Sylvain Abdullah Idingar (born 8 March 1984) is a Chadian footballer who plays as a striker for Limonest.[1] In 2014, he made an appearance for the Chad national football team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvain Abdullah Idingar | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Limonest Saint-Didier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Watani | ||
| 2008–2009 | ES Sétif | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Cassis Carnoux | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | Feirense | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Bangkok Glass | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Vénissieux | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Limonest | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lyon-Duchère | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Bords De Saône | ||
| 2016– | Limonest | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | France U-19 | ||
| 2014– | Chad | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2015 | |||
Idingar began his professional career in 2003 at Lyon. He played one game in the Champions League on 8 December 2004 scoring one goal in the 5–0 win against Sparta Prague.[3]
In June 2005 Indingar moved on loan to Valenciennes where he played 5 games in Ligue 2 before going back to Lyon. In June 2007 he left Lyon and moved to Al-Watani. He moved again in 2008 move to ES Sétif.
Idangar had a brief spell with C.D. Feirense in Portugal's LigaPro.[4]
After several years playing abroad, Idangar returned to the Lyon metropolitan area, where he played with amateurs ASM Venissieux, AS Lyon-Duchère and FC Bords de Saône.[5]
Idangar was a roommate of France international footballer Hatem Ben Arfa during his spell at SO Cassis Carnoux, while Ben Arfa was playing for neighboring club Olympique de Marseille. They first met as youth players at Lyon, and are now best friends.[5][6]
Valenciennes