Léa Abadou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Léa Soïzic Abadou | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Landerneau, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orléans | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Guingamp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Guingamp | 19 | (1) |
| 2019 | Rennes Bréquigny | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Vendenheim | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | US Saint-Malo | 19 | (0) |
| 2023– | Orléans | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Algeria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 | |||
Léa Soïzic Abadou (Arabic: ليا سويزيك عبدو; born 12 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Seconde Ligue club Orléans. Born in France, she represents Algeria at international level.
Club career
[edit]Post-Guingamp
[edit]In 2019, Léa left Guingamp after seven years and joined CPB Rennes Bréquigny. A year later she joined Vendenheim for two seasons deal, marking the first time she played outside of Brittany.[1]
In 2022, she moved from Vendenheim to US Saint-Malo in Division 2 Féminine for a season contract.[2] In July 2023, US Orléans announced the signing of Abadou.[3]
International career
[edit]In September 2021, Abadou got her first call-up to the Algerian national team to participate in a preparational camp for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification from 15 to 21 September 2023.[4] In February 2023, Following the appointment of Farid Benstiti as head coach of the Algeria national team, she got re-called up again to participate in a training camp from 13 to 21 February 2023.[5][6]
On 18 July 2023, Abadou debuted for the national team as a starter in a 4–nil loss to Senegal.[7] On 27 November 2024, She scored her first goal for the fennecs in a 2–1 win against Uganda.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 November 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| EA Guingamp | 2014–15 | Division 1 Féminine | 2 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Rennes Bréquigny | 2018–2019 | Division 2 Féminine | 2 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Vendenheim | 2020–2021 | Division 2 Féminine | 5 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021–2022 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| US Saint-Malo | 2022–2023 | Division 2 Féminine | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| US Orléans | 2023–2024 | Division 2 Féminine | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 69 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 2 | ||||
International
[edit]- As of match played 5 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
- As of match played 27 November 2024
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abadou goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 November 2024 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria |  Uganda |
2–1 | 2–1 | International Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "Léa Abadou, l'éclaircie fédinoise". dna.fr (in French). Gilles Kuntz. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "D2 FEM. Le fil info du mercato". ussm.fr (in French). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Les nouvelles guêpes en D2 Féminine !". orleansloiretfoot.com (in French). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Éliminatoires CAN féminine 2022 : la sélection algérienne en stage avec 29 joueuses à Rouiba". lagazettedufennec.com (in French). Saïd Benhammadi. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "EN Fem. : Benstiti convoque 32 joueuses pour son premier stage". dzfoot.com (in French). Juba Toubai. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Léa Abadou parmi la liste des Vertes". ussm.fr (in French). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "EN Fem. : Les Algériennes sombrent (encore) face au Sénégal (4-0)". dzfoot.com (in French). Juba Toubai. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Équipe Nationale Féminine: Les Vertes S'Imposent En Amical Devant L'Ouganda (2-1)". faf.dz (in French). 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
Les Vertes parviendront à reprendre l'avantage dix minutes plus tard grâce à Léa Abadou.
- ^ "Léa Abadou" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Club profile (in French)
- StatsFootoFeminin profile (in French)
- Léa Abadou at Global Sports Archive
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Algerian women's footballers
- Algeria women's international footballers
- 21st-century Algerian sportswomen
- Women's association football forwards
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Division 2 Féminine players
- People from Landerneau
- Footballers from Finistère
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- French women's footballers
- 21st-century French sportswomen