Pascal Feindouno

Pascal Feindouno (born 27 February 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 93 appearances between 1998 and 2012 for the Guinea national team.

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.

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. On 12 October 2007, it was reported that English Premiership giant Liverpool's manager Rafael Benítez would make a bid to purchase him at the next January transfer window, strengthening the attacking field.

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. 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.

Later career

In February 2011, he confirmed that he has signed for Monaco after trials with Celtic and Wigan Athletic.

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.

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.

In September 2014, Feindouno signed a one-year contract with Moroccan club Hassania Agadir. In February 2015, he agreed the termination of his contract.

In 17 November 2015, Feindouno joined CS Sedan Ardennes, along with his stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla. 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. Two days later, he was linked with a move to Congolese side TP Mazembe.

In May 2016, he moved to Lithuanian side FK Atlantas, again with Abdoul Karim Sylla.

Feindouno was a member of the Guinean 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.

Pascal Feindouno's brother is midfielder Simon Feindouno and his other brother Benjamin Feindouno also plays football. His adviser is Rui Pedro Alves. His stepson Abdoul Karim Sylla is a footballer as well.

Club

International goals

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 April 2000	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	4–3	4–4	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	23 April 2000	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Uganda	2–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.				3–0
4.	6 July 2003	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Ethiopia	2–0	4–0	2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	25 January 2004	Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia	DR Congo	2–1	2–1	2004 Africa Cup of Nations
6.	7 February 2004	Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia	Mali	1–0	1–2	2004 Africa Cup of Nations
7.	28 April 2004	Aix-les-Bains, France	Ivory Coast	1–1	2–4	Friendly
8.	5 September 2004	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Botswana	1–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	17 November 2004	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–1	1–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	9 February 2004	Stade de France, Paris, France	Mali	2–2	2–2	Friendly
11.	4 September 2005	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Malawi	1–0	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	26 January 2006	Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Zambia	1–1	2–1	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
13.				2–1
14.	30 January 2006	Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Tunisia	2–0	3–0	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
15.	3 February 2006	Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Senegal	2–3	2–3	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
16.	24 March 2007	Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia	Gambia	2–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17.	16 June 2007	July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	2–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18.	9 September 2007	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Cape Verde	1–0	4–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
19.	24 January 2008	Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Morocco	1–0	3–2	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
20.				3–1
21.	14 June 2008	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.	22 June 2008	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Namibia	1–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.	11 February 2009	Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France	Cameroon	1–2	1–3	Friendly
24.	28 March 2009	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	1–3	2–4	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.	21 June 2009	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Malawi	1–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.				2–0
27.	11 November 2011	Stade Aimé Bergeal, Paris, France	Senegal	1–4	1–4	Friendly

Bordeaux

• Ligue 1: 1998–99

Lorient

• Coupe de France: 2001–02
• Coupe de la Ligue runners-up: 2001–02