premier | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[20] | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutions) and goals in the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy.
References
- "A new lease of life for Kevin Sainte-Luce". Narrow the Angle. 2 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- "Alex Nicholls scored the winner as Northampton dumped last season's runners–up Cardiff out of the Capital One Cup". BBC Football. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/2013/january/sainte-luce-contract-terminated
- https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-city-footballer-spared-jail-2497323
- "AFC Wimbledon keep Sullivan and Meades as Sainte-Luce signs". BBC Football. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "AFC Wimbledon 2 – 1 Bradford City". BBC Football. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- "Sainte-Luce fires Dons to vital Dagenham win". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Morecambe". BBC Football. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- "Sainte-Luce to remain with AFC Wimbledon". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- "Kevin's exit confirmed". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- "Kevin Sainte-Luce: Gateshead sign ex-AFC Wimbledon winger". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Nuneaton Town 0-2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Grimsby Town 2-2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Gateshead confirm retained and released list". Gateshead FC. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "KEVIN SAINTE-LUCE A SIGNE". FC Dieppe. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- FC FLEURY 91 : KÉVIN SAINTE-LUCE A SIGNÉ EN NORMANDIE !, actufoot.com, 14 June 2019
- "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Wrexham 1-1 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
External links
- Kevin Sainte-Luce at Soccerbase