David Ginola

David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a former French football player. He has played for Toulon, RC Paris, Brest, Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Everton, and the France national team.

David Ginola

Ginola in 2014
Personal information
Full name	David Ginola-Ceze[1]
Date of birth	(1967-01-25) 25 January 1967 (age 57)[2]
Place of birth	Gassin, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	Toulon	82	(4)
1988–1990	RC Paris	61	(8)
1990–1992	Brest	50	(14)
1992–1995	Paris Saint-Germain	115	(33)
1995–1997	Newcastle United	58	(6)
1997–2000	Tottenham Hotspur	100	(13)
2000–2002	Aston Villa	32	(3)
2002	Everton	5	(0)
Total		503	(81)
National team
1990–1995	France	17	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toulon	1985–86	Division 1	14	0	0	0	–		–		–		14	0
	1986–87	Division 1	35	0	1	0	–		–		–		36	0
	1987–88	Division 1	33	4	3	1	–		–		–		36	5
	Total		82	4	4	1	–		–		–		86	5
RC Paris	1988–89	Division 1	29	7	2	1	–		–		–		31	8
	1989–90	Division 1	32	1	6	1	–		–		–		38	2
	Total		61	8	8	2	–		–		–		69	10
Brest	1990–91	Division 1	33	6	3	1	–		–		–		36	7
	1991–92	Division 2	17	8	0	0	–		–		–		17	8
	Total		50	14	3	1	–		–		–		53	15
Paris Saint-Germain	1991–92	Division 1	15	3	2	1	–		–		–		17	4
	1992–93	Division 1	34	6	6	2	–		9[c]	2	–		49	10
	1993–94	Division 1	38	13	3	3	–		8[d]	2	–		49	18
	1994–95	Division 1	28	11	2	0	3	0	10[e]	1	–		43	12
	Total		115	33	13	6	3	0	27	5	–		158	44
Newcastle United	1995–96	Premier League	34	5	2	0	4	0	–		–		40	5
	1996–97	Premier League	24	1	2	0	2	0	7[c]	1	1[f]	0	36	2
	Total		58	6	4	0	6	0	7	1	1	0	75	7
Tottenham Hotspur	1997–98	Premier League	34	6	3	1	3	2	–		–		40	9
	1998–99	Premier League	30	3	6	3	5	1	–		–		41	7
	1999–2000	Premier League	36	4	2	1	2	1	3[c]	0	–		43	6
	Total		100	13	11	5	10	4	3	0	–		124	22
Aston Villa	2000–01	Premier League	27	3	1	0	0	0	–		–		28	3
	2001–02	Premier League	5	0	0	0	2	0	6[c]	2	–		13	2
	Total		32	3	1	0	2	0	6	2	–		41	5
Everton	2001–02	Premier League	5	0	2	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
Career total			503	81	46	15	21	4	43	8	1	0	614	108

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
4. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearance in FA Charity Shield

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	1990	1	0
	1991	0	0
	1992	2	0
	1993	4	1
	1994	6	1
	1995	4	1
Total		17	3

Honours

RC Paris

• Coupe de France runner-up: 1989–90^[4]

Paris Saint-Germain

• Division 1: 1993–94
• Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1994–95

Tottenham Hotspur

• Football League Cup: 1998–99^[5]

Aston Villa

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001

France U21

• Toulon Tournament: 1987

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Best Player: 1987
• French Player of the Year: 1993
• French Division 1 Player of the Year: 1993–94
• Premier League Player of the Month: August 1995, December 1998^[6]
• FIFA XI: 1996^[7]
• PFA Team of the Year: 1995–96 Premier League, 1998–99 Premier League
• Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 1998
• PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1998–99
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1998–99

References

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   "David Ginola Ceze". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "David Ginola: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
3. David Ginola at National-Football-Teams.com
4. "Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
5. "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
6. "David Ginola: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
7. FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Rsssf.com. Retrieved on 9 November 2015.