Born in
Aubagne,
Bouches-du-Rhône, Pignol spent his entire professional career in
Spain, representing
SD Compostela (where he made his
La Liga debut, consisting of three games in the
1997–98 season),
Pontevedra CF,
UD Almería,
CD Numancia – was the
Soria club's starter throughout the vast majority of the
2004–05 campaign, which again ended in top-flight relegation for the player –
Real Murcia,
Real Zaragoza and
UD Las Palmas. Pignol never appeared in less than 25 league matches during his spell in the
Canary Islands, spent in
Segunda División. At the end of
2012–13, after having helped Las Palmas to the sixth position, the 36-year-old retired from football. ==Personal life==