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Eric Sabin

Eric Sabin

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age50
CitizenshipMartinique France
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornAugust 22, 1975
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.15
goals / match
Swindon Town
top club · 77 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#353
goals rank
#386
assists rank
52
season goals
7
season assists

Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€50k
peak value · 2004
top transfer fee
10
best season · 05/06
3 / 4
int'l caps / goals
336Appearances
52Goals
7Assists
36Yellow cards
1Red cards
62Full matches (90′)
Full nameEric Sabin
Date of birth1975-08-22 (50 yrs)
Place of birthSarcelles, Martinique
CitizenshipMartinique France
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2009-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2009
Transfer: Nîmes B → Retired
09/10 · Transfer
Aug 2008
Transfer: AC Arles-Avignon → Nîmes B
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Nîmes Olympique
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — AC Arles-Avignon
30 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Oxford United → AC Arles-Avignon
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Oxford United, Northampton Town
40 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Northampton → Oxford United
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Northampton Town
47 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: QPR → Northampton
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Queens Park Rangers, Northampton Town
16 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Swindon Town → QPR
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Swindon Town
41 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Swindon Town
36 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Wasquehal → Swindon Town
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Wasquehal Football
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Wasquehal Football
32 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Nîmes Olympique → Wasquehal
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — Nîmes Olympique
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: GFCO Ajaccio → Nîmes Olympique
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: Nîmes Olympique → GFCO Ajaccio
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — Nîmes Olympique
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Nîmes Olympique
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Nîmes Olympique
14 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
Transfer: Nîmes B → Nîmes Olympique
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals4 total · 0.88/90
57
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A4 total · 0.88/90
48
Yellow cards2 total · 0.44/90
35
5,603 min
Minutes played by club
Wasquehal Football 19.6%
Nîmes Olympique 20.5%
AC Arles-Avignon 11.3%
Oxford United 12.6%
Northampton Town 10.0%
Queens Park Rangers 4.7%
Swindon Town 21.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Wasquehal Football 2 00/01 99/00 64 7 0 1,096
Nîmes Olympique 5 08/09 98/99 62 8 0 1,147
AC Arles-Avignon 1 07/08 07/08 30 6 0 635
Oxford United 1 05/06 05/06 33 9 3 708
Northampton Town 3 03/04 05/06 55 12 4 562
Queens Park Rangers 1 03/04 03/04 15 1 0 265
Swindon Town 2 01/02 02/03 77 9 0 1,190

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€13K7€25K10€38K13€50K00/01 — 3 goals (Wasquehal Football)300/0101/02 — 5 goals (Swindon Town)501/0202/03 — 4 goals (Swindon Town)402/0303/04 — 3 goals (Queens Park Rangers)303/0404/05 — 9 goals (Northampton Town)04/05 — 4 assists1304/0505/06 — 10 goals (Oxford United)05/06 — 3 assists1305/0607/08 — 6 goals (AC Arles-Avignon)607/0808/0994/95 — 3 goals (Nîmes Olympique)394/9595/96 — 1 goals (Nîmes Olympique)195/9696/97 — 1 goals (Nîmes Olympique)196/9798/99 — 3 goals (Nîmes Olympique)398/9999/00 — 4 goals (Wasquehal Football)499/0004/05 — €50K08/09 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 3300/0101/02: 5501/0202/03: 4402/0303/04: 3303/0404/05: 9904/0505/06: 101005/0607/08: 6607/0808/09: 0008/0994/95: 3394/9595/96: 1195/9696/97: 1196/9798/99: 3398/9999/00: 4499/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 3305/0607/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0994/95: 0094/9595/96: 0095/9696/97: 0096/9798/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Coupe de la Ligue Wasquehal Football 1 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Division 2 Wasquehal Football 31 4 0 2 0 410
98/99 Coupe de France Nîmes Olympique 2 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Coupe de la Ligue Nîmes Olympique 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Division 2 Nîmes Olympique 29 3 0 2 0 514
96/97 Coupe de la Ligue Nîmes Olympique 4 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Cup Winners' Cup Nîmes Olympique 4 1 0 0 0 280
95/96 Coupe de France Nîmes Olympique 5 1 0 0 0 104
95/96 Coupe de la Ligue Nîmes Olympique 2 0 0 0 0 0
94/95 Division 2 Nîmes Olympique 14 3 0 0 0 249
08/09 Ligue 2 Nîmes Olympique 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championnat National AC Arles-Avignon 27 4 0 3 0 503
07/08 Coupe de France AC Arles-Avignon 3 2 0 1 0 132
05/06 EFL Trophy Oxford United 2 1 0 1 0 180
05/06 FA Cup Oxford United 2 1 0 0 0 180
05/06 League Cup Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 0 18
05/06 League Two Oxford United 29 7 3 2 0 348
05/06 League Two Northampton Town 6 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Northampton Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Northampton Town 2 1 0 0 0 180
04/05 League Two Northampton Town 40 8 4 3 0 319
04/05 League Two Play-Offs Northampton Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 EFL Trophy Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Two Northampton Town 1 2 0 0 0 45
03/04 Second Division Queens Park Rangers 10 1 0 2 0 265
02/03 FA Cup Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 League Cup Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 0
02/03 Second Division Swindon Town 39 4 0 9 1 626
01/02 FA Cup Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 League Cup Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Second Division Swindon Town 34 5 0 7 0 564
00/01 Coupe de France Wasquehal Football 1 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Coupe de la Ligue Wasquehal Football 3 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Division 2 Wasquehal Football 28 3 0 2 0 686
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
94/95 1994-07-01 Nîmes B Nîmes Olympique Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 Nîmes Olympique GFCO Ajaccio Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 GFCO Ajaccio Nîmes Olympique Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 Nîmes Olympique Wasquehal Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-01 Wasquehal Swindon Town Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Swindon Town QPR Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 QPR Northampton Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Northampton Oxford United Transfer 50000
06/07 2006-07-01 Oxford United AC Arles-Avignon Transfer 50000
08/09 2008-08-01 AC Arles-Avignon Nîmes B Transfer 50000
09/10 2009-07-01 Nîmes B Retired Transfer 50000

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€50k
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€13k€25k€38k€50k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #19758 #9 3 4 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Scott McGleish 2 0 0
Predrag Bojic 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
04/05 League Two Northampton Town 8 40
05/06 League Two Oxford United 7 35
01/02 Second Division Swindon Town 5 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
04/05 League Two Northampton Town 4 40
05/06 League Two Oxford United 3 35

Teams faced most often by Eric Sabin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bristol Rovers 12 6 3 3 15 11 +4 50%
Cheltenham Town 12 5 4 3 15 12 +3 42%
Leyton Orient 12 2 6 4 17 18 -1 17%
Swansea City 10 2 3 5 11 14 -3 20%
Yeovil Town 10 3 3 4 11 15 -4 30%
Southend United 10 1 1 8 7 18 -11 10%
Boston United 8 5 1 2 9 5 +4 63%
Leeds United 8 0 2 6 4 17 -13 0%
Crewe Alexandra 8 2 3 3 9 9 0 25%
AFC Bournemouth 8 3 2 3 17 14 +3 38%
Darlington FC 8 2 4 2 7 8 -1 25%
Bury FC 8 4 3 1 11 6 +5 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
99/00 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 32 410 2 0 0 0.44
98/99 32 514 2 0 0 0.35
07/08 30 635 4 0 0 0.57
05/06 40 726 3 0 0 0.37
04/05 47 499 3 0 0 0.54
03/04 16 310 3 0 0 0.87
02/03 41 626 10 0 1 1.58
01/02 36 564 7 0 0 1.12
00/01 32 686 2 0 0 0.26

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League Two
76 apps
17 G
7 A
Ligue 2
103 apps
13 G
0 A
Second Division
83 apps
10 G
0 A
Championnat National
27 apps
4 G
0 A
Coupe de France
11 apps
3 G
0 A
League Cup
7 apps
2 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
4 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Cup Winners' Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
11 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Eric Sabin

Who is Eric Sabin?

Eric Sabin is a Martinique professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Eric Sabin?

Eric Sabin is 50 years old. He was born on August 22, 1975 in Sarcelles.

What position does Eric Sabin play?

Eric Sabin plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Eric Sabin play for?

Eric Sabin currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Eric Sabin scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Eric Sabin has scored 52 goals in 336 appearances.