Vincent Laban

Anorthosis Famagusta

Season 2007–08

Laban signed with Anorthosis in the summer of 2007 from Digenis Akritas Morphou. In his first season with Anorthosis he won the First Division, scoring three league goals in 25 matches.

Season 2008–09

Laban scored a goal in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League tie against Rapid Vienna, which Anorthosis won 4–3 on aggregate. He also scored two goals, the first and third, of the 3–0 win against Olympiacos at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Cyprus, and despite Anorthosis' defeat in Piraeus by 1–0, with a goal by Fernando Belluschi, he contributed to Anorthosis' playing in the Champions League. Laban finished the season with 25 appearances out of 32 league matches.

Season 2009–10

Anorthosis started their season with a 5–0 win against UN Käerjéng 97. In the second qualification round Anorthosis won a home match against OFK Petrovac, with a 2–1 score, with a goal from Laban. Anorthosis lost an away match 3–1 and subsequently left the Europa League. In the First Division he contributed 2 goals in 26 matches. Anorthosis finished third in the league with a loss of 10 points to the eventual champions AC Omonia.

Season 2010–11

Laban played two matches against Banants for the First qualifying round of the Europa League. Anorthosis won both matches and Laban scored the only goal in Hanrapetakan Stadium in Yerevan. Laban scored his second European goal of the season in a match…

Laban being born in France and of ethnic French heritage made him eligible to represent France but after seven years playing football in Cyprus he applied and gained Cypriot citizenship which made him eligible to represent Cyprus at International level. When the opportunity came up, he decided to represent his adopted nation and made his debut for Cyprus on 15 August 2012, in the 0–1 loss against Bulgaria in a friendly match. He scored his first ever International goal for the Cypriots in a 3–1 away defeat to Albania in the opening game of a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification group game on 7 September 2012. His second ever Cypriot goal came in a 2–1 away defeat to Wales in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification group game on 13 October 2014. Aware of the need to convince the rest of the country that he belonged in the national side, Laban admitted to feeling a great deal of pressure. "I was scared of being out of place, of not being accepted by the fans and the team, of being seen as a foreigner who was taking the place of local players," he recalled. "Every time I went to the national side, I had to prove that I deserved to wear the shirt. I also felt a little self-conscious about the fact I don't speak Greek very well, even though I understand it." Laban was determined to win the fans over: "I asked myself how I might be able to reach out to them, so I decided to learn the national anthem. It was an important symbolic gesture as far as I was concerned, because it's a sign of your…

Club

As of 25 May 2018

International

Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.

Anorthosis

Cypriot First Division: 2007–08 Cypriot Cup runner-up: 2007–08 LTV Super Cup runner-up: 2008 Astra Giurgiu

Cupa României: 2013–14 Supercupa României: 2014 AEK Larnaca

Cypriot Cup: 2017–18