Claim: Mickaël Pontal, who was born on 30 April 1980, in Guilherand-Granges, France, currently plays for Saint-Étienne, a French association football team playing in the city of Hyères, Var.
Evidence: Hyères FC Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (French pronunciation: ​[asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv də sɛ̃t‿etjɛn lwaʁ; commonly known as AS Saint-Étienne, ASSE (French pronunciation: ​[a.ɛs.ɛs.ø), or simply Saint-Étienne) is a French professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, The club was founded in 1933 and plays in Ligue 1, the top division of French football.