Didier Domi

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Didier Domi
Personal information
Full name Didier Arsène Marcel Domi[1]
Date of birth (1978-05-02) 2 May 1978
Place of birth Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain (academy technical advisor)
Youth career
1994–1996 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Paris Saint-Germain 48 (0)
1998–2001 Newcastle United 70 (4)
2001–2004 Paris Saint-Germain 31 (0)
2003–2004 → Leeds United (loan) 17 (0)
2004–2006 Espanyol 42 (0)
2006–2010 Olympiacos 61 (0)
2011 New England Revolution 9 (0)
Total 278 (4)
International career
1992 France U15
1992–1993 France U16 3 (0)
1993–1994 France U17 7 (0)
1996 France U18
1997 France U21 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Didier Arsène Marcel Domi (born 2 May 1978) is a French football coach, former professional footballer and pundit who is technical advisor to the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in Qatar.

As a player, he was a left-back who had two spells with Paris Saint-Germain where he made 79 appearances in Ligue 1. He also played in the Premier League for Newcastle United and Leeds United and in La Liga for Espanyol. He later won multiple trophies in Greece with Olympiacos before retiring with Major League Soccer side New England Revolution.

Early life

Domi was born in Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France. He is a convert to Islam.[2]

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Domi joined Paris Saint-Germain as a trainee in 1994, and made his debut in January 1996.[3] The following season, having only appeared once in their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup defence, he was brought in to start the first leg of the semi-final against Liverpool as PSG won 3–0, and also played 90 minutes in the final loss to Barcelona.

Having appeared in the UEFA Super Cup against Juventus the same season, the next campaign he took part in the UEFA Champions League and helped PSG win both the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.[4][5]

Newcastle United

Domi's performances earned a £4 million move to Newcastle United in January 1999. Whilst at Newcastle, he played in the 1999 FA Cup final.[6] He scored three league goals, all coming in the 1999–2000 against Wimbledon, Coventry and rivals Sunderland.

After a good start to his career at Newcastle, he fell out of favour and on 19 January 2001, was sold back to PSG for £3 million.[7]

Return to Paris and loan to Leeds United

Injury limited Domi's appearances at PSG and in 2003–04 he was loaned to Leeds United but only made a sporadic impact as they were relegated from the Premier League.[8]

Espanyol and Olympiacos

PSG let Domi join Espanyol in summer 2004 and late in 2005–06 he finally held down a regular place, helping them to the Copa del Rey final, though he did not appear in the 4–1 win against Real Zaragoza. At the end of that season he moved on a free transfer to Olympiacos, signing a three-year deal.

New England Revolution

On 11 January 2011, Domi signed a one-year contract with the New England Revolution,[9] and made his MLS debut on 26 March 2011 in a 2–1 win over D.C. United.[10] The Revolution released Domi on 17 July 2011.[11]

International career

Domi is a former French youth and Under-21 international.

After retirement

Domi currently works for beIN Sports in the Middle East.[12]

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Newcastle United

Olympiacos

References

  1. "UEFA Cup 2008/2009: Booking List Group stage at Matchday 2" (PDF). UEFA. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2022.
  2. Taylor, Louise (5 May 2012). "Alan Pardew keeping the faith in the Newcastle United revolution". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  3. Didier Domi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  4. "PSG – Bordeaux 2–2 (4–2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97–98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. "PSG – Lens 2–1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97–98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. "Double joy for Man United". BBC Sport. 22 May 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  7. "Domi leaves Newcastle for PSG". Irish Examiner. 19 January 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. Didier Domi at Soccerbase
  9. "Revs sign French defender Didier Domi | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011.
  10. Revolution hold back United in whistle-filled affair Archived 30 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Revs release Didier Domi | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  12. "Didier Domi warns United's World Cup stars the grass isn't always greener on the other side". 22 June 2014.
  13. "Lens – PSG 0–1, 30/07/98, Trophée des Champions 98–99". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  14. "Brescia, sogno finito il Psg va in Uefa". La Repubblica. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. Moore, Glenn (24 May 1999). "Football: Gullit salutes the true United". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2026.