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Jacques Faty
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| Jacques Faty | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacques Faty | |
| Date of birth | February 25, 1984 (age 23) | |
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | |
| Height | 184cm | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stade Rennais | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-2002 | Stade Rennais FC (CFA) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-present | Stade Rennais FC | 111 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| France U-21 | ||
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jacques Faty (born 25 February 1984 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France) is a French footballer of Senegalese descent and a convert to Islam. [1]
He was a product of the well-known Clairefontaine Youth Centre. Faty's primary position is central defence but he has also been fielded in midfield.
Faty is an accomplished player in the youth level of international football.
In 2001, he captained France's FIFA U-17 World Championship squad to a first-place finish. Faty was a regular starter of the French U-21 international squad. He recently took part in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship held in Portugal where the French finished as losing semi-finalists. He is no longer available for selection after exceeding the age limit.
Faty has been a Rennes player since 1999, although he only signed professional terms in 2002. He became an integral part of the 2003-04 Rennes team which historically achieved qualification to the UEFA Cup.
Faty started to lose his place in the team following the arrival of Ghanaian John Mensah early in 2006. The departure of coach László Bölöni to manage AS Monaco did not help his claim either. Pierre Dréossi came in to fill in the vacant coach's position and used Grégory Bourillon and Mensah as the main central defence partnership for the 2006-07 season.
Faty became more and more unsettled as the season went on, and in October 2006 his patience run out. Faty announced his desire to leave the club when his contract expires in June 2007. [2]
A knee injury to Mensah gave him a run in the side, and to his credit, he put in some decent performances. The Rennes management are currently negotiating an extension to his current deal, but he is unlikely to sign.
Recently he expressed his interest on joining Serie B club Juventus. [3]
- Faty made his 100th league appearance for the club on 12 August 2006.
- His younger brother Ricardo Faty plays for A.S. Roma, a Serie A club.
| Stade Rennais F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Revault | 2 Perrier-Doumbé | 3 Edman | 4 Adaílton | 5 Faty | 6 Bourillon | 7 Utaka | 10 Moreira | 12 Danzé | 13 Coulibaly | 14 Cheyrou | 15 Melchiot | 16 N'Diaye | 17 M'Bia | 18 Monterrubio | 19 Briand | 20 Ekoko | 21 Esteban | 22 Didot | 24 Sorlin | 25 Mensah | 26 Marveaux | 27 Jeunechamp | 29 Sow | 30 Pouplin | 33 Douard | • N'Guema | Manager: Dréossi |