Market value
—
Rating · 17/18
5.2
Average
Right Winger Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.14
goals / match
FC Évian Thonon Gaillard
top club · 76 apps
Position rank · 17/18
#772
goals rank
#732
assists rank
33
season goals
10
season assists
Among 1,138 Attack - Right Wingers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€700k
peak value · 2013
—
top transfer fee
10
best season · 14/15
1 · 3%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1986-08-09 · 6 players total
240Appearances
33Goals
10Assists
14Yellow cards
1Red cards
58Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nicolas Farina |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1986-08-09 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Metz, France, France |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Position | Attack - Right Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 168.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2018
Transfer: SO Cholet → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — SO Cholet
25 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — SO Cholet
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Petrolul → SO Cholet
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: RFCU Luxembourg → Petrolul
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — SO Cholet, Petrolul Ploiesti
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Without Club → RFCU Luxembourg
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Racing FC Union Luxembourg
9 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Energie Cottbus → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
30 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Energie Cottbus, FC Energie Cottbus II
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Energie Cottbus
23 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Évian → Energie Cottbus
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Évian Thonon Gaillard
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Évian Thonon Gaillard
37 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Évian Thonon Gaillard
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: FC Metz → Évian
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Metz
26 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: Cannes → FC Metz
07/08 · Return from loan
Aug 2007
Transfer: FC Metz → Cannes
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — AS Cannes
28 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Metz
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Metz
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: FC Metz B → FC Metz
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €700k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 592 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 17/18. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.21/90
Assists1 total · 0.10/90
G+A3 total · 0.31/90
Yellow cards5 total · 0.51/90
Minutes played by club
SO Cholet
46.7%
Petrolul Ploiesti
0.0%
Racing FC Union Luxembourg
1.4%
FC Energie Cottbus
12.8%
FC Energie Cottbus II
0.0%
FC Évian Thonon Gaillard
27.8%
FC Metz
4.8%
AS Cannes
6.4%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO Cholet | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 2,426 |
| Petrolul Ploiesti | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Racing FC Union Luxembourg | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 74 |
| FC Energie Cottbus | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 667 |
| FC Energie Cottbus II | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 76 | 7 | 3 | 1,446 |
| FC Metz | 3 | 05/06 | 08/09 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 251 |
| AS Cannes | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 334 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Championnat National | SO Cholet | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 876 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de France | SO Cholet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | CFA - Grp. A | SO Cholet | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,165 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de France | SO Cholet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | CFA - Grp. D | SO Cholet | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 385 |
| 15/16 | Liga 1 | Petrolul Ploiesti | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Romanian Cup | Petrolul Ploiesti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Ehrenpromotion | Racing FC Union Luxembourg | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 13/14 | 2. Bundesliga | FC Energie Cottbus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | FC Energie Cottbus II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 2. Bundesliga | FC Energie Cottbus | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 667 |
| 12/13 | DFB-Pokal | FC Energie Cottbus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Coupe de France | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Ligue 1 | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de France | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 2 | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 331 |
| 09/10 | Championnat National | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 947 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de France | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de France | FC Metz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Metz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 2 | FC Metz | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 251 |
| 07/08 | Championnat National | AS Cannes | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 334 |
| 06/07 | Ligue 2 | FC Metz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Ligue 1 | FC Metz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | FC Metz B | FC Metz | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-08-01 | FC Metz | Cannes | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Cannes | FC Metz | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | FC Metz | Évian | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Évian | Energie Cottbus | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Energie Cottbus | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-22 | Without Club | RFCU Luxembourg | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-11 | RFCU Luxembourg | Petrolul | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-07 | Petrolul | SO Cholet | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | SO Cholet | Retired | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Back problems | 2012-09-18 | 2012-09-24 | 7 | 1 |
| 12/13 | Torn muscle fiber | 2012-10-15 | 2012-11-27 | 44 | 6 |
| 12/13 | Inflammation of the sole of the foot | 2013-02-26 | 2013-03-05 | 8 | 1 |
| 13/14 | Back problems | 2013-08-06 | 2014-04-23 | 261 | 30 |
| 13/14 | Torn muscle fiber | 2013-08-14 | 2013-10-08 | 56 | 8 |
Current—
Peak€700k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imbad Ahamada | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cédric Barbosa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pape Sarr | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kévin Bérigaud | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dorian Bertrand | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Saad Trabelsi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clément Rousseau | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Ehrenpromotion | Racing FC Union Luxembourg | 10 | 9 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 2 | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 5 | 31 |
| 07/08 | Championnat National | AS Cannes | 5 | 28 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2. Bundesliga | FC Energie Cottbus | 3 | 22 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 2 | FC Évian Thonon Gaillard | 2 | 31 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 2 | FC Metz | 2 | 23 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Cannes | FC Metz | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 07/08 | 2007-08-01 | FC Metz | Cannes | Loan | — | €50k |
Teams faced most often by Nicolas Farina's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dijon FCO | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 33% |
| AS Monaco | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 0% |
| Stade Rennais | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 17% |
| OGC Nice | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 17% |
| SM Caen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 17% |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 17% |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 17% |
| FC Nantes | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 17% |
| EA Guingamp | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 17% |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 0% |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0% |
| Olympique Marseille | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 17% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 07/08 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 25 | 876 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 16/17 | 29 | 1,165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 15/16 | 19 | 385 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 14/15 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.22 |
| 12/13 | 23 | 667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 10/11 | 37 | 499 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 08/09 | 26 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 07/08 | 28 | 334 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ehrenpromotion
9 apps
10 G
1 A
Ligue 2
55 apps
8 G
4 A
Championnat National
67 apps
8 G
1 A
2. Bundesliga
23 apps
2 G
3 A
CFA - Grp. A
28 apps
2 G
0 A
CFA - Grp. D
11 apps
2 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de France
16 apps
0 G
1 A
Liga 1
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Ligue 1
15 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Nicolas Farina?
Nicolas Farina is a France professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Retired.
How old is Nicolas Farina?
Nicolas Farina is 39 years old. He was born on August 9, 1986 in Metz, France.
What position does Nicolas Farina play?
Nicolas Farina plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).
What club does Nicolas Farina play for?
Nicolas Farina currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Nicolas Farina scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicolas Farina has scored 33 goals in 240 appearances.