Born in Limoges, Puygrenier began his career at Stade Rennais, Puygrenier made his Ligue 1 debut in the 4–1 defeat at Lyon in 2003. He started the next two matches, but these were to be his last games for the club before joining Nancy on loan for the 2003–04 season.
After playing 27 games in Ligue 2 that season, Puygrenier spent a further season on loan at Nancy, with 20 appearances as the club won promotion. League rules prevented him from staying on loan at a rival Ligue 1 club so he was signed permanently in 2005. Puygrenier scored his only league goal to date on 28 August in the 6–0 win over his old club. He also scored Nancy's opener in the 3–0 win over Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup. He was voted Fans' Player of the Year for 2006–07, and named in the Ligue 1 2007–08 team of the year the following season, where he helped Nancy stay unexpectedly in the top 3 for most of the season.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
On 31 July 2008, he signed a four-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg. He took part in the team's victory in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup, but struggled to hold down a regular first-team berth. As Portuguese centre-halves Bruno Alves and Fernando Meira joined the club, it became increasingly evident that Puygrenier's future lay outside of Saint Petersburg, and a string of loan deals followed - firstly to Bolton Wanderers and then two spells at AS Monaco in Ligue 1. After failing to impress in France, Monaco declined the option to recruit Puygrenier permanently, and he returned to Zenit who made it known that he was instantly available for transfer, even being described as 'definitely a mistake of our scouts' by general director Maxim Mitrofanov, who also criticised the defender for refusing to lower his wage demands in order to engineer a move away from the club despite having no prospects of achieving any playing time and not being considered a part of the Zenit squad by manager Luciano Spalletti.
Loan to Bolton Wanderers
In January 2009, he joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season.[2] His one goal for Bolton came on 31 January, in a 3–2 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur. It was Bolton's 4000th goal in the top division of English football.[3]
Loan to Monaco
On 14 July 2009, Puygrenier agreed to a loan deal to AS Monaco.
Nancy
Puygrenier moved to AS Nancy midway through the 2011–2012 league campaign.
Karabükspor
He signed for Turkish team Kardemir Karabükspor in July 2013, agreeing to a two-year deal.[4]
Auxerre
In July 2014 he signed a one-year contract with French team AJ Auxerre.[5]
Sébastien Puygrenier – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
Sébastien Puygrenier at L'Équipe Football (in French)
January 20, 2023
sébastien, puygrenier, sébastien, nicolas, puygrenier, born, january, 1982, french, retired, professional, footballer, played, centre, back, puygrenier, 2013personal, informationfull, namesébastien, nicolas, puygrenier, date, birth, 1982, january, 1982, place,. Sebastien Nicolas Puygrenier born 28 January 1982 is a French retired professional footballer who played as a centre back Sebastien PuygrenierPuygrenier in 2013Personal informationFull nameSebastien Nicolas Puygrenier 1 Date of birth 1982 01 28 28 January 1982 age 40 Place of birthLimoges FranceHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Position s Centre backSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2001 2003Rennes3 0 2003 2005 Nancy loan 47 0 2005 2008Nancy95 10 2008 2011Zenit Saint Petersburg9 1 2009 Bolton Wanderers loan 7 1 2009 2011 Monaco loan 67 3 2012 2013Nancy54 9 2013 2014Karabukspor8 0 2014 2016Auxerre75 7 2016 2018US Creteil38 6 Total403 37 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 France 1 2 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 3 Loan to Bolton Wanderers 1 4 Loan to Monaco 1 5 Nancy 1 6 Karabukspor 1 7 Auxerre 1 8 Creteil 2 References 3 External linksClub career EditFrance Edit Born in Limoges Puygrenier began his career at Stade Rennais Puygrenier made his Ligue 1 debut in the 4 1 defeat at Lyon in 2003 He started the next two matches but these were to be his last games for the club before joining Nancy on loan for the 2003 04 season After playing 27 games in Ligue 2 that season Puygrenier spent a further season on loan at Nancy with 20 appearances as the club won promotion League rules prevented him from staying on loan at a rival Ligue 1 club so he was signed permanently in 2005 Puygrenier scored his only league goal to date on 28 August in the 6 0 win over his old club He also scored Nancy s opener in the 3 0 win over Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup He was voted Fans Player of the Year for 2006 07 and named in the Ligue 1 2007 08 team of the year the following season where he helped Nancy stay unexpectedly in the top 3 for most of the season Zenit Saint Petersburg Edit On 31 July 2008 he signed a four year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg He took part in the team s victory in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup but struggled to hold down a regular first team berth As Portuguese centre halves Bruno Alves and Fernando Meira joined the club it became increasingly evident that Puygrenier s future lay outside of Saint Petersburg and a string of loan deals followed firstly to Bolton Wanderers and then two spells at AS Monaco in Ligue 1 After failing to impress in France Monaco declined the option to recruit Puygrenier permanently and he returned to Zenit who made it known that he was instantly available for transfer even being described as definitely a mistake of our scouts by general director Maxim Mitrofanov who also criticised the defender for refusing to lower his wage demands in order to engineer a move away from the club despite having no prospects of achieving any playing time and not being considered a part of the Zenit squad by manager Luciano Spalletti Loan to Bolton Wanderers Edit In January 2009 he joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season 2 His one goal for Bolton came on 31 January in a 3 2 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur It was Bolton s 4000th goal in the top division of English football 3 Loan to Monaco Edit On 14 July 2009 Puygrenier agreed to a loan deal to AS Monaco Nancy Edit Puygrenier moved to AS Nancy midway through the 2011 2012 league campaign Karabukspor Edit He signed for Turkish team Kardemir Karabukspor in July 2013 agreeing to a two year deal 4 Auxerre Edit In July 2014 he signed a one year contract with French team AJ Auxerre 5 Creteil Edit In July 2016 Puygrenier joined Championnat National side US Creteil on a one year contract with the option of second 6 References Edit Hugman Barry J ed 2009 The PFA Footballers Who s Who 2009 10 Mainstream Publishing p 342 ISBN 978 1 84596 474 0 Puygrenier given Bolton go ahead BBC Sport 15 January 2009 Retrieved 31 January 2009 Bolton 3 2 Tottenham Sportbox tv 31 January 2009 Archived from the original on 2 February 2009 Retrieved 31 January 2009 Puygrenier s engage avec Karabukspor L Equipe in French 29 July 2017 Retrieved 8 October 2017 Officiel Signature de Puygrenier AJ Auxerre Retrieved 24 July 2014 Sebastien Puygrenier Auxerre a Creteil officiel L Equipe in French 8 July 2016 Retrieved 8 October 2017 External links EditSebastien Puygrenier UEFA competition record archive Sebastien Puygrenier French league stats at LFP also available in French Sebastien Puygrenier at L Equipe Football in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sebastien Puygrenier amp oldid 1034270567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
