Anthony Le Tallec

Anthony Le Tallec

Le Tallec playing for Le Mans in 2009
Personal information
Full name Anthony Le Tallec
Date of birth (1984-10-03) 3 October 1984
Place of birth Hennebont, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Atromitos
Number 14
Youth career
1999–2001 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2008 Liverpool 17 (0)
2001–2003 → Le Havre (loan) 54 (7)
2005 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 7 (1)
2005–2006 → Sunderland (loan) 27 (4)
2006–2007 → Sochaux (loan) 25 (4)
2007–2008 → Le Mans (loan) 26 (5)
2008–2010 Le Mans 70 (14)
2010–2012 Auxerre 52 (8)
2011–2012 Auxerre B 2 (0)
2012–2015 Valenciennes 70 (20)
2014 Valenciennes B 2 (1)
2015– Atromitos 27 (7)
National team
2001 France U17 6 (3)
2005–2008 France U21 4 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Anthony Le Tallec (born 3 October 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays for Greek club Atromitos F.C. as a forward or an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Liverpool

Born in Hennebont, Le Tallec was signed from Le Havre AC by Liverpool in 2001, along with his cousin Florent Sinama Pongolle,[1] by manager Gérard Houllier. This was after impressive performances for the French national youth team in the UEFA European Under-16 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, with the player being awarded the 'Silver Ball' as the second best player (behind his cousin) in the latter tournament as the national team emerged champions;[2] both players remained a further two years at Le Havre, loaned by the Reds.[1]

Le Tallec scored his first and only Liverpool goal in a UEFA Cup tie against NK Olimpija Ljubljana in October 2003.[3] After his return, he also featured in the club's victorious run in the UEFA Champions League, starting in the home leg of the quarterfinal tie against Juventus F.C.[4] but failing to appear in the squad of 18 for the final itself.

For the 2005–06 season, Le Tallec joined fellow Premier League side Sunderland on loan, in a bid to gain some more first team football. He stated: "I am a competitor and I want to play all the time, but with Liverpool it was impossible. I chose to come to Sunderland because I need to play every week". In a disappointing season for the club, who finished bottom of the table, he was its top scorer with only six goals in all competitions; this included a header against Fulham, helping the Black Cats pick up their only home win of the campaign.[5]

In May 2006, after Sunderland announced they would not be looking to retain his services, Le Tallec returned to Liverpool but was not given a squad number by boss Rafael Benítez. At the end of the month, he joined up with the French under-21s for the European Championship which took place in Portugal, only featuring in the national team's final group match after it had already secured qualification, and being substituted after 61 minutes.[6]

Return to France

In August 2006 Le Tallec moved to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, on another loan deal. He won the season's Coupe de France scoring a late equaliser in the final, which eventually led to a penalty shootout against Olympique de Marseille – a fellow Liverpool player out on loan, Djibril Cissé, netted two goals in the match for the opposition.[7]

On 31 August 2007, it was reported that Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian were close to signing Le Tallec.[8] However, the player ended up moving to Ligue 1 team Le Mans Union Club 72, on loan for the entire season with a view to a permanent deal for approximately £1.1 million pounds.[9]

At the end of the campaign, on 27 June 2008, Le Mans decided to make the loan permanent, signing Le Tallec to a four-year contract.[10][11] On 27 June 2010, following Le Mans top flight relegation, he reached an agreement with fellow league club AJ Auxerre for a four-year deal, worth €3 million.[12]

Atromitos

On 19 July 2015, Le Tallec signed with Atromitos F.C. for two years.[13] He cited the possibility of playing in the UEFA Europa League as the main reason for his signature.[14]

Personal life

Le Tallec's younger brother, Damien, is also a footballer. Another French youth international who was groomed at Le Havre, he started his professional career in Germany with Borussia Dortmund.[15]

Honours

Club

Sochaux
Liverpool

Country

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Bright future ahead for rising French cousins; Bleacher Report, 24 April 2009
  2. ↑ Anthony Le Tallec – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ "Liverpool overwhelm Olimpija". BBC Sport. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool 2–1 Juventus". BBC Sport. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Sunderland 2–1 Fulham". ESPN Soccernet. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Double celebration in Braga". UEFA.com. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cissé's bid for glory thwarted by fellow red". Liverpool TV. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nade completes switch to Hearts". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Le Tallec signs with LMUC 72" (in French). Le Mans FC. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  10. ↑ Le Mans: A. Le Tallec signe quatre ans (Le Mans: A. Le Tallec signs four years); Foot Africa 365, 27 June 2008 (French)
  11. ↑ "Le Tallec leaves Liverpool for Le Mans". FIFA.com. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Le Tallec, 4 ans à Auxerre" [Le Tallec, 4 years with Auxerre] (in French). L'Équipe. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  13. ↑ "Le Tallec signs at Atromitos". SDNA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Former prodigy Anthony Le Tallec signs for Atromitos". Gulf News. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "La galère de Le Tallec en Ukraine" [Le Tallec's ordeal in Ukraine] (in French). Sport. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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