Jimmy Cabot

Jimmy Cabot

Cabot with Lorient in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Chambéry, France
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2003–2005	FC Villargondran
2005–2009	Maurienne
2009–2013	Troyes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Troyes II	42	(22)
2013–2016	Troyes	53	(6)
2016–2020	Lorient	126	(12)
2016–2018	Lorient II	3	(0)
2020–2022	Angers	46	(1)
2022–2024	Lens	11	(0)
2024	Lens II	1	(0)
Total		282	(41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Cabot (born 18 April 1994) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Born in Chambéry, France, Cabot made his Ligue 2 debut for Troyes AC during the 2012–13 season. On 16 August 2013, he scored his first professional goal against Nîmes Olympique in a 3–2 away defeat.[1] On 21 February 2014, he scored his second league goal against AS Nancy in a 2–0 home win in Stade de l'Aube.[2]

Cabot left Lorient after the club's promotion to Ligue 1 in the 2019–20 season.[3][4] On 25 September 2020, he signed a three-year contract with Angers,[5] and chose the number 11 shirt at the club.[6]

On 22 June 2022, Cabot signed a four-year contract with Lens.[7] On 15 October 2022, he suffered a knee injury against Montpellier that would make him miss the rest of the season.[8] On 19 December 2024, he was forced to retire due to his injury, having spent more than two years without playing.[9]

References

1. "Nîmes vs. Troyes - 16 August 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
2. "Troyes vs. Nancy - 21 February 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
3. "FC Lorient. Jimmy Cabot : " Je peux partir de Lorient dignement "". Ouest France (in French). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
4. "FC Lorient. Décisif, Jimmy Cabot confirme sa bonne période". Ouest France (in French). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
5. "Official | Angers sign Jimmy Cabot". Get French Football News. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. Fischbach, Camille (25 September 2020). "Mercato - Angers : Jimmy Cabot débarque pour trois ans (Officiel)". topmercato.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
7. "JIMMY CABOT, DE LA DYNAMITE DANS LES COULOIRS" (in French). Lens. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
8. "RC Lens : Jimmy Cabot " commence à retrouver de bonnes sensations "". La Voix du Nord (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
9. "Official | Lens' Jimmy Cabot announces retirement due to ACL injury - Get French Football News". 19 December 2024.

External links

• Eurosport profile