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| Sébastien Squillaci | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Sébastien Squillaci | |
| Date of birth | August 11, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Toulon,  France
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bastia | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1986–1996 –1997 |
Seynois Toulon | |
| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2006 2000–2002 2006–2008 2008–2010 2010–2013 2013- |
Toulon Monaco B Monaco → Ajaccio (loan) Lyon Sevilla Arsenal Bastia |
6 (0) 48 (1) 117 (11) 69 (7) 62 (3) 49 (1) 3 (0) 30 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 2001–2002 2004–2010 2009– |
France U21 France Corsica |
4 (0) 21 (0) 3 (0) |
Sébastien Squillaci (born 11 August 1980) is a French international footballer who plays for Bastia in the Ligue 1. He plays as a central defender and has been described as a player who "reads the game well" and is "strong in the air and on the ground". Squillaci is nicknamed in France as simply Toto in reference to his surname, which is similar to former Italian international Salvatore Schillaci, Totò being a standard Italian shortening of Salvatore.
Squillaci began his football career playing for hometown club club FC Seynois in the commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer. In 1996, he joined Sporting Toulon and made his professional debut in the 1997–98 season, while the club was playing in Ligue 2. After a year with Toulon, Squillaci joined Monaco. He spent two seasons on the club's reserve team before joining AC Ajaccio on loan for two years. Squillaci returned to Monaco in 2002 and contributed to the team that won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2003. He also featured in European competition for the first time in his career and, in the 2003–04 season, played on the Monaco team that reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. In that same season domestically, Squillaci was named to the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 1 Team of the Year. In 2006, Squillaci signed a long-term contract with league rivals Olympique Lyonnais and won two consecutive league titles, as well as the Coupe de France in 2008 before departing for Spain in 2008 to join Sevilla. With Sevilla, he appeared in over 65 matches and won the Copa del Rey in his final season with the club. In 2010, Squillaci signed a three-year contract with English club Arsenal.
Squillaci is a France international. Prior to playing at senior level, he played at under-20 and under-21 level. At under-21 level, he played on the team that won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Squillaci made his senior international debut in August 2004 in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has participated in UEFA Euro 2008, as well as the 2010 FIFA World Cup for his nation. In both major tournaments combined, Squillaci has appeared in only one match, which came in the team's final group stage match against South Africa at the 2010 World Cup.
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| France – UEFA Euro 2008 |
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1. Mandanda
2. Boumsong
3. Abidal
4. Vieira
5. Gallas
6. Makélélé
7. Malouda
8. Anelka
9. Benzema
10. Govou
11. Nasri
12. Henry
13. Evra
14. Clerc
15. Thuram
16. Frey
17. Squillaci
18. Gomis
19. Sagnol
20. Toulalan
21. Diarra
22. Ribéry
23. Coupet
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| France – 2010 FIFA World Cup |
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1. Lloris
2. Sagna
3. Abidal
4. Réveillère
5. Gallas
6. Planus
7. Ribéry
8. Gourcuff
9. Cissé
10. Govou
11. Gignac
12. Henry
13. Evra
14. Toulalan
15. Malouda
16. Mandanda
17. Squillaci
18. Diarra
19. Diaby
20. Valbuena
21. Anelka
22. Clichy
23. Carrasso
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