Léa Abadou

Léa Abadou
ليا عبدو
Personal information
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
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)
*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

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.[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

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

As of match played 26 November 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Léa Abadou
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 November 2024 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria  Uganda 2–1 2–1 International Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Léa Abadou, l'éclaircie fédinoise". dna.fr (in French). Gilles Kuntz. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "D2 FEM. Le fil info du mercato". ussm.fr (in French). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Les nouvelles guêpes en D2 Féminine !". orleansloiretfoot.com (in French). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "EN Fem. : Benstiti convoque 32 joueuses pour son premier stage". dzfoot.com (in French). Juba Toubai. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Léa Abadou parmi la liste des Vertes". ussm.fr (in French). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "EN Fem. : Les Algériennes sombrent (encore) face au Sénégal (4-0)". dzfoot.com (in French). Juba Toubai. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Léa Abadou" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 12 December 2023.