completed a transfer to Villarreal CF for a £2 million transfer fee, joining former Arsenal teammate and compatriot Robert Pires at the club. On 6 June 2008, after having been fairly used in his first two years, mainly due to consecutive serious injuries to Gonzalo Rodríguez, he signed a new one-year deal. However, following a lack of first-team opportunities in 2008–09, and with Villarreal unwilling to extend his contract for a further campaign, he left in July 2009; his La Liga goals came on 5 November 2006 against Real Betis (3–2 home win), and against Levante UD on 31 October 2007 (3–0, also at El Madrigal). On 10 August 2009, Cygan joined FC Cartagena, recently promoted to Segunda División, on a one-year deal. Aged 37, he was released by the Murcians and retired from professional football. Honours Lille Division 2: 1999–2000 Arsenal Premier League: 2003–04 FA Community Shield: 2002, 2004 Individual Etoile d'Or: 2001–02 References External links 1974 births Living people People from Lens, Pas-de-Calais Sportspeople from Pas-de-Calais French footballers Association football defenders Wasquehal Football players Lille OSC players Arsenal F.C. players Villarreal CF players FC Cartagena footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Premier League players La Liga players Segunda División players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers from Hauts-de-France