Sébastien Le Toux

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Sébastien Le Toux
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Le Toux playing against Seattle
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2004 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Lorient 15 (1)
2007–2008 Seattle Sounders 47 (24)
2009 Seattle Sounders FC 28 (1)
2010–2011 Philadelphia Union 62 (25)
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 19 (4)
2012 New York Red Bulls 14 (1)
2013– Philadelphia Union 89 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Sébastien Le Toux (French pronunciation: ​[sebastjɛ̃ lə tu]; born 10 January 1984) is a French footballer who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer. As of 2015, he has played more games, has more goals and more assists for the Philadelphia Union than any other player.[citation needed]

Career

Professional

Le Toux was part of the youth setup at Rennes, and briefly played for Lorient in Ligue 2, prior to moving to the United States.

Le Toux unsuccessfully tried out for MLS side FC Dallas, before eventually signing with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in early 2007. Le Toux netted 10 goals for the Sounders in 2007, tying him with Charles Gbeke of the Montreal Impact as the division's top goal-scorer; he would eventually go on to score 24 goals in 54 league appearances for the team. On 28 September 2007, Le Toux became Seattle's fourth USL First Division Most Valuable Player. [1]

On 8 May 2008, Le Toux became the first player to be signed by the Seattle Sounders FC[2] following their expansion into Major League Soccer.[3]

He scored the first goal in a 1-1 tie against the Los Angeles Galaxy. He had more success in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on the run to the 2009 Open Cup Final and had an assist on the winning goal to Roger Levesque in the 2-1 victory at RFK Stadium against D.C. United.

Philadelphia Union

Le Toux was not among Seattle's protected 11 players for the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft.[4] He was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft.[5] He scored a hat trick in the Philadelphia Union's first official home match in Major League Soccer as the Union defeated D.C. United 3-2.[6] Sebastien Le Toux’s eighth goal of the season gave the Union a first half lead in front of 18,137 fans at PPL Park. He scored his 10th goal of the season in the 33rd minute for the Union, taking a pass from rookie Danny Mwanga and sending a clean shot past Wizards goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen.[7] [8] His 11th league goal of the season in the 36th minute, leading the Philadelphia Union over Chicago 1-0.[9] Le Toux scored on a penalty deep into stoppage time to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-1 win over Toronto FC. He scored once again against his former club Seattle Sounders, trailing 1-0 entering the second half, Le Toux got the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 54th minute.[10] He finished the 2010 MLS season with 14 league goals. On 8 June, Le Toux was named a nominee for the Major League Soccer All-Star Game.[11]

On 18 January 2012, Le Toux, on his personal Twitter page, said that he was "on a jet plane to England"[12] and the day after Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle confirmed that the striker was having a trial with the Premier League side.[13] The trial, however, did not lead to a contract offer.

Vancouver Whitecaps

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Le Toux at Burnaby Sports Complex West

On 31 January 2012, Philadelphia traded Le Toux to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for allocation money.[14] Le Toux scored four minutes into his MLS debut for the Whitecaps on 10 March, a 2-0 home victory over new side Montreal Impact.[15]

New York Red Bulls

Le Toux was traded to New York Red Bulls on 13 July 2012 in exchange for Dane Richards and allocation money.[16] He scored 24 minutes into his first game with the Red Bulls vs. Seattle Sounders on 15 July 2012 in a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. In his second game, the 1-0 home win against Chicago Fire, Le Toux got the assist for a goal from Thierry Henry with a cross-field ball to the striker.

Return to Philadelphia

On 6 December 2012 Le Toux was traded back to Philadelphia Union in a sign-and-trade from New York Red Bulls. Philadelphia sent allocation money along with Josué Martínez to New York.[17]

He scored in the 17th minute of his debut back with the Philadelphia Union and the 2013 Major League Soccer season opener, doing so two years in a row.[citation needed]

International

Le Toux has not been capped by France at any level. In an interview on 2 July 2008, he declared himself available and willing to play for the United States national team.[18]

Personal

Le Toux was born and raised in Rennes, France by parents Michel and Marlene. He has two brothers and one sister.

On 5 August 2010, it was announced that Le Toux has received a United States green card, making him a permanent resident of the country and qualifying him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[19]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
2004–05 FC Lorient Ligue 2 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
2005–06 3 1 3 0 0 0 6 1
USA League Open Cup League Cup Total
2007 Seattle Sounders USL First Division 24 10 5 5 5 0 34 15
2008 23 14 5 5 2 0 30 19
2009 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 28 1 4 1 2 0 34 2
2010 Philadelphia Union 28 14 0 0 0 0 28 14
2011 34 11 0 0 2 1 36 12
Canada League Voyageurs Cup League Cup Total
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer 19 4 2 2 0 0 21 6
USA League Open Cup League Cup Total
2012 New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer 14 1 0 0 1 0 15 1
2013 Philadelphia Union 32 3 2 0 0 0 34 3
2014 29 12 5 3 0 0 34 15
Total France 15 1 3 0 1 0 19 1
USA 209 64 21 14 12 1 230 81
Canada 19 4 2 2 0 0 21 6
Career total 243 69 26 16 13 1 270 86

Honors

Stade Rennais

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders FC

Individual

See also

References

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  12. ↑ On a jet plane to England. Sébastien Le Toux on Twitter. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
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