▁G in ola ▁played ▁at ▁club ▁level ▁for ▁Toul on ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 8 8 ), ▁RC ▁Paris ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 9 0 ), ▁Br est ▁( 1 9 9 0 – 9 2 ), ▁Paris ▁Saint - G erm ain ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 9 5 ), ▁New castle ▁United ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 9 7 ), ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 0 ), ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Ever ton ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁France ▁G in ola ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁senior ▁appearance ▁for ▁Sport ing ▁Toul on ▁as ▁an ▁eigh teen - year - old ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory ▁away ▁at ▁Met z . ▁He ▁played ▁four teen ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁in ▁the ▁Toul on ▁line - up . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁RC ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁signing ▁for ▁Br est ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁There , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁impress ▁obser vers ▁with ▁his ▁fl am boy ant ▁style ▁of ▁play . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁land mark ▁victory ▁( 3 – 2 ) ▁against ▁the ▁side ▁who ▁would ▁go