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Yoann Folly
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| Yoann Folly | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoann Folly | |
| Date of birth | June 6, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | Paris, France | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Number | 31 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-2003 2003-2006 2005 2005 2006 2006- |
St. Étienne Southampton →Nottingham Forest (loan) →Preston North End (loan) →Sheffield Wednesday (loan) Sheffield Wednesday |
7 (1) 14 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 14 (0) 25 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| France U-21 | ||
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Yoann Folly (born 6 June 1985 in Paris) is a French footballer of Togolese descent.
The cultured France Under-21 international's preferred position is in central midfield, but he can also play on the wing. He is a hardworking athletic player who can read the game well.
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Folly was brought to England in 2003 by then Southampton manager Gordon Strachan who paid St. Étienne £250,000 to secure his signature. After numerous managerial changes at Southampton, Folly struggled to get in the team and loan spells at Nottingham Forest and Preston North End followed.
In January 2006, Folly was signed on loan by Sheffield Wednesday to ease injury problems as the then manager Paul Sturrock had been impressed by him after taking over as Saints manager from Strachan in 2004.
Folly joined Wednesday on a permanent basis following the end of the season, rejecting the offer of a new contract at St. Mary's - however, Southampton received an undisclosed compensation fee under FA rules due to him being under the age of 24.
| Date | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2002 | St. Étienne | Trainee |
| 25 July 2003 | Southampton | £250,000 |
| 7 January 2005 | Nott'm Forest | Loan |
| 14 March 2005 | Preston | Loan |
| 31 January 2006 | Sheff Wed | Loan |
| 12 July 2006 | Sheff Wed | Undisclosed |
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheff Wed | 2006-07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sheff Wed (Loan) | 2005-06 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston (Loan) | 2004-05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nottm Forest (Loan) | 2004-05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Southampton | 2005-06 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total (Last 3 seasons) | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Crossley | 2 Bullen | 3 Gilbert | 4 Lunt | 5 Coughlan | 6 Whelan | 7 Tudgay | 8 O'Brien | 9 MacLean | 10 Burton | 11 Brunt | 12 Adams | 14 Hills | 15 Small | 16 Wood | 17 Watson | 18 Clarke | 19 Turner | 20 Simek | 22 Adamson | 23 Johnson | 24 Beevers | 26 Corr | 27 Boden | 28 McClements | 29 O'Donnell | 30 Graham | 31 Folly | 32 Spurr | 33 McAllister | 34 Bowman | 35 McMenamin | Manager: Laws |
Categories: 1985 births | Living people | Togolese footballers | French footballers | AS Saint-Étienne players | Nottingham Forest F.C. players | Preston North End F.C. players | Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players | Southampton F.C. players | Football (soccer) midfielders | Togolese-French people | People from Paris