Sunderland may refer to:

• Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, a settlement in the North East of England
  • The City of Sunderland, the metropolitan borough named after and containing the above settlement, along with Washington and Houghton-le-Spring
  • Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Sunderland A.F.C., professional football team of the city

People[link]

• Abby Sunderland (born 1993), American sailor
• Alan Sunderland (born 1953), former English football player
• Byron Sunderland (1819 – 1901), American Presbyterian minister
• Harry Sunderland (1889 – 1964), Australian rugby league writer and administrator
• James Sunderland, main protagonist in Silent Hill 2
• Margot Sunderland, English psychologist and popular book author
• Paul Sunderland (born 1952), American sportscaster and member of the 1984 US Olympic gold medal volleyball team
• Scott Sunderland (actor) (1883 – 1956), English actor
• Scott Sunderland (road cyclist) (born 1966), Australian former road racing cyclist and coach
• Scott Sunderland (track cyclist) (born 1988), Australian professional track cyclist
• Zac Sunderland (born 1991), American sailor
• Earl of Sunderland, several:
  • Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland (first creation)
  • Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland (second creation)
  • Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
  • Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
  • Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland
  • Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland

Places[link]

Canada[link]

• Sunderland, Ontario

Other places in the United Kingdom[link]

• Sunderland, Cumbria
• Sunderland Bridge, County Durham
• Sunderland, a village in Lancashire also known as Sunderland Point
• North Sunderland, Northumberland
• Sunderlandwick, East Riding of Yorkshire

United States[link]

• Sunderland, Maryland
• Sunderland, Massachusetts
• Sunderland, Portland, Oregon
• Sunderland, Vermont

Transportation[link]

• HMS Sunderland, the name of three ships of the Royal Navy
• MV Sunderland, a coaster in service with Ross Line Ltd, 1958–68
• Short Sunderland, a Second World War flying boat made by Short Brothers

Other[link]

• Alice in Sunderland, a comics history by Bryan Talbot of the Sunderland area and its connections to Lewis Carroll
• Sunderland A.F.C. Women, women's football team in the English city
• University of Sunderland, university in the English city
• Sunderland International Airshow, held in the English city
• Sunderland Lustreware ceramic originating from the English city
• ACG Sunderland School and College, a private school in Auckland, New Zealand

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Kieran Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Kieran Edward Richardson
Date of birth	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth	Greenwich, London, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Playing position	Left winger / Left back
Club information
Current club	Sunderland
Number	11
Youth career
000?–2001	West Ham United
2001–2002	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Manchester United	41	(2)
2005	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	12	(3)
2007–	Sunderland	131	(14)
National team‡
2002	England U18	1	(0)
2005–2007	England U21	11	(1)
2005–2006	England	8	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:52, 7 april 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Kieran Edward Richardson (born 21 October 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland. He is a left winger, but has proven to be extremely versatile; having also played as a left back, right winger, central midfielder and recently as a support striker.

Club career[link]

Early career[link]

Richardson was schooled at the private and non-selective Riverston Independent Day School in Lee, London. He began playing football at Parkwood Primary School and his talent was very apparent at this young age, he was made captain of his school team and was invited to train with Arsenal.

He then moved to West Ham United where he would begin training professionally. However, before he made his debut for the Londoners, he was signed by Manchester United in 2001.

Manchester United[link]

During his first season at Manchester United, Richardson established his place as a regular on United's reserve team. He was given squad number 42 for the first team, but he failed to make his debut with them.

During summer 2002, Richardson was fully involved with the first team during their pre-season. Subsequently he made his first appearance for Manchester United on 23 October 2002 when coming on as a late substitute in a match against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League.^[2] He then scored his first goal for United in the League Cup on 5 November 2002 against Leicester City,^[3] although he had yet to make his Premiership debut for the club at that time. Richardson enjoyed his first breakthrough during the 2002–03 season appearing nine times and scoring a goal for the first team.^[4] He also played a role in Manchester United's youth team's win of the 2003 FA Youth Cup.^[5]

At the start of 2003–04 season, he was given squad number 23. This suggested that he may be more involved with the first team than during the previous season. However, during this season he failed to stake his claim for the first team. He only appeared three times, all of them in League Cup and FA Cup.^[6]

During the 2004–05 season, he started to become more involved with the first team. He had already made nine appearances and scored one goal during the first half of the season.^[7] However during the January transfer window, Sir Alex Ferguson decided to loan him out in order for him to gain more first team experience.

Richardson was linked with a loan move to Norwich City, but Ferguson said there was no chance as other players had gone on loan.^[8] However, when former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson, manager of West Bromwich Albion, enquired about loaning Richardson, the deal was done straight away.^[9] Under Robson, Richardson made an instant impact on West Brom's quest to escape relegation. He was a regular in West Brom's first eleven, playing in central midfield. He scored three goals from 12 appearances as West Bromwich successfully avoided relegation,^[10] despite starting the final day of the season on the bottom of the table.^[11] Despite this his confrontational demeanor won him no respect with opposing fans, particularly at Norwich, where he was jeered for taunting them.^[12]

At the start of 2005–06 season, Richardson declined a further loan spell at West Brom in an attempt to win a regular place at Old Trafford.^[13] He made his break in Manchester United's first eleven in September 2005, when he appeared as an emergency left back, in place of the injured Gabriel Heinze. He soon returned to midfield however, where he made several good performances. In October, Richardson celebrated his 21st birthday by signing a new four-year contract with United.^[14] He went on to appear 36 times and score six goals that season.^[15]

The following season Richardson's chances to establish himself in the first team were limited, mainly playing in the League Cup and the FA Cup.^[16] However, Richardson felt Sir Alex Ferguson's wrath as the youngster shouldered some of the blame for United's below-par performance against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup. Ferguson publicly declared that Richardson and others would benefit from spending some time in United's reserve team. He scored one of United's goals in the 4–1 FA Cup semi-final win over Watford, that put them in the final at the new Wembley Stadium.^[17] Richardson was disliked by many United fans on and off the field for his attitude and was nicknamed 'Lord Snooty' by United fanzine Red Issue.^[18]

Sunderland[link]

On 16 July 2007, Sunderland paid Manchester United an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £5.5 million.^[19] Richardson signed a four-year deal with the Black Cats,^[20][21] under the management of his former United captain Roy Keane.

After an indifferent start, it was discovered that he had a stress fracture of the spine. This led to him being out of action for almost four months.^[22] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 29 December 2007 against Bolton Wanderers.^[23] Richardson scored two goals in the 2–0 win against Portsmouth at the Stadium of Light on 13 January 2008, also striking the bar to miss out on his hat-trick.^[24] Since then he suffered a hamstring injury in training then this injury recurred in Sunderland's 3–0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.

On 23 August 2008, Richardson scored against Tottenham Hotspur in the 56th minute, in a 2–1 win at White Hart Lane. Richardson took a free kick that hit the post three times at Fulham on 18 October, and later had another free kick disallowed as Pascal Chimbonda was adjudged to be pushing in the wall.^[25] On 25 October 2008, Richardson scored the winning goal in the Tyne–Wear derby, with a free kick.^[26] Richardson attracted interest from Bolton Wanderers in the 2009 January transfer window,^[27] but manager Ricky Sbragia insisted that he was not for sale.^[28]

Richardson scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season with an equaliser against West Ham United, which ended 2–2.^[29] Richardson was used in several positions throughout the season, whilst predominantly featuring in central midfield he also played at left-back – his performances there led to many touting him as a surprise World Cup inclusion.^[30][31]

In the build up to the 2010–11 season, Richardson committed his future to the club by signing a new three-year contract at the Stadium of Light.^[32] He soonafter became first choice left back at the club citing Brazilian full back Maicon as inspiration for taking up his new position, saying "I watched the World Cup and saw the way guys like Maicon were bombing forward - and I thought "I can do that".^[33] He opened his scoring account for the season on 22 January away to Blackpool scoring two goals in the first half.^[34] After deploying him in an attacking role, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce hailed Richardson's versatility saying "I must have asked him to play in five or six positions this season and certainly in that position he enjoys it, it’s something he revels in". He then added "He was the outstanding player on the pitch. In the first half he was brilliant, his pace was superb."^[35] Richardson scored directly from a free kick in Sunderland's next game, a 4–2 home defeat to Chelsea. Richardson made his 100th Premier League appearance for Sunderland at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 12 February, assisting Asamoah Gyan's opener in a 2–1 defeat.

Richardson's first goal of the 2011–12 season came in the 2–1 defeat at Norwich. Richardson was on target again in a defeat at Wolves under caretaker manager Eric Black, following Steve Bruce's departure. In this match against Wolves on 4 December 2011, Richardson scored the opening goal, a long range shot from the left, and celebrated by removing his shirt, revealing a t-shirt with the slogan "I belong to Jesus",^[36] similar to the t-shirt that Brazlian footballer Kaka has worn on occasion. He was booked for removing his shirt. Sunderland went on to lose the game 2–1. Under new manager Martin O'Neill, Richardson began to make impressive progress after being shifted into his preferred left wing position, making another contribution in his sides 3–2 victory away to QPR on 21 December 2011 after setting up two goals from corner kicks, having impressed generally all game. On 18 February, he scored his first FA Cup goal for the club against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light in the fifth Round in which he scored the first goal in Sunderlands 2–0 win.

International career[link]

During his stay at West Brom, he won his first cap for the England U21 team on 8 February 2005 in a friendly match against Netherlands U21 team. After a series of convincing performances for West Brom, he won a late call-up for England's trip to the United States at the end of the 2004–05 season. He started the match against the USA and scored twice on his England debut, including one directly from a free kick. He earned praise from England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who described Richardson's debut as "fantastic".^[37] He also appeared as a substitute on England's second match in the United States against Colombia.^[38]

After earning senior caps, Richardson also returned to the Under-21 squad, playing in both legs of the England U21s' European Championship qualification play-off against France U21s, which they lost 3–2 on aggregate. The decisive goal came in the 85th minute of the second leg, when Richardson brought down Lassana Diarra in the box and the resulting penalty was converted.^[39]

He then made two further substitute appearances during England's World Cup qualification against Wales in Cardiff and Austria in Old Trafford.^[40][41] The latter was his home England debut. However, he was not selected by Sven-Göran Eriksson in England's 2006 World Cup squad.^[42]

In 2006–07, he continued to be selected by newly appointed England manager Steve McClaren and made several substitute appearances. He went on to make further appearances for the England U21 squad, for whom he was eligible to play until the end of the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where he made three appearances. However, he has neither started nor scored for the England senior team since his debut.

International goals[link]

Kieran Richardson: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 May 2005	Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States	United States	0–1	1–2	Friendly
2	28 May 2005	Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States	United States	0–2	1–2	Friendly

Career statistics[link]

Statistics accurate as 18 February 2012^[43]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Manchester United

• Premier League (1): 2006–07
• Football League Cup (1): 2005–06
• FA Community Shield (1): 2003

References[link]

Note: To view season statistics in Stretford End references, click the link for "summary of season's appearances & scorers".

External links[link]

• Kieran Richardson career stats at Soccerbase
• Kieran Richardson's profile at safc.com
• Kieran Richardson's profile at TheFA.com
• Kieran Richardson's Premier League profile

v t e England squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Carson 2 Hoyte 3 Baines 4 Taylor 5 Ferdinand 6 Cahill 7 Reo-Coker 8 Bentley 9 Richardson 10 Nugent 11 Young 12 Routledge 13 Hart 14 Rosenior 15 Milner 16 Lita 17 Huddlestone 18 Noble 19 Derbyshire 20 Onuoha 21 Vaughan 22 Alnwick 23 Whittingham Coach: Pearce

Yohan Cabaye (French pronunciation: [juɑ̃ kabeɪ]; born 14 January 1986) is a French international footballer who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League and the French national team. He plays as a box-to-box midfielder and is described as a player who possesses "excellent vision, great ball control", and "provides technical quality".^[2] Cabaye is also known for his penalty-taking ability.^[3]

Cabaye began his football career playing for hometown club Tourcoing FC at the age of five. After seven years developing in the club's youth academy, he joined professional club Lille. Cabaye spent six years in the club's youth academy before making his professional debut in the 2004–05 season helping Lille win the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He became a regular starter in the following season and participated in the UEFA Champions League for the first time under Claude Puel. Under manager Rudi Garcia, Cabaye developed into a playmaker and had his best season to date in the 2009–10 season scoring over 15 goals from the midfield position. In the 2010–11 season, he was a part of the Lille team that won the league and cup double. Following the season, in June 2011, Cabaye joined English club Newcastle United on a five-year deal.

Cabaye is a former French youth international having represented his nation at under-16, under-18, under-19, under-20, and under-21 level. At under-19 level, he played on the team that won the 2005 European Under-19 Football Championship. With the under-20 team, Cabaye played at the 2006 edition of the Toulon Tournament. At under-21 level, he served as captain of the team for a portion of his stint. In August 2010, Cabaye was called up to the senior team for the first time under new manager Laurent Blanc. He made his international debut on 11 August in a 2–1 friendly match defeat against Norway.

Personal life[link]

Cabaye was born in the northern commune of Tourcoing in the department of Nord. His father, Didier, was a former football player who now works in the health care field in the city of Roubaix.^[4] At the age of 16, Cabaye's father played for professional club Lens and spent a year there training before a double leg fracture abruptly ended his career at the club.^[4] After healing, he spent time playing for amateur clubs Stade Jean-Macé and US Tourcoing. The two clubs later merged together to form Tourcoing FC.^[5] Cabaye has a younger brother Geoffrey, who also plays football, however, he currently plies his trade at the amateur level with Iris Club de Croix in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth level of French football.^[4] Cabaye is married to wife Fiona who was raised in the nearby commune of Mouvaux.^[4] Together, they have one daughter. Cabaye is of Vietnamese descent through his paternal grandmother.^[6][7] Cabaye has stated he would like to visit the country of his origins and hopes to possibly contribute to the development of football there.^[8]

Club career[link]

Early career[link]

Cabaye began his football career playing for hometown club Tourcoing FC. He started out at the club at the age of six. Cabaye, initially, did not meet the age requirement to enter the club's youth academy, however, due to his father working at the club at the time, he was allowed entrance into the club's academy.^[7] Cabaye spent several years developing at the club and, after excelling in youth games, gained the attention of professional club Lille. In July 1998, he signed youth papers with Lille and was inserted into the club's academy. Cabaye developed quickly in the club's academy and, by the 2003–04 season, was playing on the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. Cabaye appeared in ten matches and scored one goal in his first season with the team.^[9] In the next season, Cabaye rotated between the reserve team and the first team. He played in 15 matches and scored two goals with the reserve team helping the team finish in 2nd place in its group, which resulted in qualification to the league playoffs.^[10]

Lille[link]

2004–2008[link]

Ahead of the 2004–05 season, Cabaye signed his first professional contract with Lille agreeing to a three-year deal. He trained with the team in the pre-season and participated in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, which Lille won, appearing in four matches. Cabaye was called up to the senior team for the first time under coach Claude Puel in November 2004. He made his league debut on 7 November 2004 in a league match against Istres. Cabaye started the match and played over 75 minutes in a 2–0 victory.^[11] He played with the team for the rest of the campaign contributing infrequently. On 21 December, Cabaye played 120 minutes in a 4–2 penalty shootout defeat to Strasbourg in the Coupe de la Ligue. Cabaye was one of two players who converted their penalty shots for Lille.^[12] On 20 February 2005, he received his first-ever red card in a 1–1 draw with Metz.^[13] Cabaye finished the campaign with 12 total appearances and no goals.

Cabaye (bottom left) preparing to take a free kick against Lyon in the 2007–08 season.

In the following season, Cabaye's playing time increased significantly as he appeared in 27 league matches, including 20 starts. Cabaye also played in the 2003–04 editions of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup playing in five total appearances in both competitions. He officially made his European debut on 14 September 2005 in a Champions League group stage match against Portuguese club Benfica.^[14] On 2 November, he appeared as a substitute in the team's 1–0 upset victory over English club Manchester United.^[15] In the league, Cabaye scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 defeat to Auxerre on 19 November.^[16] Cabaye's successful individual season was overshadowed by the team's performance as Lille finished in the top of the table, which resulted in the club qualifying for European competition for the third consecutive season. Midway through the season, Lille and Cabaye reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension, which was to expired in June 2010.^[17]

Cabaye struggled with ankle injuries in the 2006–07 campaign featuring in only five league matches in the first three months of the season. He scored his first goal of the year on 26 August 2006 in a 3–0 victory over Bordeaux.^[18] On 4 November, he scored his second goal of the season in another 3–0 victory, this time against rivals Valenciennes.^[19] Cabaye consistently appeared with the team in the league and Champions League before suffering a relapse of his previous ankle injury in a league match against Le Mans in March 2007. He was substtituted out of the match and was subsequently rested for the rest of the season.^[20][21] Lille finished the season in 10th place resulting in the club failing to qualify for European competition for the first time in three seasons. A healthy Cabaye return to action in the 2007–08 season appearing in 39 matches; 37 of which were starts. He scored a career-high seven goals in the league and assisted on several goals, as well. Lille went undefeated in all six matches Cabaye scored in, which were against such clubs as Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne, Metz, Le Mans, Caen, and Derby du Nord rivals Lens.^{[22][23][24][25]} Against Caen, Cabaye scored a double in a 5–0 thrashing.^[26] During the season, he signed another extension agreeing to a three-year deal until 2013.^[27] Included in the extension was a release clause of €75 million.^[28]

2008–2011[link]

Ahead of the 2008–09 season, Puel departed the club for Lyon and Rudi Garcia was tipped to replace him. In Garcia's formation, Cabaye was paired in the midfield alongside new signing Florent Balmont who acted as a protector of Cabaye and a distributor of the ball along with defensive midfielder Rio Mavuba. Without the constant pressure of tracking back to defend, Cabaye was allowed to act as a playmaker for the talented trio of attackers Eden Hazard, Gervinho, and Pierre-Alain Frau. He appeared in 32 league matches starting them all as Lille finished in 5th place, thus returning to European competition in the next season. Cabaye scored five goals in the league and one in the Coupe de France, which came against amateur club Dunkerque in a 3–0 victory in the Round of 32.^[29]

Cabaye celebrating Lille's 2011 Coupe de France Final victory.

Cabaye had arguably one of the best seasons of his career in the 2009–10 season. He appeared in 46 total matches scoring a career-high 15 goals, seven of which were penalty conversions, and assisting on ten. Cabaye scored his first goal of the season on 31 October 2009 in a 2–0 win over Grenoble.^[30] In the next five league matches, he scored five goals; four penalty conversions against Valenciennes, Lyon, Monaco, and Saint-Étienne and one from open play against Bordeaux.^{[31][32][33][34][35]} On 13 February 2010, Cabaye assisted on two goals in 3–1 win against Boulogne-sur-Mer.^[36] On 18 April, he scored a penalty, another goal in open play, and assisted on one in 4–0 victory over Monaco.^[37] His goal in open play against Monaco was nominated for the Goal of the Season. In the UEFA Europa League, Cabaye scored goals against Serbian club Sevojno in the qualifying rounds and Czech club Slavia Prague in the group stage as Lille reached the knockout stage of the competition.^[38] The club was eliminated by English club Liverpool in the Round of 16. Lille finished the campaign in 4th place having lost out on qualification to the UEFA Champions League on the final match day of the season.

In the 2010–11 season, Cabaye remained a fixture in the starting eleven under Garcia, however, unlike last season, the midfielder did not play as the primary play-maker as these duties were relinquished to wing forwards Hazard and Gervinho. On 24 October 2010, Cabaye scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–1 defeat to Marseille.^[39] Three days later, he scored two goals, one from open play and another from the penalty spot, in a 4–1 win over Caen in the Coupe de la Ligue.^[40] After failing to score or assist on a goal in nearly two months, Cabaye assisted on two Moussa Sow goals in a 6–3 hammering of Lorient in December 2010.^[41] In April 2011, he provided three assists in three league matches against Caen, Bordeaux, and Arles-Avignon.^[42][43] Cabaye also scored a goal in the match against the latter club.^[44] Lille went unbeaten in the three matches, which gave the club a four-point lead in the table heading into the final month of the season. He was also instrumental in the team's advancement to the 2011 Coupe de France Final appearing in all five matches the team contested, four of them as a starter. In the final, Cabaye played the entire match as Lille defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 at the Stade de France.^[45] A week later, Lille clinched the Ligue 1 title by drawing 2–2 away to Paris Saint-Germain, achieving the club's first league championship since the 1953–54 season and the club's first double since the 1945–46 season.^[46][47] The domestic cup and league title were the first two domestic honours of Cabaye's career.

Newcastle United[link]

Following Lille's final game of the 2010–11 season, a 3–2 win over Rennes, Lille manager Rudi Garcia confirmed that Cabaye would be departing the club to sign with Newcastle United in England stating "Yohan told us yesterday – first me, then the whole group before the game – that he has chosen to join Newcastle. It is a choice that I respect, although I wish he continued the adventure with us".^[48] The transfer was confirmed on 10 June 2011 with Cabaye agreeing to a five-year deal with Newcastle.^[49] The transfer fee was undisclosed.^[50] Cabaye described the move to Newcastle as "fantastic" while also stating "I have enjoyed great times with Lille, but the time is right now to test myself against the best and playing for Newcastle United in the Premier League does just that".^[49] Cabaye played his first game for Newcastle in a pre-season friendly against Conference National side Darlington after coming on as a substitute in the 12th minute.^[51] Newcastle won the game 2–0.^[51] Days before the season kicked off, Cabaye was given the number 4 shirt, which was made available following the departure of ex-captain Kevin Nolan early in the transfer window. He made his league debut on 13 August 2011 in a 0–0 draw against Arsenal.^[52]

Cabaye scored his first goal for Newcastle on 22 October 2011 against Wigan Athletic.^[53] Four days later, he netted his second goal for the club in a 4–3 defeat to Blackburn Rovers in the Football League Cup.^[54] On 17 December, in the team's 0–0 draw with Swansea City, Cabaye covered the most distance by any Newcastle player all season in the match having traveled over 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi).^[55] A fortnight later, Cabaye scored his third goal for Newcastle netting the team's second goal in a 3–0 win against Manchester United after a 30 yard free kick.^[56] On 6 April 2012, Cabaye assisted on both team goals, scored by Papiss Cissé, in Newcastle's 2–0 victory over Swansea City.^[57] On 21 April, Cabaye assisted a Papiss Cisse goal and scored two other goals in a 3-0 home victory against Stoke City, lifting Newcastle into the Champions League positions in the table.^[58]

International career[link]

Cabaye is a former French youth international having represented his nation internationally at under-16, under-18, under-19, under-20, and under-21 level. He earned his first call-up at international level in August 2001 at a training camp headed by Pierre Mankowski.^[59] Cabaye earned his first selection on 26 September 2001 in a 4–0 win over Iceland.^[59][60] He was later selected to appear in the Tournoi du Val-de-Marne.^[61] Cabaye appeared in all three matches^{[citation needed]} as France won the competition.^[59][62] He went unnoticed at under-17 level the following season, however, after establishing himself with the club's reserve team in the latter part of the 2003–04 season, Cabaye was called up to the under-18 team by coach Jean Gallice. Cabaye was called up to international level with the under-18 team on 5 March 2004 as a replacement for the injured Yoann Gourcuff for matches in Germany.^[63] He made his debut^{[citation needed]} with the team on 9 March in a 1–1 draw with Germany at the Hardtwaldstadion in Sandhausen.^[64] Cabaye appeared^{[citation needed]} in the next five matches with the team, which included victories over Scotland, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic in the Slovakia Cup, a youth international tournament catered to under-18 players.^[65][66][67] In June 2004, Cabaye did not participate with the team at a regional tournament in Salerne, Italy due to injury and finished the under-18 campaign with six appearances and no goals.^{[citation needed]}

At under-19 level, Cabaye was an early call-up to the team making his debut^{[citation needed]} in the team's first match of the season against Turkey, which France won 2–1.^[68] In first round qualification for the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, Cabaye appeared in two group stage matches as France went undefeated. He scored his first youth international goal on 30 September 2004 in qualification against Azerbaijan in a 3–0 victory.^[69] France later reached the tournament and Cabaye, after appearing frequently with the team, was named to the squad to participate in the competition, which was held in Northern Ireland. Cabaye appeared in four of the five matches France contested as the nation won the competition; its 6th UEFA U-19 Championship title. In the semi-finals against Germany, he scored the game-winning goal in a 3–2 victory.^[70] In the final, France defeated England 3–1.^[71] Cabaye played the entire match and finished his under-19 career with 15 appearances and two goals. In the following season, Cabaye was called up to the under-20 team to participate in the 2006 edition of the Toulon Tournament. In the competition, he appeared in four of the five matches France contested scoring a free-kick goal in a 2–0 semi-final victory over China.^[72] France later won the competition defeating the Dutch 5–3 on penalties in the final.^[73]

Cabaye earned his first call up to the under-21 team under coach René Girard in the team's first match following the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship against Belgium appearing as a half-time substitute for Ronald Zubar.^[74] Cabaye officially join the team on a permanent basis in 2007 and appeared with the team in qualifiers for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On 12 October 2007, he captained the team for the first time in a 4–0 qualification victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[75] Cabaye later captained the team in victories over the Czech Republic and the Netherlands in a summer tournament held in Sweden.^[76] He scored his first under-21 goal in the victory over the Dutch.^[77] On 20 August 2008, Cabaye scored his second under-21 goal in a 2–2 draw with Slovakia and converted his final under-21 goal in a 5–0 victory over Luxembourg 15 days later.^[78][79] Cabaye's under-21 career came to an end following the team's defeat to Germany in a two-legged playoff, which determined who would earn a berth in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.^[80][81] Cabaye missed the two-legged tie due to injury.

After failing to appear at international level for nearly two years, on 5 August 2010, Cabaye was called up to the senior team for the first time by new manager Laurent Blanc for the team's friendly match against Norway on 11 August 2010.^[82] Cabaye made his senior international debut in the match appearing as a substitute for Yann M'Vila. He was called back into the team in September for UEFA Euro 2012 qualification matches against Belarus and Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, he was forced to dropped out of the selection due to injury.^[83] On 9 February 2011, Cabaye earned his second career cap in the team's 1–0 victory over Brazil.

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

(Correct as of 14 May 2012)^[84][85]

International[link]

(Correct as of 31 May 2012)^[86]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

• Lille
  • Ligue 1: 2010–11
  • Coupe de France: 2010–11

International[link]

• France
  • UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2005
  • Toulon Tournament: 2006

Notes[link]

1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, FA Cup and Football League Cup
2. ^ Includes UEFA Supercup

References[link]