Wilfrid Loizeau

Personal information
Full name	Wilfrid Loizeau
Date of birth	March 20, 1985 (1985-03-20) (age 24)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Le Havre
	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002-2005	Créteil
2005-2006	Paris FC
2006	Petrolul Ploieşti
2007	Poissy
2007-2008	SIAD Most
2007	→ Chmel Blšany (loan)	11 0(3)
2008-2009	Excelsior Virton	04 0(0)
2009–	Atlanta Blackhawks	06 0(2)
National team
2007–	Guadeloupe	08 0(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Wilfrid Loizeau (born March 20, 1985 in Paris^[1]) is a French-born Guadeloupean soccer player. Loizeau plays primarily on the right and left wings for Guadeloupe, but also as a central attacking midfielder.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Early career 1.2 SIAD Most (Czech Republic) 1.3 Vitória de Setúbal (Portugal) 1.4 Royal Excelsior Virton (Belgium) 1.5 United States 1.6 International career 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

After passing through the renowned youth academies of Le Havre and Auxerre, Loizeau spent the early years of his professional career with Créteil (then in Ligue 2) and Paris FC (then in Championnat National) before moving abroad in 2006, to Romanian Liga II side Petrolul Ploieşti.

[edit] SIAD Most (Czech Republic)

After a brief spell in Romania, in the summer of 2007 Loizeau signed with SIAD Most, then competing in the Gambrinus liga, the top league in the Czech Republic. Most loaned Loizeau for the season to their subsidiary club Chmel Blšany in the Bohemian Football League (ČFL). In 2007-08 Loizeau made 11 appearances (all starts) for Blšany. At the end of the season (and the loan period), Most was relegated to the Czech 2. Liga, so rather than return to Most, Loizeau decided to leave Czech Republic.

[edit] Vitória de Setúbal (Portugal)

Loizeau spent most of preseason 2008-09 with Vitória de Setúbal of the Portuguese Liga, the top league in Portugal. During the spell Loizeau played in friendly matches against several top clubs, including English Premier League side Sunderland ^[2]. Loizeau performed well ^[3] and very nearly signed with the Portuguese club ^[4], but ultimately his contract could not be "approved for administrative reasons" ^[5].

[edit] Royal Excelsior Virton (Belgium)

After his time in Portugal, Loizeau arrived in Belgium for trials. After playing in a friendly match for Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp FC against Excelsior Virton, the opposing side Virton, also of the Belgian Second Division, quickly offered Loizeau a contract. Loizeau officially signed a one year contract with Virton on 16 October 2008; the contract included a clause that would allow Loizeau to leave the club during the winter transfer window. ^[6].

In December 2008 Loizeau was called into the Guadeloupe National Team's squad for the final round of the 2008 Caribbean Championships in Jamaica. R.E. Virton officials were not happy with Loizeau's decision to accept his national team's invitation; as a result, when Loizeau returned to Belgium following the Caribbean Championships, he and the club decided to part ways.

[edit] United States

In 2009, Loizeau moved to the United States to play with Atlanta Blackhawks in the USL Premier Development League.^[7]

[edit] International career

Loizeau made his Guadeloupe National Team debut at the Final Round of the 2006-07 Caribbean Cup that was played in January 2007 in Trinidad & Tobago. His debut match was on January 14, 2007, a 2-1 win over Cuba ^[8].

Loizeau scored his first goal for Guadeloupe in the following group match, a 4-3 loss to Guyana on January 16, 2007 ^[9]. In total, Loizeau made four appearances at the Finals, scoring one goal, as Guadeloupe finished 4th overall.

Loizeau was called into Guadeloupe's squad for the Final Round of the 2008 Caribbean Championships played in December 2008 in Jamaica. Loizeau made four appearances (three starts) at the Finals, as Guadeloupe finished 3rd overall.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Highlights
  • Loizeau highlights (short), Caribbean Cup 2007
  • Loizeau highlights (long), Caribbean Cup 2007
• Guadeloupe National Team
  • Official site
• R.E. Virton
  • Official site
  • Supporters' site
• Interviews
  • Loizeau interview regarding Virton arrival (French), 18 October 2008
  • Loizeau post-match interview (French), 15 November 2008
• Stats
  • Profile on national-football-teams.com
  • [http://www.lydsoccer.com Players Agent