{{Short description|Guinean footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Pascal Feindouno | image = Pascal Feindouno 2006.jpg | upright = 0.9 | caption = Feindouno with Guinea in 2006 | fullname = <!-- if different --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|2|27}} | birth_place = Conakry, Guinea | height = 1.76 m | currentclub = | position = Winger, attacking midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 1996–1997<ref name="nft"/> | clubs1 = CI Kamsar | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1998–2004 | clubs2 = Bordeaux | caps2 = 94 | goals2 = 10 | years3 = 2001–2002 | clubs3 = → Lorient (loan) | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2004–2008 | clubs4 = Saint-Étienne | caps4 = 138 | goals4 = 34 | years5 = 2008–2010 | clubs5 = Al Sadd | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 11 | years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = → Al-Rayyan (loan) | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = → Al-Nassr (loan) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = Monaco | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = Sion | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2012–2013 | clubs10 = Elazığspor | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2013 | clubs11 = AS Kaloum | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 2013–2014 | clubs12 = Lausanne-Sport | caps12 = 17 | goals12 = 4 | years13 = 2015–2016 | clubs13 = Hassania Agadir | caps13 = 0 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2015–2016 | clubs14 = Sedan | caps14 = 0 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2016 | clubs15 = FK Atlantas | caps15 = 3 | goals15 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1998–2012 | nationalteam1 = Guinea | nationalcaps1 = 85 | nationalgoals1 = 30 }}
'''Pascal Feindouno''' (born 27 February 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances between 1998 and 2012 for the Guinea national team.
==Club career==
===Early career=== Born in Conakry, Feindouno began his career with Club Industriel de Kamsar where played for two years before signing with Hirondelles de Conakry in January 1998.
===Bordeaux, and Lorient loan=== Feindouno started his European career at FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 1998, and scored the goal which gave the club the Ligue 1 Championship title in 1999. He spent the 2001–02 season on loan at Lorient. Whilst at Lorient Feindouno played in the 2002 Coupe de France Final in which they beat SC Bastia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/86381|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204145900/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/86381|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2012|title=Bastia 0-1 Lorient|publisher=lequipe.fr |date=11 May 2002 |access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref>
===Saint-Étienne=== Feindouno left Bordeaux to join Saint-Étienne before the 2004–05 season. He missed Guinea's lost quarter final against the Ivory Coast in the 2008 African Nations due to suspension.
In summer 2007 he was linked with a move away from his club, with many sides from all over Europe interested in his services. Feindouno stated his desire to link up with close friend and former Lorient teammate Jean-Claude Darcheville at Scottish side Rangers in May 2007 or in the January transfer window of 2008.<ref>[http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.1429932.0.0.php Guinea star in Gers plea]</ref> On 12 October 2007, it was reported that Premiership club Liverpool's manager Rafael Benítez was to make a bid to sign him in the January transfer window.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maniere |first1=Etienne |title=Liverpool : Benitez veut toujours Feindouno |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a4966035897077780223-liverpool-benitez-veut-toujours-feindouno |website=Foot Mercato |access-date=7 October 2020 |language=fr |date=8 October 2007}}</ref>
===Qatar and Saudi Arabia=== On 24 September 2008, Feindouno moved to Al Sadd SC of the Qatar National First Division for €7 million, signing a contract for four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/20650 |title=AfricaNews - Feindouno file au Qatar - Subsites news |access-date=24 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928063746/http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/20650 |archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref> After one year at Al Sadd, he was transferred to Al Rayyan Sports Club on a one-year loan. On 29 January 2010, he moved to Al-Nassr on a three-month loan.
In the summer 2010 transfer window, he reportedly attracted interest from Everton, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers but nothing came of it. Celtic were reported to have offered him a contract worth £10,000 a week on 11 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/216789/Pascal-s-one-of-the-BhoysPascal-s-one-of-the-BhoysPascal-s-one-of-the-BhoysPascal-s-one-of-the-BhoysPascal-s-one-of-the-BhoysPascal-s-one-of-the-BhoysPascal-s-one-of-the-Bhoys|title=Pascal's one of the Bhoys|newspaper=Daily Express|date=11 December 2010|access-date=11 January 2011|first=Scott|last=Burns}}</ref>
===Later career=== In February 2011, he confirmed that he had signed for Monaco after trials with Celtic and Wigan Athletic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/90/france/2011/02/01/2332944/pascal-feindouno-i-have-signed-with-monaco|title=Pascal Feindouno: I Have Signed With Monaco {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|language=en|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
He left Monaco after their relegation and on 22 June joined Swiss Super League outfit FC Sion, but left in January 2012 after the Swiss Football Association deducted 36 points for fielding ineligible players.
In July 2012, he signed for the Turkish club Elazığspor and his contract was terminated in February 2013, before the end of the 2012–13 season. In April 2013, he returned to Guinea, signing a four-month contract with AS Kaloum Star.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afriquefoot-guinee.com/news-836.htm|title=Transferts : Pascal Feindouno se relance à l'AS Kaloum!|publisher=Guinée Afrique foot|date=21 April 2013|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430025148/http://www.afriquefoot-guinee.com/news-836.htm|archive-date=30 April 2013}}</ref>
On 30 August 2013, Swiss Super League team Lausanne-Sport announced that Feindouno had agreed to a short-term deal until Christmas Day, with an option to extend for a further year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lausanne-sport.ch/detailnews.php?id=580|title=Transferts|publisher=FC Lausanne-Sport official site|language=fr|date=30 August 2013|access-date=13 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172823/http://www.lausanne-sport.ch/detailnews.php?id=580|archive-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
In September 2014, Feindouno signed a one-year contract with Moroccan club Hassania Agadir.<ref>{{cite news |title=Feindouno au Maroc ! |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Feindouno-au-maroc/495933 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=L'Équipe |date=2 September 2014 |language=fr}}</ref> In February 2015, he agreed the termination of his contract.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hattabi |first1=Dahbia |title=Pascal Feindouno est sans club ! |url=http://www.footmercato.net/flash-mercato/pascal-feindouno-est-sans-club_149071 |website=footmercato.net |date=27 February 2015 |access-date=12 March 2019 |language=fr}}</ref>
In 17 November 2015, Feindouno joined CS Sedan Ardennes, along with his stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla.<ref name="sedan">{{cite news |title=Transfert : Pascal Feindouno signe à Sedan |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-pascal-feindouno-signe-a-sedan/608633 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=L'Équipe |date=18 November 2015 |language=fr}}</ref> On 2 December, it was reported that the club's doctor had refused to grant him permission to play football after cardiac tests had shown "abnormalities" in the size of an artery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Problèmes cardiaques pour Feindouno |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/sports/problemes-cardiaques-pour-feindouno-02-12-2015-5330949.php |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=Le Parisien |date=2 December 2015 |language=fr}}</ref> Two days later, he was linked with a move to Congolese side TP Mazembe.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pascal Feindouno au TP Mazembe ? |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Pascal-feindouno-au-tp-mazembe/614053 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=L'Équipe |date=6 December 2014 |language=fr}}</ref>
In May 2016, he moved to Lithuanian side FK Atlantas, again with Abdoul Karim Sylla.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crépin |first1=Timothé |title=Pascal Feindouno : "En Lituanie, les gens ont été surpris de me voir arriver" |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Pascal-feindouno-en-lituanie-les-gens-ont-ete-surpris-de-me-voir-arriver/665851 |website=France Football |access-date=12 March 2019 |language=fr |date=2 May 2016}}</ref>
==International career== Feindouno was a member of the Guinea national team that competed in the 2004 African Nations Cup, finishing second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali. He was the captain of Guinea.
==Personal life== Feindouno acquired French nationality by naturalization on 21 October 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0249 du 24 octobre 2004 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2004/10/24/0249 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=17999 |language=fr |format=PDF}}</ref>
Pascal Feindouno's brother is midfielder Simon Feindouno. His other brother Benjamin Feindouno also played football but was found dead at his home in August 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleury |first=Valentin |title=L’ancien footballeur Benjamin Feindouno, le frère de Pascal, retrouvé mort avec son corps en état de décomposition |trans-title=Former footballer Benjamin Feindouno, Pascal's brother, found dead with his body in a state of decomposition |website=Le Figaro |date=2025-09-02 |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/l-ancien-footballeur-benjamin-feindouno-le-frere-de-pascal-feindouno-retrouve-mort-avec-son-corps-en-etat-de-decomposition-20250902 |language=fr |access-date=2025-09-04}}</ref> His stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla is a footballer as well.<ref name="sofooot">{{cite web |url=http://www.sofoot.com/feindouno-personne-ne-serait-venu-me-chercher-dans-mon-lit-212169.html |title=Personne ne serait venu me chercher dans mon lit |trans-title=No one would have come looking for me in my bed |publisher=www.sofoot.com |language=fr |first=Raphael |last=Gaftarnik |date=19 November 2015 |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020180917/https://www.sofoot.com/feindouno-personne-ne-serait-venu-me-chercher-dans-mon-lit-212169.html |archive-date=2020-10-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total !rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Bordeaux |1998–99 |rowspan="5"|Ligue 1 |3||1||||||||||||||3||1 |<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Pascal Feindouno » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe2200/pascal-feindouno/club-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> |- |1999–00 |11||0||||||||||5||1||16||1 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |2000–01 |14||1||2||0||1||0||4||2||21||3 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |2002–03 |35||4||5||2||2||0||6||5||48||11 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |2003–04 |31||4||1||0||2||0||9||1||43||5 |<ref name="wf"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !94!!10!!8!!2!!5!!0!!24!!9!!131!!21 !– |- |Lorient (loan) |2001–02 |Ligue 1 |30||6||4||0||5||2||0||0||39||8 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |rowspan="6"|Saint-Étienne |2004–05 |rowspan="5"|Ligue 1 |36||13||1||0||3||1||0||0||40||14 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |2005–06 |28||3||1||0||0||0||4||1||33||4 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |2006–07 |36||9||0||0||1||0||0||0||37||9 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |2007–08 |33||8||0||0||1||0||0||0||34||8 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |2008–09 |5||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||1 |<ref name="wf"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !138!!34!!2!!0!!5!!1!!4!!1!!149!!36 !– |- |Al Sadd |2008–09 |Qatar Stars League |24||11||||||||||||||24||11 |<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2809|accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref> |- |Al-Rayyan |2009–10 |Qatar Stars League |14||5||||||||||||||14||5 |<ref name="nft"/> |- |Al-Nassr |2009–10 |Saudi Professional League |5||2||||||||||||||5||2 |<ref name="nft"/> |- |Monaco |2010–11 |Ligue 1 |5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |Sion |2011–12 |Swiss Super League |9||3||1||1||colspan="2"|–||2||2||12||6 |{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} |- |Elazığspor |2012–13 |Süper Lig |10||1||1||1||colspan="2"|–||0||0||11||2 |{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} |- |Lausanne-Sport |2013–14 |Swiss Super League |17||4||||||colspan="2"|–||0||0||17||4 |<ref name="wf"/> |- |Atlantas |2016 |A Lyga |3||0||||||colspan="2"|–||0||0||3||0 |<ref name="wf"/> |- !colspan="3"|Career total !349!!76!!16!!4!!15!!3!!30!!12!!410!!95 !– |}
===International=== :''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feindouno goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Pascal Feindouno<ref name="nft"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/feindouno-intlg.html|title=Pascal Feindouno - Goals in International Matches|website=RSSSF|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 8 April 2000 || Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda || {{fb|UGA}} || align="center"|4–3|| align="center"|4–4 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|23 April 2000 || rowspan="2"|Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea || rowspan="2"|{{fb|UGA}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|3 || align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center"|4 || 14 May 2000 || Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde || {{fb|MLI}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup |- | align="center"|5 || 9 July 2000 || Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso || {{fb|BFA}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 '''(a)''' || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|6 || 2 September 2000 || Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda || {{fb|UGA}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 '''(a)''' || 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|7 || 6 July 2003 || Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea || {{fb|ETH}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|8 || 25 January 2004 || Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia || {{fb|COD|2003}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || 2004 Africa Cup of Nations |- | align="center"|9 || 7 February 2004 || Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia || {{fb|MLI}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || 2004 Africa Cup of Nations |- | align="center"|10 || 28 April 2004 || Aix-les-Bains, France || {{fb|CIV}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–4 || Friendly |- | align="center"|11 || 5 September 2004 || Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea || {{fb|BOT}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|12 || 17 November 2004 || Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya || {{fb|KEN}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|13 || 9 February 2004 || Stade de France, Paris, France || {{fb|MLI}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|14 || 4 September 2005 || Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea || {{fb|MAW}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|15 || rowspan="2"|26 January 2006 || rowspan="2"|Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ZAM}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|2006 Africa Cup of Nations |- | align="center"|16 || align="center"|2–1 |- | align="center"|17 || 30 January 2006 || Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt || {{fb|TUN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |- | align="center"|18 || 3 February 2006 || Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt || {{fb|SEN}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|2–3 || 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |- | align="center"|19 || 24 March 2007 || Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia || {{fb|GAM}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|20 || 16 June 2007 || July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria || {{fb|ALG}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|21 || 9 September 2007 || Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea || {{fb|CPV}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|22 || rowspan="2"|24 January 2008 || rowspan="2"|Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MAR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2|| rowspan="2"|2008 Africa Cup of Nations |- | align="center"|23 || align="center"|3–1 |- | align="center"|24 || 14 June 2008 || Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia || {{fb|NAM}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|25 || 22 June 2008 || Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea || {{fb|NAM}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|26 || 11 February 2009 || Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France || {{fb|CMR}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly |- | align="center"|27 || 28 March 2009 || Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso || {{fb|BFA}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|2–4 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|28 || rowspan="2"|21 June 2009 || rowspan="2"|Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MAW}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|29 || align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|30 || 11 November 2011 || Stade Aimé Bergeal, Paris, France || {{fb|SEN}} || align="center"|1–4 || align="center"|1–4 || Friendly |}
* '''(a):''' Match annulled after Guinea were banned from FIFA competitions due to governmental interference<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA confirm Guinea ban |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1229865.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=19 March 2001 }}</ref>
==Honours== '''Bordeaux''' *Ligue 1: 1998–99
'''Lorient''' *Coupe de France: 2001–02 *Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2001–02
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{LFP Ligue 1|pascal-feindouno}} * {{Lequipe|6499}} * {{ESPN FC|10614}} * {{Official website|url=http://www.pascalfeindouno.com}} {{in lang|fr}} * [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/feindouno-intlg.html Pascal Feindouno - Goals in International Matches] (not yet completed)
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