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Alain Goma

French footballer (born 1972)

Summary

French footballer (born 1972)

Field	Value
name	Alain Goma
full_name	Alain Goma
birth_date
birth_place	Sault, Vaucluse, France
height	1.83 m
position	Centre-back
youthyears1	1982–1988	youthclubs1 = Versailles
youthyears2	1988–1990	youthclubs2 = Auxerre
years1	1990–1998	clubs1 = Auxerre	caps1 = 166	goals1 = 4
years2	1998–1999	clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain	caps2 = 30	goals2 = 0
years3	1999–2001	clubs3 = Newcastle United	caps3 = 33	goals3 = 1
years4	2001–2006	clubs4 = Fulham	caps4 = 117	goals4 = 0
years5	2007–2008	clubs5 = Al-Wakrah	caps5 =	goals5 =
totalcaps	346	totalgoals = 5
nationalyears1	1996–1998	nationalteam1 = France	nationalcaps1 = 2	nationalgoals1 = 0

Alain Goma (born 5 October 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. In a 16-year professional career he appeared in 196 Ligue 1 games, mostly for Auxerre. He then played 147 matches in the Premier League, with Newcastle and Fulham.

Club career

Born in Sault, Vaucluse, Goma started his football career playing for Paris-suburb club Versailles, joining Auxerre's famed youth academy in 1988 at the age of 15. Three years later, he made his Ligue 1 debut for the team led by Guy Roux.

In 1992–93, Goma took part in Auxerre's unprecedented semifinal run in the UEFA Cup, where they lost in the semi-finals to Ajax in a penalty shootout. At the end of the season, he signed his very first professional contract, going on to be instrumental in the side's 1996 double while also helping them to the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – losing to eventual winners Borussia Dortmund – after winning the group stage over Ajax.

After ten years at Auxerre, Goma moved to Paris Saint-Germain, conquering the 1998 Trophée des Champions soon after signing. After that single campaign, he joined Newcastle United for £4.7 million, becoming an important player at the start of 2000–01 and scoring in a 3–1 win against Middlesbrough in October 2000.

On 13 March 2001, following a dispute with the Magpies, Goma signed with First Division leaders Fulham, who paid a club record £4 million for his services. On 21 April 2001 he made his debut in a 1–1 draw at Portsmouth, and became a vital player for the club in its debut season in the Premier League, eventually serving as captain under countryman Jean Tigana.

Goma's form earned him a new contract during 2003–04, to keep him at the Cottagers until the summer of 2006. Despite missing two months due to injury, he made his 100th appearance during the campaign but, after the emergence of younger players such as Zat Knight, his importance and role gradually diminished in 2005–06; he was the most notable of six players released on 18 May 2006, after being unable to agree on a new deal.

Goma subsequently retired, aged 33. However, in 2007, he came out of retirement, joining Al-Wakrah in Qatar, and retiring for good the following year.

International career

After starting representing the French under-21s in 1992, Goma would go on to earn two caps for the senior side. The first was on 9 October 1996, starting in a 4–0 friendly win against Turkey, and the second was in another exhibition game, coming on as a substitute for Frank Lebœuf for the last ten minutes of a 2–2 draw in Austria on 19 August 1998.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	National cup	League cup	Continental	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
Auxerre	1990–91	French Division 1	1	0
1991–92	1	0
1992–93	15	1
1993–94	33	0
1994–95	28	0
1995–96	32	0
1996–97	34	2
1997–98	22	1
Paris Saint-Germain	1998–99	French Division 1	30	0							30	0
Newcastle United	1999–2000	Premier League	14	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
2000–01	19	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
Fulham	2000–01	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2001–02	Premier League	33	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	40	0
2002–03	29	0	3	0	0	0	13	0	45	0
2003–04	23	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
2004–05	16	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
2005–06	13	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
Al-Wakrah	2007–08	Qatar Stars League

Honours

Auxerre

Division 1: 1995–96
Coupe de France: 1993–94, 1995–96

Paris Saint-Germain

Trophée des Champions: 1998

Fulham

Football League First Division: 2000–01
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002

References

"Alain Goma".
"Alain Goma". L'Équipe.
(16 October 2000). "Newcastle see off Boro with ease". BBC Sport.
(13 March 2001). "Fulham set to sign Goma". [[The Guardian]].
(18 May 2006). "Goma leads Fulham player exodus". BBC Sport.
"France – Turkey 4:0". European Football.
"Austria – France 2:2". European Football.
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(27 August 2002). "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport.

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