Edgard Gnoleba Loué (born 27 December 1983) is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population ...

, Loué started his career in homeland club

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, before joining Moroccan side

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. Founded on 20 M ...

. He had a spell in

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with

MO Constantine Mouloudia Olympic of Constantine (), known as MO Constantine or simply MOC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, founded in December 1939 by the reformer Abd al Hamid Ben Badis. The club colors are white and blue. Thei ...

in the second division. Then he returned to

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to play for

. In January 2006, he joined French club

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a professional club in ...

, who were in

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

at the time, on a four-and-a-half-year deal. After his winter transfer window arrival, Loué Gnoleba integrated quickly into the first team, but ultimately is considered a disappointing acquisition by Racing. Loué won the 2004

Botola The Botola Pro (), officially known as the Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Morocco and the top tier of the Moroccan football league system. Organized by the Ligue Nationale de Football Prof ...

with Raja Casablanca and would win the

2008–09 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The 2008–09 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 83rd season of top-tier football in Tunisia. It began on 8 August 2008 and concluded on 13 May 2009. The competition saw the return of two previous participants, Avenir Sportif de Kasserine an ...

championship with

Espérance Sportive de Tunis Espérance Sportive de Tunis (), known as ES Tunis or simply EST for short, is a Tunisian professional sports club founded on 15 January 1919 in the Bab Souika neighborhood of Tunis. Its football (soccer), football section has competed in th ...

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at Racingstub.com 1983 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Africa Sports d'Abidjan players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Raja CA players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Ligue 1 players Footballers from Abidjan AS Gabès players Men's association football defenders Wydad de Fès players MC Oran players MO Constantine players Al Nasr SCSC (Benghazi) players Libyan Premier League players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub