Virgile Pinson

Virgile Pinson

Personal information
Full name	Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson[1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Cenon, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Noah
Number	93
Youth career
2008–2014	Le Havre
2004–2015	Clermont
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Clermont II	1	(0)
2015–2016	Woluwe-Zaventem	9	(0)
2016–2017	Limoges	22	(2)
2017	Antalyaspor	0	(0)
2018–2020	Reims II	15	(6)
2018–2020	Reims	1	(0)
2020–2021	Quevilly-Rouen	23	(0)
2021–2022	Lokomotiv Sofia	24	(1)
2022–2024	Botoșani	35	(1)
2024–	Noah	23	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024

Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson (born 22 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Armenian club Noah.

Career

Pinson is a youth product of Le Havre, joining them at 12 and playing with their youth academy for six years.[2]

Reims

On 23 April 2018, Pinson joined Reims from Antalyaspor.[3] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to HSC Montpellier on 1 September 2018.[4]

Quevilly-Rouen

Pinson joined Quevilly-Rouen at the end of September 2020, after being released by Reims.[5]

Lokomotiv Sofia

On 7 September 2021, Pinson agreed to a two-year deal at Lokomotiv Sofia.[6]

Botoșani

On 20 September 2022, Pinson agreed to a two-year deal at Botoșani.[7]

Match fixing & betting scandal

On 23 October 2023, Pinson deliberately kicked the ball after a free-kick was given to the opposition to be booked in the 42 minute game against Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe after Drolé, another FC Botosani player that was a substitute for that game found out that Pinson was about to be substituted at half-time. A betting agency in Botosani reported that someone intended on betting 10.000 RON (approx. 2500 EUR) on Pinson being booked during the game.[8]

Pinson and Drolé were consequently excluded from the first team.

Personal life

Born in France, Pinson is of Cameroonian descent.[9]

References

1. Virgile Pinson at the Turkish Football Federation
2. France, Centre (25 November 2016). "Cfa2 - Le jeune joueur offensif du Limoges FC possède déjà un riche vécu".
3. @hugoguillemet, H. G. "Transferts : Virgile Pinson 3 ans à Reims".
4. "Reims vs. Montpellier - 1 September 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
5. "Virgile Pinson s'engage avec QRM!" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020.
6. Mihaitalazarica (7 September 2021). "Локо Сф подписа с френско крило" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
7. Mihaitalazarica (20 September 2022). "FC Botoșani, două transferuri dintr-un foc! Atacanții care sosesc sub comanda lui Mihai Teja" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
8. https://www.monitorulbt.ro/sport/2023/10/26/caracatita-pinson-se-extinde-s-au-dus-cu-peste-5-000-de-lei-in-acelasi-timp-si-la-terminalele-agentiei-sa-parieze-pe-galben/ ^[bare URL]
9. "Virgile Pinson va rejoindre les Rouge et Blanc - Stade de Reims". 23 April 2018.

External links

• Virgile Pinson at Soccerway