Date of birth | 14 October 1979 |
Place of birth | Paris |
Nationality | French |
Weight | 79 kg |
Height | 1.75 m |
Position | Defender/Left back |
A French full-back, Olivier had to bide his time at St James' Park before establishing a regular Newcastle United first team place under Sir Bobby Robson.
Olivier joined United in October 2000 and after playing a handful of games for the reserves, he moved on loan to Darlington to gain some first-team experience.
He was unfortunately injured on his debut at York City but when he returned to action his class shone through.
His clever footwork and penetrating runs down the left flank were a joy to watch and his keenness to push forward was rewarded with a goal against Shrewsbury Town at Feethams when he slotted home inside the six-yard box, not a position normally associated with a left back.
Olivier joined Southampton in January 2005 with a contract to the end of the season.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Olympique Lyonnais | 01 Jul 1997 | 26 Oct 2000 | |
Newcastle United | 26 Oct 2000 | 31 Jan 2005 | |
Darlington | 13 Mar 2001 | 05 May 2001 | L |
Southampton | 31 Jan 2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | |
Birmingham City | 11 Jul 2005 | 22 Jul 2005 | T |
Rangers | 01 Sep 2005 | 31 Aug 2006 | |
Newcastle United | 01 Sep 2006 | 30 Jun 2007 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2000-01 | Darlington | League Division 3 | 9 | 1 |
2 |
4
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2001-02 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 2 |
1
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2001-02 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 4 | 12 |
3 |
1
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2001-02 | Newcastle United | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 3 |
1
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2002-03 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 |
1
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2002-03 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 24 | 6 |
2 |
5
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2002-03 | Newcastle United | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 2 |
1
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2003-04 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2003-04 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 35 | 1 |
4
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2003-04 | Newcastle United | UEFA Champions League | 2 |
1
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2003-04 | Newcastle United | UEFA Cup | 11 |
2
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2004-05 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 2 |
1
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2004-05 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 19 | 2 |
4
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2004-05 | Newcastle United | UEFA Cup | 5 | 1 |
1
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2004-05 | Southampton | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2004-05 | Southampton | Premier League | 12 | 1 |
3
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1997-98 | France | UEFA Under-18 | 1 | 2 |
2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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11 Oct 1997 | France v Scotland | W | 5-1 | UEFA U18 | Group 6 |
13 Oct 1997 | France v Bosnia-Herzegovina | W | 2-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 6 |
23 Apr 1998 | France v England | W | 1-0 | UEFA U18 | 2nd round group 3 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.