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Pantxi Sirieix
	Sirieix with Toulouse in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Gilles François Pantxi Sirieix
Date of birth	7 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Bordeaux, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Hasparren
1995–1999	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2004	Auxerre
2004–2017	Toulouse
Total
International career
2006–2011	Basque Country
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pantxi Sirieix (born 7 October 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Having begun at AJ Auxerre, he spent the rest of his career at Toulouse FC where he played from 2004 till 2017.

Career edit

Born in Bordeaux, Sirieix began playing professional football with Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre.^[2]

After his contract ended, he joined Toulouse FC in 2004. The club's oldest and longest-serving player by 2012, he then extended his contract until 2014.^[3] On 18 May 2017, Sirieix announced his decision to retire at the end of the season.^[4]

Uncapped by France, Sirieix represented the Basque Country three times in unofficial appearances, being the only non-Spanish speaker in the squad on each occasion.^[5] Though born outside Greater Basque Country, he was eligible through his heritage and upbringing in the town of Hasparren in Labourd.^[6]^[7]

References edit

^ "Euskal Selekzioa 3–1 Venezuela" (in Spanish). Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ Canoe, Aurélien (27 May 2004). "Toulouse : Sirieix (Auxerre) a signé 4 ans" (in French). Football365. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ Charmey, Thibault (25 March 2012). "Sirieix : "Une concurrence très saine"" [Sirieix: "Very healthy competition"] (in French). Le Figaro.
^ "Toulouse : Pantxi Sirieix prend sa retraite" [Toulouse: Pantxi Sirieix retires]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Je suis le seul français de l'équipe" [I am the only Frenchman in the team]. So Foot (in French). 28 December 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "«Es un honor jugar con Euskadi», dice Pantxi Sirieix, la gran novedad de la selección" ["It is an honor to play with Euskadi", says Pantxi Sirieix, the great novelty of the team]. El Correo (in Spanish). 26 December 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Sirieix, el silencioso" [Sirieix, the silent]. Deia (in Spanish). 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2022.