Vincent Laban
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vincent Fabien Laban Bounayre | ||
Date of birth | 9 September 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Pau, France | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Nantes B | 62 | (6) |
2005–2007 |
Digenis Morphou | 42 | (8) |
2007–2013 |
Anorthosis | 192 | (19) |
2013–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 51 | (0) |
2015–2019 | AEK Larnaca | 82 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Ethnikos Achna | 15 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2019 | Cyprus | 36 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 16 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2018 |
Vincent Fabien Laban Bounayre (born 9 September 1984) is a French-born naturalized Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Laban began his career with the reserves of
Born in France, he became a Cypriot citizen after spending seven years in the country and subsequently began playing for the national team in 2012.[4]
Club career
Anorthosis Famagusta
Season 2007–08
Laban signed with
Season 2008–09
Laban scored a goal in the second qualifying round of the
Season 2009–10
Anorthosis started their season with a 5–0 win against UN Käerjéng 97. In the second qualification round Anorthosis won a home match against OFK Petrovac, with a 2–1 score, with a goal from Laban.[8] Anorthosis lost an away match 3–1 and subsequently left the Europa League. In the First Division he contributed 2 goals in 26 matches. Anorthosis finished third in the league with a loss of 10 points to the eventual champions AC Omonia.[9]
Season 2010–11
Laban played two matches against
Season 2011–12
In the summer of 2011, Laban renewed his contract with Anorthosis for another five years.
Astra Giurgiu
Season 2013–14
On 13 June 2013, after eight years in Cyprus, Laban moved to Romania and signed a two-year contract with Astra Giurgiu.[22]
International career
Laban being born in
"I was scared of being out of place, of not being accepted by the fans and the team, of being seen as a foreigner who was taking the place of local players," he recalled. "Every time I went to the national side, I had to prove that I deserved to wear the shirt. I also felt a little self-conscious about the fact I don't speak Greek very well, even though I understand it."
Typically, however, Laban was determined to win the fans over: "I asked myself how I might be able to reach out to them, so I decided to learn the national anthem. It was an important symbolic gesture as far as I was concerned, because it's a sign of your attachment to your country. That's why I learned it. I was so nervous, though. I focused hard on the words and did all I could not to make a mistake." The impact was immediate, as Cyprus' 1.2 million fanatical football fans took Laban to their hearts. Three years on from his international debut, Laban has become one of the most popular players in the side and an inspirational force in Cyprus' surprisingly strong start to their UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign.
The Galanolefki lie third in Group B, behind Israel and Wales but ahead of Belgium, who have a match in hand. Also trailing in their wake are Bosnia and Herzegovina, who appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and then lost at home to the unfancied Cypriots last September.
"We put in a terrific performance there, because they've got the likes of Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic and they're a very good side," said Laban, who celebrated his 30th birthday that day and is hoping for another dream result against Belgium in Brussels on Saturday.
Acknowledging just how hard that task will be, he said: "We've made a good start to the qualifiers and I'm hoping we can keep it going. It's going to be very tough, though. In football you have to be realistic and know your place."
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 May 2018[23]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Nantes B | 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
2002–03 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |
2003–04 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | |
2004–05 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 | |
Digenis Morphou | 2005–06 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 |
2006–07 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 7 | |
Anorthosis
|
2007–08 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
2008–09 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 37 | 2 | |
2009–10 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | |
2010–11 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 12 | |
2011–12 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
Astra Giurgiu
|
2013–14 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
2014–15 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
AEK Larnaca
|
2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2016–17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Total | 390 | 30 | 35 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 476 | 36 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.[24]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 7 September 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Albania | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 13 October 2014 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
3. | 31 August 2017 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Anorthosis
- 2007–08
- 2007–08
- 2008
Astra Giurgiu
AEK Larnaca
References
- ^ "Nantes B squad 2002/03". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Laban moved to Digenis". angelfire.com. Retrieved 26 September 2005.
- ^ "Laban to Anorthosis". sentragoal.com.cy. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Στην Εθνική Τζούνιορ και Λαμπάν | Sigma Live". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Το μεγάλο άλμα του Γάλλου". shootandgoal.com. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Rapid Wien 3–1 Anorthosis". sport-xn.com. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Anorthosis 3–0 Olympiakos pireus". scoresway.com. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ^ "Anorthosis 2–1 Petrovac". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Cyprus: First Division Standings". sportstats.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Anorthosis 2–0 Apoel". footballscores.com. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 2–2 Olympiakos". wsn.com. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 4–0 AEL". footballscores.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 3–1 ENP Laban Header(1)(Greek)". sport.gr. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 3–1 ENP Laban Header(2)(Greek)". 24sports.com.cy. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 3–1 Enosis Paralimni". footballscores.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis Top Scorers". anorthosis.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Ανανέωσε μέχρι το 2015 ο Λαμπάν". kathimerini.com.cy. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 2–0 Ethnikos Achna". wincomparator.com. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 6–0 PAAEK Kyrinia". livestream24.tv. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Anorthosis 2–0 Ermis(Friendly)". sigmalive.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Anorthosis 1–0 Enosis Paralimni". footballscores.com. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- Dolce Sport. 13 June 2013. Archived from the originalon 20 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Cyprus - V. Laban - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Laban, Vincent". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
External links
- Vincent Laban at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Vincent Laban at Soccerway
- Player profile (goal.com)