Pegguy Arphexad

Pegguy Arphexad
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-05-18) 18 May 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Brest 0 (0)
1990–1991 Lille 0 (0)
1991–1997 Lens 3 (0)
1996–1997 → Lille (loan) 2 (0)
1997–2000 Leicester City 21 (0)
2000–2003 Liverpool 2 (0)
2001 → Stockport County (loan) 3 (0)
2003–2004 Coventry City 5 (0)
2004 → Notts County (loan) 3 (0)
2004–2005 Marseille 0 (0)
Total 39 (0)
International career
1994 France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pegguy Arphexad (born 18 May 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early life

Arphexad was born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe.[4]

Club career

Arphexad began in the French League with Lens and played in the last three matches of the 1995–96 Division 1.[5] The next season, he played in two league matches on loan for Lille.[6]

Leicester City

In August 1997, Arphexad began his time in the Premier League with Leicester City. During Leicester's successful 1999–2000 League Cup campaign, he started ahead of Tim Flowers and saved two crucial penalties in a penalty shootout against Fulham in the quarter-final.[7] He earned his first ever winner's medal as an unused substitute in the final.[8] In that season he also came on as a substitute for the injured Flowers in Leicester's penalty shootout win over Arsenal in an FA Cup fourth round replay, saving penalties from Lee Dixon and Gilles Grimandi as Leicester progressed.[9] Arphexad played a big role in Liverpool's failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League in 1999–2000. He produced an inspired performance to deny the Reds a much needed three points at Anfield in May 2000. His heroics that night clearly impressed Gérard Houllier, who moved swiftly to sign Arphexad on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling during the summer. Arphexad claimed that he would have stayed at Leicester had he been guaranteed a role as the first-choice keeper, but the arrival of Flowers after the departure of Kasey Keller meant that he felt that he had the option of being a backup at a mid-table club or a backup at a club challenging for the title.[citation needed]

Liverpool

Arphexad won six medals with Liverpool, all as an unused substitute. These included three in Liverpool's treble winning 2000–01 season, where they won the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Cup. Two subsequent medals followed the following season as Liverpool claimed both the Charity Shield and the European Super Cup. In the 2001–02 season, he was the starting goalkeeper in the opening match that ended in a 2–1 win against West Ham United.[10] His second and last league appearance for Liverpool was on 9 February 2002 in a 6–0 win against Ipswich Town, replacing Jerzy Dudek during the second half.[11]

Arphexad earned a second League Cup winners medal in the 2002–03 season and was released by Liverpool that summer, later having spells with Coventry City and Notts County. He also rejected a move to Chester City claiming that he would not be prepared to join a club playing lower than the Second Division.[12]

International career

Arphexad made one appearance for the France national under-21 team in 1994.[13]

After football

Rumours surfaced online that Arphexad turned to making pornographic content after a failed career in acting. However, in an interview with the Leicester Mercury, he stated the rumours were not true, whilst going on to say that he now works in sports insurance.[14] He currently works for Miller Sports and Entertainment, previously known as Henner Sports as a European Business Officer.[15]

Honours

Leicester City

Liverpool

References

  1. ^ "Pegguy Arphexad: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Pegguy Arphexad: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Pegguy Arphexad". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Pegguy Arphexad". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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  7. ^ "Fulham trio fail from spot". BBC News. 12 January 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Leicester triumph at Wembley". BBC News. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Gunners out in penalty thriller". BBC News. 19 January 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  10. ^ "Owen inspires Liverpool". 18 August 2001.
  11. ^ "Liverpool six-hitters stun Ipswich". 9 February 2002.
  12. ^ "Transfer misses: Five players Chester City tried – and failed – to sign". 18 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Pegguy Arphexad" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Pegguy Arphexad never became a porn star". Independent.co.uk. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Henner Sports - Our Team".
  16. ^ "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Blues shot down as Liverpool lift cup". BBC Sport. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Liverpool lift Worthington Cup". BBC Sport. 2 March 2003. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Owen shatters Arsenal in Cup final". BBC Sport. 12 May 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Final: Liverpool 5–4 Alavés: Updates". UEFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Liverpool edge out Man Utd". BBC Sport. 12 August 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Final: Bayern 2–3 Liverpool: Line-ups". UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020.