Nicolas Farina (born 9 August 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as a winger.

Nicolas Farina
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Metz, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–2005 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Metz 25 (3)
2007–2008Cannes (loan) 28 (5)
2009–2012 Evian 63 (6)
2012–2014 Energie Cottbus 23 (2)
2015 Racing FC 9 (10)
2015 Petrolul Ploiești 8 (0)
2016–2018 Cholet 59 (6)
Total 215 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

Farina began his career at FC Metz and was loaned out to AS Cannes in 2007–08. After a few years with FC Metz, he was released and signed on 2 July 2009 with Évian Thonon Gaillard FC.[1] For the 2012–13 season, Farina, along with fellow Evian player Guillaume Rippert was loaned to German 2. Bundesliga side FC Energie Cottbus.[2] He later signed with Racing FC from the Luxembourg National Division in January 2015.[3]

After a brief spell together in Romania with FC Petrolul Ploiești, Farina and Rippert joined up again in January 2016, at SO Cholet in Championnat de France Amateur,[2] where he won promotion.

Honours edit

Metz

Evian

References edit

  1. ^ "Nicolas Farina, nouvelle recrue". Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Nicolas Farina et Guillaume Rippert, les faux jumeaux" (in French). footamateur.fr. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Nicolas Farina débarque au RFCU Luxembourg" (in French). L'essentiel. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Nicolas Farina at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

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