Loïc Damour (born 8 January 1991) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for club
Versailles
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.
A graduate of the world-renowned
Clairefontaine academy, Damour has played for a number of clubs during his career, including
Strasbourg
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,
Boulogne
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,
Brussels
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,
White Star Bruxelles,
Fréjus Saint-Raphaël,
Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas, and
Cardiff City
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.
Club career
Early years
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
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and
Issiar Dia
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Club career Nancy
In summer 2006, Dia joined AS Na ...
.
RC Strasbourg
In April 2008 after leaving Clairefontaine, Damour signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal with
RC Strasbourg
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. After spending one year in the
reserves, he was promoted to the senior squad and was assigned the number 26 shirt. He made his professional football debut for Strasbourg on 4 August 2008 in a
Ligue 2
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match against
Montpellier
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coming on as a substitute.
On 26 October 2009, Damour signed a contract extension with Strasbourg until the year 2013.
Cardiff City
On 6 July 2017, following the expiry of his contract with
Bourge-Péronnas, Damour signed for
EFL Championship
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side
Cardiff City
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on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the
2017–18 season during a 1–0 victory over
Burton Albion
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, as a substitute in place of
Lee Tomlin
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Early life
Tomlin was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. He started his career with the youth system of Leicester ...
.
Heart of Midlothian
Damour left Cardiff in August 2019 and signed a four-year contract with
Scottish Premiership
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club
Hearts.
Le Mans (loan)
On 3 August 2021, Damour joined
Championnat National
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side
Le Mans
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on a season-long loan.
Versailles
In June 2022, Damour signed with
Versailles
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in
Championnat National
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.
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 and
France U-20 squads, until 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
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Cardiff City
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EFL Championship
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runner-up:
2017–18
References
External links
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Profile on RC Strasbourg WebsiteLFP Profile
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1991 births
Living people
People from Chantilly, Oise
Footballers from Oise
French men's footballers
France men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
INF Clairefontaine players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
US Boulogne players
R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players
RWS Bruxelles players
ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël players
Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Le Mans FC players
FC Versailles 78 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Challenger Pro League players
English Football League players
Premier League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
French expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
French expatriate sportspeople in Wales