Virgile Pinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cenon, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Noah | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Le Havre | ||
| 2004–2015 | Clermont | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Clermont II | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Woluwe-Zaventem | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Limoges | 22 | (2) |
| 2017 | Antalyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Reims II | 15 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Reims | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Quevilly-Rouen | 23 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Botoșani | 35 | (1) |
| 2024– | Noah | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 | |||
Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson (born 22 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Armenian club Noah.
Career
[edit]Pinson is a youth product of Le Havre, joining them at 12 and playing with their youth academy for six years.[2]
Reims
[edit]On 23 April 2018, Pinson joined Reims from Antalyaspor.[3] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to HSC Montpellier on 1 September 2018.[4]
Quevilly-Rouen
[edit]Pinson joined Quevilly-Rouen at the end of September 2020, after being released by Reims.[5]
Lokomotiv Sofia
[edit]On 7 September 2021, Pinson agreed to a two-year deal at Lokomotiv Sofia.[6]
Botoșani
[edit]On 20 September 2022, Pinson agreed to a two-year deal at Botoșani.[7]
Match fixing & betting scandal
[edit]On 23 October 2023, Pinson deliberately kicked the ball after a free-kick was given to the opposition to be booked in the 42 minute game against Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe after Drolé, another FC Botosani player that was a substitute for that game found out that Pinson was about to be substituted at half-time. A betting agency in Botosani reported that someone intended on betting 10.000 RON (approx. 2500 EUR) on Pinson being booked during the game.[8]
In the aftermath, Pinson and Drolé have been excluded from the first team.
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Pinson is of Cameroonian descent.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Virgile Pinson at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ France, Centre (25 November 2016). "Cfa2 - Le jeune joueur offensif du Limoges FC possède déjà un riche vécu".
- ^ @hugoguillemet, H. G. "Transferts : Virgile Pinson 3 ans à Reims".
- ^ "Reims vs. Montpellier - 1 September 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Virgile Pinson s'engage avec QRM!" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 30 September 2020.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (7 September 2021). "Локо Сф подписа с френско крило" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (20 September 2022). "FC Botoșani, două transferuri dintr-un foc! Atacanții care sosesc sub comanda lui Mihai Teja" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ https://www.monitorulbt.ro/sport/2023/10/26/caracatita-pinson-se-extinde-s-au-dus-cu-peste-5-000-de-lei-in-acelasi-timp-si-la-terminalele-agentiei-sa-parieze-pe-galben/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Virgile Pinson va rejoindre les Rouge et Blanc - Stade de Reims". 23 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Virgile Pinson at Soccerway