Loïc Abenzoar (born 14 February 1989) is a retired French
footballer
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who played as a
right-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
. He is a
France youth international having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the
under-16 team.
Career
Abenzoar joined
Lyon
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, his hometown club, in 2000. On 12 June 2009, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.
He made his professional debut on 14 August 2010 in a league match against
Lens
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, while playing on loan with Arles-Avignon. He went from
Hønefoss, Norway in 2014 to
Fredrikstad, Norway
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on 17 March 2015 In November 2016 he joined
Villefranche.
Later career
In August 2019, Abenzoar was hired as a fitness coach for Lyon's B team.
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ouest-france.fr, 14 April 2021
Career statistics
References
External links
Loïc Abenzoar profile
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olweb.fr
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1989 births
Living people
French men's footballers
Footballers from Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais players
AC Arlésien players
Vannes OC players
Ligue 1 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Hønefoss BK players
Fredrikstad FK players
FC Villefranche Beaujolais players
Norwegian First Division players
France men's youth international footballers
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Men's association football fullbacks
Mediterranean Games competitors for France
21st-century French sportsmen
French expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
French expatriate sportspeople in Norway