Loïc Damour
Loïc Damour (born 8 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Heart of Midlothian.
 Damour with Bourg-Péronnas in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Loïc Damour[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chantilly, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998 | AS Breuil-le-Vert | ||
| 1998–2000 | RC Clermont | ||
| 2000–2004 | US Chantilly | ||
| 2004–2007 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2007–2008 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Strasbourg | 44 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Boulogne | 18 | (0) |
| 2013 | Brussels | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | White Star Bruxelles | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | 31 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Bourg-Péronnas | 69 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Cardiff City | 29 | (0) |
| 2019– | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | France U16 | 13 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | France U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Loïc began his career with his local club US Chantilly before moving to the famous Clairefontaine academy in 2004. While training at Clairefontaine, he also attended the prestigious sports club Athletic Club de Boulogne Billencourt, which also trained current French stars Hatem Ben Arfa and Issiar Dia. After leaving Clairefontaine, he joined RC Strasbourg.
In April 2008, Loïc signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal keeping him with Strasbourg until 2011.[3] After spending one year in the reserves, he was promoted to the senior squad and was assigned the 26 shirt. He made his professional football debut for Strasbourg on 4 August 2008 in a Ligue 2 match against Montpellier coming on as a substitute.[4]
On 26 October 2009, Damour signed a contract extension with Strasbourg until the year 2013.[5]
On 6 July 2017, following the expiry of his contract with Bourge-Péronnas, Loïc Damour signed for EFL Championship side Cardiff City on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2017–18 season during a 1–0 victory over Burton Albion, as a substitute in place of Lee Tomlin.[7]
Damour left Cardiff in August 2019 and signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hearts.[8]
International career
Damour is a France youth international having played for the U-16s, U-17s, and the under-18 team. He also played with the France U-19 squad, till 2011. He was captain of the U-16 squad and was a part of the U-17 squad that finished runners-up at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 July 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RC Strasbourg | 2008–09[9] | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009–10[9] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[9] | National | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Strasbourg total | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Boulogne | 2011–12[9] | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012–13[9] | National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Boulogne total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| RWDM Brussels | 2012–13[9] | Belgian Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| White Star Bruxelles | 2013–14[9] | Belgian Second Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | 2014–15[9] | National | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas | 2015–16[9] | Ligue 2 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2016–17[9] | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Bourg-en-Bresse total | 69 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 4 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2017–18[10] | Championship | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2018–19[11] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 8 | ||
Honours
Cardiff City
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2017–18[12]
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Loïc Damour: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- Deux nouveaux jeunes passeront pros Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Damour jusqu'en 2013
- Ian Mitchelmore (6 July 2017). "Cardiff City sign French midfielder Loïc Damour on a free transfer". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- "Burton Albion 0–1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "Hearts: Loic Damour signs after leaving Cardiff". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- Loïc Damour at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Games played by Loïc Damour in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Games played by Loïc Damour in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
External links
- Loïc Damour at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Profile on RC Strasbourg Website
- LFP Profile