Thomas Pineau Explained

Thomas Pineau
Fullname:Thomas Sébastien Pineau
Birth Date:1991 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Solidarité-Scolaire
Youthclubs1:Pointe-à-Pitre
Youthclubs2:Caen
Years1:2018–
Nationalyears1:2021–
Nationalteam1:Guadeloupe
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:03:44, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
Ntupdate:03:44, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Thomas Sébastien Pineau (born 31 January 1991) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the club Solidarité-Scolaire and the Guadeloupe national team.

Career

Pineau was a youth product of his local club Pointe-à-Pitre and Caen, but retired as a youth due to injuries. He went to Belgium to study physiotherapy, and thereafter worked as a physiotherapist. In January 2018, he was hired to work as physiotherapist with the Guadeloupe national team by the manager Jocelyn Angloma. He trained and performed regularly with the national team, and his skill caught the attention of Angloma who convinced him to pick up football again and join the national team as a player. At the age of 30, he retired as a physiotherapist to focus on football full-time.[1]

International career

Pineau debuted with the Guadeloupe national team in a 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification win over Bahamas on 2 July 2021.[2] He was called up to represent Guadeloupe at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portrait : Thomas Pineau, le kinésithérapeute devenu Gwada Boy. Guadeloupe la 1ère.
  2. Web site: Guadeloupe vs. Bahamas - 3 July 2021 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  3. Web site: 2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more. 11 July 2021.