Personal information | |||
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Full name | Léa Soïzic Abadou | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Landerneau, France | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orléans [fr] | ||
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 [fr] | 20 | (1) |
International career | |||
2023– | Algeria | 3 | (0) |
*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 [fr]. Born in France, she represents Algeria at international level.
Club career
Post-Guingamp
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.
In 2022, she moved from Vendenheim to US Saint-Malo in Division 2 Féminine for a season contract. In July 2023, US Orléans announced the signing of Abadou.
International career
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. 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.
On 18 July 2023, Abadou debuted for the national team as a starter in a 4–nil loss to Senegal. On 27 November 2024, She scored her first goal for the fennecs in a 2–1 win against Uganda.
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 November 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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
- As of match played 5 December 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
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1 | 27 November 2024 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Uganda | 2–1 | 2–1 | International Friendly |
References
- "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
- 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