Virgile Pinson

Virgile Pinson
Personal information
Full name Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996[1]
Place of birth Cenon, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Torpedo Kutaisi
Number 39
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)
2024–2026 Noah 37 (7)
2026 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 9 (0)
2026– Torpedo Kutaisi 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026

Virgile Jacky Marcel Pinson (born 22 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi.

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]

Maccabi Bnei Reineh

On 12 February 2026, Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh announced the signing of Pinson.[11]

Torpedo Kutaisi

In July 2026, Pinson moved to Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi on a 1.5-year deal with an option to extend it to another year.[12]

Personal life

Born in France, Pinson is of Cameroonian descent.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Noah 2023–24 Armenian Premier League 12110——131
2024–25 2245013[a]4—408
2024–25 32006[b]0—92
Total 37760194006211
Career total 37760194006211
  1. ↑ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League, and two appearances in the UEFA Conference League.

References

  1. 1 2 Virgile Pinson at the Turkish Football Federation
  2. ↑ France, Centre (25 November 2016). "Cfa2 - Le jeune joueur offensif du Limoges FC possède déjà un riche vécu".
  3. ↑ @hugoguillemet, H. G. "Transferts : Virgile Pinson 3 ans à Reims".
  4. ↑ "Reims vs. Montpellier - 1 September 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Virgile Pinson s'engage avec QRM!" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Mihaitalazarica (7 September 2021). "Локо Сф подписа с френско крило" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ ""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.
  9. ↑ "French winger Virgil Pinson joins Noah". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Pinson's magic isn't going anywhere!". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "يعلن نادي مكابي أبناء الرينة عن انضمام لاعب الجناح الفرنسي فيرجيل بينسون، قادمًا من نادي يريفان نوئا من الدوري الأرميني الممتاز". instagram.com/maccabibneireineh/ (in Arabic). Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. Instagram. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Another Signing: Virgile Pinson Joins Torpedo Kutaisi". Torpedo Kutaisi. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Virgile Pinson va rejoindre les Rouge et Blanc - Stade de Reims". 23 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Virgile Pinson at Soccerway


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