Kevin Sainte-Luce

Kevin Sainte-Luce

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Sainte-Luce
Date of birth	28 April 1993
Place of birth	Guadeloupe
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	FC Dieppe
Youth career
2010–2012	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Cardiff City	0	(0)
2013–2015	AFC Wimbledon	46	(3)
2015	Gateshead	13	(3)
2015–	FC Dieppe	16	(5)
National team^‡
2012–2013	Guadeloupe U20	9	(2)
2016–	Guadeloupe	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 29 February 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2016

Kevin Sainte-Luce is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who currently plays for FC Dieppe.

Career

Early years

Sainte-Luce was born in Guadeloupe but raised in Paris, France. He moved to Wales as a teenager and worked his way through the Cardiff City Academy under the stewardship of the Head of Academy Neal Ardley.^[1] The winger made his debut for the senior team on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the First Round of the Football League Cup.^[2] However, despite showing promise for "The Bluebirds" the 19-year–old had his contract terminated on 29 January 2013^[3] following an incident in which he was found guilty of assaulting two girls in a Cardiff nightclub. Sainte-Luce avoided a six–month prison sentence but was ordered to pay £1,250 compensation to the girls, given a 180-hour community service order and handed a 10–week 8pm–6am curfew for the unprovoked attack.^[4]

AFC Wimbledon

In spite of his run–in with the law, AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley decided to offer the young winger a chance to prove himself, signing him on a six–month contract with the option of a further year on 31 January 2013.^[5] Sainte-Luce made his Football League debut in a 2–1 win over Bradford City on 16 February 2013 as a 64th minute substitute for Rashid Yussuff.^[6] Ardley's faith in him was soon repaid as on 23 February 2013, Sainte-Luce scored his first Football League goal for "The Dons" in a 1–0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.^[7] The 19-year–old winger scored his second goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Morecambe on 23 March 2013.^[8] On 25 June 2013, it was announced that manager Neal Ardley had taken up the option of a one-year extension on the 20-year–old winger's contract, retaining him at The Cherry Red Records Stadium for the 2013–14 season.^[9] On 7 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent due to a lack of first team action.^[10]

Gateshead

Sainte-Luce signed a short term six-month deal with Conference Premier side Gateshead on 15 January.^[11] Sainte-Luce made his Gateshead debut two days later in their 2–0 win at Nuneaton Town.^[12] He scored his first goals for Gateshead in their 2–2 draw at Grimsby Town on 4 April.^[13] However, he was not offered a new deal at the end of the season and left the club in June.^[14]

FC Dieppe

It was announced on 11 August 2015 that Sainte-Luce had signed for FC Dieppe.^[15]

Statistics

As of 30 August 2015

Season	Club	Division	League		Play-offs		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2012–13[16]	Cardiff City	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2012–13[17]	AFC Wimbledon	League Two	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2	1	0
2013–14[18]	AFC Wimbledon	League Two	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	1	0	0
2014–15[19]	AFC Wimbledon	League Two	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	0	0	0
2014–15[19]	Gateshead	Conference Premier	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[20]	0	14	3	0	0
Career total			59	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	64	6	2	0

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutions) and goals in the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy.

References

1. "A new lease of life for Kevin Sainte-Luce". Narrow the Angle. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
2. "Alex Nicholls scored the winner as Northampton dumped last season's runners–up Cardiff out of the Capital One Cup". BBC Football. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
3. "Sainte-Luce contract terminated". Cardiff City. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
4. "Cardiff bad boy Kevin Sainte-Luce axed after escaping jail". The Sun. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
5. "AFC Wimbledon keep Sullivan and Meades as Sainte-Luce signs". BBC Football. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
6. "AFC Wimbledon 2 – 1 Bradford City". BBC Football. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
7. "Sainte-Luce fires Dons to vital Dagenham win". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
8. "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Morecambe". BBC Football. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
9. "Sainte-Luce to remain with AFC Wimbledon". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
10. "Kevin's exit confirmed". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
11. "Kevin Sainte-Luce: Gateshead sign ex-AFC Wimbledon winger". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
12. "Nuneaton Town 0-2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
13. "Grimsby Town 2-2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
14. "Gateshead confirm retained and released list". Gateshead FC. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
15. "KEVIN SAINTE-LUCE A SIGNE". FC Dieppe. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
16. "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2012/2013". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
17. "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2012/2013". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
18. "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2013/2014". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
19. "Games played by Kevin Sainte-Luce in 2014/2015". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
20. "Wrexham 1-1 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

External links

• Kevin Sainte-Luce career statistics at Soccerbase