Sylvain Wiltord
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Sylvain Claude Wiltord (born 10 May 1974) is a French former professional footballer. Mainly a right winger, he also played as a centre-forward, second striker and on the left wing.[4]
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Full name | Sylvain Claude Wiltord[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-05-10) 10 May 1974 (age 50)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Neuilly-sur-Marne, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right winger[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rennes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | Rennes | 91 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | → Rennes (loan) | 35 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Bordeaux | 99 | (46) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Arsenal | 106 | (31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Lyon | 82 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Rennes | 31 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Marseille | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Metz | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Nantes | 33 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 505 | (146) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2006 | France | 92 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wiltord had a four-season spell at Arsenal, with whom he won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups. He also won the Ligue 1 title at Bordeaux and in each of his three consecutive seasons at Lyon.
With the France national team, Wiltord earned 92 caps and scored 26 goals. He played at the 1996 Olympics, two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships. Wiltord was part of the teams which won Euro 2000 (for which he scored a last minute equaliser to take the final to extra time) and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup.