Editing Pascal Cygan (section)

===Arsenal===
Cygan joined [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in July 2002 for £2&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/2095996.stm |title=Cygan joins Arsenal |website=BBC Sport |date=11 July 2002|access-date=19 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2240700/cygan-will-make-french-national-team-wenger |title=Cygan will make French national team – Wenger |website=Sky Sports |last=Pearson |first=James |date=11 July 2002|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> making his debut in a 1–1 draw with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on 1 September after coming on as a late [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Nwankwo Kanu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2224616.stm |title=Arsenal make their point |website=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2002|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> While he featured notably in some of the team's more important fixtures, he was mostly considered only a fringe player; he missed the [[2003 FA Cup final]] through injury,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/may/15/newsstory.sport11 |title=Seaman to skipper Gunners in FA Cup final |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 May 2003|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> but did pick up a [[Premier League]] winners' medal in [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2004]] after contributing with 18 appearances.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/arsenals-invincibles-from-200304-where-are-they-now-30689480.html |title=Arsenal's Invincibles from 2003–04: where are they now? |newspaper=Irish Independent |last=Biagchi |first=Rob |date=24 October 2014|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.90min.com/posts/2651150-10-of-the-worst-players-to-have-ever-won-the-premier-league-title |title=10 of the worst players to have ever won the Premier League title |website=90min |last=Sank |first=Sam |date=17 October 2015|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>

Cygan scored three goals for Arsenal in league action, including an unlikely brace in his first game of [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]] against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] (4–1 home win).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4171162.stm |title=Arsenal 4–1 Fulham |website=BBC Sport |date=23 August 2005|access-date=2 September 2009}}</ref> Until then he had only netted once, against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in March 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2847645.stm |title=Arsenal back on top |website=BBC Sport |date=23 March 2003|access-date=2 September 2009}}</ref>

Also that season, following injuries to both [[Ashley Cole]] and [[Gaël Clichy]], Cygan was drafted in as an emergency [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left back]], and was even named in the ''Opta'' team of the week on 9 January 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arsenal-mania.com/news/1005812/Look-whos-made-it-into-Opta-Team-of-the-Week.html |title=Look who's made it into Opta Team of the Week! |website=Arsenal Mania |last=Chong |first=Jonathan |date=6 January 2006|access-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108031642/http://arsenal-mania.com/news/1005812/Look-whos-made-it-into-Opta-Team-of-the-Week.html|archive-date=8 January 2007}}</ref> Overall, his side won 12 of the 20 matches he played in and kept 11 [[clean sheet]]s in the process. He suffered a hamstring injury in January against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4590256.stm |title=Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough |website=BBC Sport |date=14 January 2006|access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref> and was unable to play again that season as he was fourth choice behind [[Sol Campbell]], [[Philippe Senderos]] and [[Kolo Touré]], with young [[Johan Djourou]] also competing for a place.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/may/15/sport.comment8 |title=Campbell waiting for the call |newspaper=The Guardian |last=Lawrence |first=Amy |date=15 May 2005|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/15/newsstory.sport10 |title=Wenger hints at Walcott deal |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 January 2006|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> 

Cygan played 98 competitive games during his spell at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]], including 20 in the Champions League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1194724-world-football-whatever-happened-to-arsenal-defender-pascal-cygan |title=World football: Whatever happened to Arsenal defender Pascal Cygan? |website=Bleacher Report |last=Cummings |first=Michael |date=24 May 2012|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0407/247615-arsenal/ |title=Wenger has faith in young Gunners |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |date=7 April 2009|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>