Alain Anthony Pons (born 16 September 1995) is a Gibraltarian football midfielder who currently plays for St Joseph's and the Gibraltar national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alain Anthony Pons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Gibraltar | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Joseph's | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–2011 | Atlético Zabal | ||
| 2011–2014 | AD Taraguilla | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | UCLan Men's FC | – | (–) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | AD Taraguilla | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Lincoln Red Imps | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Gibraltar United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lincoln Red Imps | 17 | (1) |
| 2019– | St Joseph's | 103 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Gibraltar U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Gibraltar development squad | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Gibraltar | 26 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Club career
editPons came through the youth ranks at AD Taraguilla in Spain, breaking into the senior team in 2013 before moving to his home country of Gibraltar to sign for Lincoln Red Imps. While studying at University of Central Lancashire, he remained contracted to Lincoln, occasionally playing for the first team while also representing UCLan's football team. Returning to Gibraltar after his studies, he signed for Gibraltar United, but this stay would be short lived as he would re-sign for Lincoln in January 2017. Again, he would feature primarily in the reserve teams, appearing on the bench several times but not playing. In August 2019, Pons signed for St Joseph's.[2] On 4 May 2023, Pons extended his contract with St Joseph's until 30 June 2024.[3]
International career
editPons has been capped 5 times for the Gibraltar national under-19 football team, making his debut in 2013. In 2015, he played for a development squad at the 2015 Island Games, scoring once as Gibraltar finished a disappointing 10th place.[4] Having been called up to several senior squads without playing, he finally made his debut as a substitute for the senior team on August 31, 2017, in an eventual 9–0 defeat to Belgium.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 7 September 2021.[5]
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- Lincoln Red Imps
- St Joseph's
- Pepe Reyes Cup: 2024
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022: Booking List before European Qualifiers Matchday 3" (PDF). UEFA. 29 March 2021. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Pons joins Saints St Joseph's FC. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Breaking: New deal for Alain Pons". stjosephsfcgib.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Team Details: Gibraltar 2015 Island Games. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Alain Pons". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
External links
edit- Alain Pons at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alain Pons at Soccerway
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