[2] Sinama Pongolle began his career at hometown club Saint-Pierroise before moving to Le Havre in Metropolitan France at the age of 11.

He made his debut in a UEFA Cup tie against NK Olimpija Ljubljana[8] and shortly afterwards scored his first goal in a league game against Leeds United.

[13] In late January 2006, Sinama Pongolle was loaned to fellow Premier League side Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season.

[28] In July 2016, Sinama Pongolle joined Chainat Hornbill of the Thai League 1, scoring once in his debut but in a 2–7 away defeat against Chonburi FC.

[29][30] Sinama Pongolle returned to the island of his birth in January 2019, rejoining Saint-Pierroise with Uruguayan strike partner Diego Silva also making the same move from Thailand.

[5] Though he retired partway through the campaign, he contributed to them becoming the first Outre-Mer club since 1989 to reach the last 32 of the Coupe de France, scoring a hat-trick in the fourth round 9–1 win over ES Étang-Salé.

He was a part of the squad that participated in the 2006 UEFA European Championship which took place in Portugal[32] and, at the end of his four-year tenure with this category, ranked first in caps (37) and goals (11).