Virgile Pinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cenon, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Noah | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Le Havre | ||
| 2004–2015 | Clermont | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Clermont II | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Woluwe-Zaventem | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Limoges | 22 | (2) |
| 2017 | Antalyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Reims II | 15 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Reims | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Quevilly-Rouen | 23 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Botoșani | 35 | (1) |
| 2024– | Noah | 34 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2025 | |||
Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson (born 22 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Armenian club Noah.
Career
Pinson is a youth product of Le Havre, joining them at 12 and playing with their youth academy for six years.[2]
Reims
On 23 April 2018, Pinson joined Reims from Antalyaspor.[3] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to HSC Montpellier on 1 September 2018.[4]
Quevilly-Rouen
Pinson joined Quevilly-Rouen at the end of September 2020, after being released by Reims.[5]
Lokomotiv Sofia
On 7 September 2021, Pinson agreed to a two-year deal at Lokomotiv Sofia.[6]
Botoșani
On 20 September 2022, Pinson agreed to a two-year deal at Botoșani.[7]
Match fixing & betting scandal
On 23 October 2023, Pinson deliberately kicked the ball after a free-kick was given to the opposition to be booked in the 42 minute game against Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe after Drolé, another FC Botosani player that was a substitute for that game found out that Pinson was about to be substituted at half-time. A betting agency in Botosani reported that someone intended on betting 10.000 RON (approx. 2500 EUR) on Pinson being booked during the game.[8]
Pinson and Drolé were consequently excluded from the first team.
Noah
On 29 February 2024, Armenian Premier League club Noah announced the signing of Pinson.[9] On 6 February 2025, Noah announced that they had extended their contract with Pinson until the summer of 2026, with an option for another year.[10]
Personal life
Born in France, Pinson is of Cameroonian descent.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 May 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Noah | 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13[a] | 4 | — | 40 | 8 | |||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ a b Virgile Pinson at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ France, Centre (25 November 2016). "Cfa2 - Le jeune joueur offensif du Limoges FC possède déjà un riche vécu".
- ^ @hugoguillemet, H. G. "Transferts : Virgile Pinson 3 ans à Reims".
- ^ "Reims vs. Montpellier - 1 September 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Virgile Pinson s'engage avec QRM!" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (7 September 2021). "Локо Сф подписа с френско крило" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (20 September 2022). "FC Botoșani, două transferuri dintr-un foc! Atacanții care sosesc sub comanda lui Mihai Teja" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "„Caracatița" Pinson se extinde: „S-au dus cu peste 5.000 de lei în același timp și la terminalele Agenției să parieze pe galben" - Monitorul de Botoșani". www.monitorulbt.ro. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "French winger Virgil Pinson joins Noah". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Pinson's magic isn't going anywhere!". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Virgile Pinson va rejoindre les Rouge et Blanc - Stade de Reims". 23 April 2018.
- ^ Virgile Pinson at Soccerway