Thomas Hervè Job-Iyock (born 20 August 1984) is a Cameroonian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Hervè Job-Iyock | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Budapest Honvéd | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Paolo Yaounde | |||
| 1999–2002 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Sampdoria | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Cremonese (loan) | 24 | (11) |
| 2004–2005 | → Pescara (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | → Cremonese (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Ascoli | 38 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Pisa | 36 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Grosseto | 38 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Cittadella | 49 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Bologna | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Budapest Honvéd | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | Cameroon U-20 | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | Cameroon U-23 | ? | (?) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:48, 31 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
Career
editClub career
editBorn in Douala, Cameroon, Job began his career in Italy with Sampdoria, making one appearance for the club in the 2001–02 season in Serie B,[1] when he came on as a second-half substitute on 2 June 2002 in a 1–0 home defeat to Siena.[2]
In February 2001 he was involved in an investigation by the Italian Football Federation over the alleged falsification of documents for him and two other African players at Sampdoria, along with three club officials.[3] In July 2001, he was banned along with Jean Ondoa and Francis Zé.[4][5]
He was sent on loan to Serie C2 club Cremonese for the 2002–03 season, where he made 24 appearances, scoring eleven goals. He returned to Sampdoria, who had been promoted back to Serie A for the 2003–04 season, and played three games. He then spent the 2004–05 season on loan with Pescara in Serie B. He made his debut for Pescara on 11 September 2004 as a 58th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Piacenza.[6] His first goal for the club came on 30 October in a 2–0 away win over Salernitana.[7] He made a total of 34 appearances, scoring four goals.[1]
The following season he returned to Cremonese on loan, who had by then been promoted to Serie B. He made 32 appearances, scoring one goal as the club were relegated back to Serie C. Later in 2006 he signed for Ascoli in Serie A in co-ownership deal for €500[8] and made his debut on 15 October 2006 in a 2–0 home defeat to Livorno. [9] However, he made just five appearances in the 2006–07 season, as the club were relegated back to Serie B.[1]
After playing one game for Ascoli in the 2008–09 season, against Vicenza on 30 August 2008 he signed for fellow Serie B club Pisa, making his debut on 13 September in a 1–0 home win over Modena.[10] His first goal came on 27 September in a 1–1 draw at Salernitana.[11]
In 2009 after Pisa relegated and bankrupted, he left for another Serie B club U.S. Grosseto F.C.
On 17 August 2010 Job was signed by Cittadella, another second division club.[12]
Italian football scandal
editJob was banned by Italian Football Federation on 18 June 2012 for 3 years and 6 months.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Thomas Hervé Job Iyock". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 27 August 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Thomas Hervé Job 02/06/2002 (Sampdoria)". The Guardian. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Sampdoria's Africans in passport probe". BBC Sport. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ Kennedy, Frances (28 June 2001). "Players banned over false passport scandal". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 507". Commissione Disciplinare, Lega Calcio (in Italian). 27 June 2001. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Hervé Job 11/09/2004 (Pescara)". The Guardian. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Thomas Hervé Job 30/10/2004 (Pescara)". The Guardian. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2007 (in Italian)
- ^ "Thomas Hervé Job 15/10/2006 (Ascoli)". The Guardian. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Thomas Hervé Job 13/09/2008". The Guardian. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Thomas Hervé Job 27/09/2008". The Guardian. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Thomas Job al Cittadella" (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°101/CDN (2011–12)" (PDF). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (in Italian). FIGC. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
External links
edit- "Club Profile". Sampdoria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 December 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- Statistics at Guardian StatsCentre
- Profile at AIC.Football.it (in Italian)