Loïck Landre (born 5 May 1992) is a French professional

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who plays for Qatari club

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. He plays as a

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but can also be utilized as a

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. Landre is a France youth international having earned caps at under-19 and

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level.

Career

On 20 June 2011, Landre signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with

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until 2014. After going without an appearing during the fall campaign, he joined

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team Clermont on loan and made his professional debut on 14 January 2012 in a league match against

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. Two weeks later, he received his first professional red card in a 2–1 win over

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. Landre is of

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an descent through his parents who are originally from Sainte-Rose. For the

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season, Landre signed a one-year loan deal with

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio ( co, Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazélec plays in the Champ ...

. On 18 July 2013, he left Paris to sign for Ligue 2 side

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on a free transfer. On 17 January 2017, Landre signed for

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side

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. He moved to

Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Until November 2022, t ...

in summer 2018.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landre, Loick 1992 births Sportspeople from Aubervilliers Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis French people of Guadeloupean descent Living people French footballers France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers Association football defenders Association football fullbacks Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Clermont Foot players Gazélec Ajaccio players RC Lens players Pisa S.C. players Nîmes Olympique players Manisa FK footballers Al-Shamal SC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Serie B players TFF First League players Qatar Stars League players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Qatar