Christian Negouai

Christian Negouai (born 20 January 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played for as a midfielder.

Christian Negouai

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-01-20) 20 January 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Fort-de-France, Martinique
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998	FC Vaulx-en-Velin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	UR Namur
1999–2001	Charleroi
2001–2005	Manchester City	6	(1)
2005	→ Coventry City (loan)	1	(0)
2005–2006	Standard Liège
2006	Aalesund
2006–2007	FC Brussels	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He notably played in the Premier League for Manchester City and spent a spell on loan with Coventry City. He also played in Belgium with UR Namur, Charleroi and Standard Liège, FC Brussels and with Aalesund in Norway.

Career

Negouai was bought for £1.5 million by Manchester City from Charleroi in 2001. He made six league appearances of which two were match starts and scored once against Rotherham.^[1] He also appeared for Manchester City in the UEFA Cup scoring against The New Saints^[2] Negouai proved to be a versatile success for Manchester City Reserves in the Premier Reserve League, scoring nine goals in 19 games after being converted to a centre forward from a defensive midfielder^[3] although his time at Manchester City was hampered by a serious injury which required operations on both knees restricting his appearances.^[4] According to Duncan Alexander, as of January 2019 he remains the only player to be sent off on their one and only Premier League appearance.^[5]

Upon joining Standard Liège, Negouai scored the fastest goal in Belgian League history when he struck after just 11 seconds in a 2–0 win over KVC Westerlo.^[6]

Personal life

Negouai is a practising Muslim.^[7]