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Sylvain Distin
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1798
- Active to
- 1863
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Full name
- Sylvain Distin
- Date of birth
- ( 1977-12-16 ) 16 December 1977 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Bagnolet , France
- Height
- 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
- Position
- Defender
- Years
- Team
- 1997 1998
- Joué-lès-Tours
- 1998 1999
- Tours
- 1999 2000
- Gueugnon
- 2000 2002
- Paris Saint-Germain
- 2001 2002
- → Newcastle United (loan)
- 2002 2007
- Manchester City
- 2007 2009
- Portsmouth
- 2009 2015
- Everton
- 2015 2016
- Bournemouth
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- _Retired Soccer
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- France
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Encyclopedic overview
Sylvain Distin (born 16 December 1977) is a French former professional footballer. He is left-footed and played as a centre-back, and was also capable of playing at left-back.
Distin began his career playing for French amateur sides, working his way up to professional sides Gueugnon and subsequently Paris Saint-Germain. He moved to England in 2001, first joining Newcastle United on a loan move from PSG, before signing a permanent contract with Manchester City, where he spent five seasons. He then spent two years at Portsmouth where he won the FA Cup, before joining Everton in 2009. In six seasons at Goodison Park, he made 210 appearances across all competitions, leaving in 2015 for AFC Bournemouth.
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