Fabrice Pancrate

Fabrice Pancrate
	Pancrate with Paris Saint-Germain in July 2007
Personal information
Full name	Fabrice Dimitri Pancrate
Date of birth	2 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Louhans-Cuiseaux
2000–2002	Guingamp
2002–2004	Le Mans
2004–2009	Paris Saint-Germain
2007	→ Real Betis (loan)
2007–2008	→ Sochaux (loan)
2009–2010	Newcastle United
2011	AEL
2011–2014	Nantes
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabrice Dimitri Pancrate (French pronunciation: [fabʁis pɑ̃ˈkʁat]; born 2 May 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Career in France

Pancrate started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999, where he played two matches. Then, he joined En Avant Guingamp, where he stayed from 2000 until 2002, playing six matches. After his spell at Guingamp, he was transferred to Le Mans, where he scored eight times in 64 appearances.

Paris Saint-Germain and loans

On 2 August 2004, Pancrate was sold to Paris Saint-Germain for £2,000,000 and played 91 matches, scoring 10 in the domestic league. In 2007, he went on loan from February until May to Real Betis in the Spanish La Liga, playing his first match against Athletic Bilbao on 4 February.^[2] Pancrate was again sent on loan for the 2007–08 season, this time to Sochaux. After five years, he was released by Paris Saint-Germain.

Newcastle United

On 21 November 2009, Pancrate signed a contract with Newcastle until the end of the season with an option to extend. He was given the number 21 shirt. In January 2010, Newcastle signed up fellow right winger Wayne Routledge from Queens Park Rangers on a long-term deal, putting Pancrate's future in doubt, with many Toon fans doubting his ability.^[3]

Pancrate made his debut for Newcastle, coming on as a substitute, in a 3–0 win over Swansea City. He scored his first goal on 5 December 2009, after producing an impressive bit of skill, before mullering the ball in off the crossbar, in a 2–0 home victory over Watford, after coming on as a substitute.^[4] He has also set up goals for Ryan Taylor in games against Coventry City and Preston North End.

Pancrate was released at the end of the season.

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Coupe de France: 2005–06^[5]

Newcastle United

Football League Championship; promotion to the FA Premier League: 2009–10

References

^ "Entreprise SCI Fpi Investment à Nantes (44000)" [Company SCI Fpi Investment in Nantes (44000)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
"Fabrice Pancrate". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
^ "Pancrate signs Newcastle contract" BBC Sport website (21 November 2009)
^ "Newcastle 2 – 0 Watford". BBC. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ "Marseille 1-2 Paris SG". leballonrond.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

External links

Fabrice Pancrate at Soccerbase

[1] "Entreprise SCI Fpi Investment à Nantes (44000)" [Company SCI Fpi Investment in Nantes (44000)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
"Fabrice Pancrate". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[2] "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 February 2007.

[3] "Pancrate signs Newcastle contract" BBC Sport website (21 November 2009)

[4] "Newcastle 2 – 0 Watford". BBC. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[5] "Marseille 1-2 Paris SG". leballonrond.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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