Liassine Cadamuro

Liassine Cadamuro
Cadamuro playing for Real Sociedad B in 2013
Personal information
Full name Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Berre SPC
Youth career
2003–2008 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Real Sociedad B 80 (3)
2011–2015 Real Sociedad 27 (0)
2014Mallorca (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015Osasuna (loan) 15 (0)
2016–2017 Servette 39 (9)
2017–2018 Nîmes 17 (1)
2018–2019 Gimnàstic 9 (0)
2019 Concordia Chiajna 14 (1)
2020 Volos 5 (0)
2020–2021 Athlético Marseille 3 (1)
2021–2023 Istres 18 (0)
2023- Berre SPC 0 (0)
International career
2012–2017 Algeria 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2021

Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (Arabic: لياسين كادامورو بن طيبة; born 5 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Berre SPC. A versatile defender, he can operate as a right back, central defender or left back.[2]

After starting out at Real Sociedad (first and second teams), he went on to represent clubs (other than in Spain) in Switzerland, France, Romania and Greece.

Born in France, Cadamuro featured in the Algeria national team's squads at the 2014 World Cup, and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Club career

Real Sociedad

At the age of 15, Cadamuro joined Sochaux's youth system, going on to represent the reserves in three seasons. In summer 2008, he moved to Spain and signed for Real Sociedad.

With the Basques, Cadamuro played another three years with the B side, two in the third division and one in the fourth. He was promoted to the first team for the 2011–12 campaign, following the arrival of countryman Philippe Montanier as team manager. On 10 September 2011, he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Xabi Prieto in the 70th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Barcelona.[3]

Cadamuro finished his first season with Real with 19 league appearances (13 starts), helping to a final 12th position. He agreed to a two-year extension on 2 January 2013, extending his contract until 2016.[4]

On 8 January 2014, after having been sparingly played during the first half of the campaign, Cadamuro joined Segunda División club Mallorca on loan until June.[5] On 31 August, he signed with another second-tier side, Osasuna, also on loan.[6]

Later career

In early February 2016, Cadamuro signed with Servette of the Swiss Promotion League for six months with an option for two further seasons, subject to a medical examination.[7] He made his debut on 5 March against SC Kriens after replacing the injured Tibert Pont late into the first half, but only lasted 19 minutes as he was sent off after receiving his second yellow card of the match.[8]

Cadamuro returned to France in the 2017 off-season, joining Nîmes Olympique from Ligue 2.[9] He scored his first professional goal in that country on 19 September, helping to a 4–0 away defeat of Tours FC.[10]

On 16 August 2018, Cadamuro had a trial at Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[11] He agreed to a two-year contract with the Catalans six days later, returning to Spain and its second division.[12]

On 31 January 2019, Cadamuro moved to Concordia Chiajna in the Romanian Liga I.[13] A year later, he was signed by Super League Greece's Volos.[14]

Returning to France, Cadamuro played in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3 for Athlético Marseille and Istres.[15]

International career

Cadamuro (number 3) playing with Algeria in 2012

On 7 January 2012, Algeria national team coach Vahid Halilhodžić was in the stands to watch Cadamuro in a league match against Osasuna.[16] The following day, in an interview with French website FootMercato.net, the player stated that his intentions had always been to represent Algeria in international competition, despite also having the option to play for France and Italy.[17]

On 10 February 2012, Real Sociedad's website announced that Cadamuro was officially called up by Halilhodžić for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia.[18] The Algerian Football Federation confirmed the information five days later,[19] and he made his debut on the 29th starting in the 2–1 win.[20]

Cadamuro was selected to the Algeria's list of 23 players for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[21] but did not play any games. On 26 June, even though on the bench, he managed to receive a yellow card for wasting time by kicking the ball away in the last group stage match against Russia, as the nation held on to the 1–1 draw and reached the last-16.[22]

Cadamuro scored his only international goal on 11 January 2015, in a 1–1 friendly draw against neighbours Tunisia.[23] He was also called up for the continental cup in that year and 2017, the former as an injury replacement for Essaïd Belkalem.[24][25][26]

Personal life

Cadamuro was born in Toulouse, France, to an Italian father and an Algerian mother, originally from Tipaza Province.[27] In June 2016, he married fellow footballer Louisa Nécib.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 July 2018[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad 2011–12 La Liga 19 0 2 0 21 0
2012–13 4 0 0 0 4 0
2013–14 4 0 2 0 2 0 8 0
Total 27 0 4 0 2 0 33 0
Mallorca 2013–14 Segunda División 8 0 0 0 8 0
Osasuna 2014–15 Segunda División 15 0 1 0 16 0
Servette 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 30 4 0 0 30 4
2017–18 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 4 0 0 0 0 31 4
Nîmes 2017–18 Ligue 2 17 1 2 0 19 1
Career total 98 5 7 0 2 0 107 5

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[29]
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2012 3 0
2013 2 0
2014 3 0
2015 1 1
2016 2 0
2017 4 0
Total 15 1
Score and result list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Cadamuro goal.[29]
International goal scored by Liassine Cadamuro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 January 2015 Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–0 1–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ a b c d "L. Cadamuro: Summary". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ Centrales con label de Zubieta (Stoppers made in Zubieta) Archived 24 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine; Real Sociedad, 25 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Sociedad peg Barca back Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 10 September 2011
  4. ^ Z., Walid (2 January 2013). "Cadamuro-Bentaïba prolonge avec la Real Sociedad" [Cadamuro-Bentaïba extends at Real Sociedad] (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ^ Cadamuro se marcha cedido al Mallorca (Cadamuro goes on loan to Mallorca) Archived 18 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Cadamuro jugará cedido en Osasuna (Cadamuro will play on loan at Osasuna) Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine; CA Osasuna, 31 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Liassine Cadamuro en Grenat (Liassine Cadamuro in grenat) Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Servette FC, 9 February 2016 (in French)
  8. ^ "SC Kriens 0–0 Servette FC" (in French). Servette FC. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Liassine Cadamuro ficha por el Nimes Olympique" [Liassine Cadamuro signs for Nimes Olympique] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  10. ^ Zabrodsky, Jean-Éric (20 September 2017). "Le Tours FC prend l'eau face à NÎmes [sic]" [Tours FC take a breather against Nîmes] (in French). La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Cadamuro entrena con el Nàstic" [Cadamuro trains with Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Cadamuro, nuevo refuerzo para la defensa grana" [Cadamuro, new addition for the grana defence] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Al patrulea transfer în mai puțin de 24 de ore pentru Chiajna. A luat un fotbalist ce a jucat la Real Sociedad" [The fourth transfer in less than 24 hours for Chiajna. Footballer who played for Real Sociedad acquired] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Κανταμουρό στο gazzetta.gr: "Με κέρδισε ο Βόλος, απίστευτη περηφάνια με την Αλγερία στο Μουντιάλ"" [Cadamuro to gazzeta.gr: "Volos won me, incredible pride with Algeria at the World Cup"] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  15. ^ Danloy, M. (12 July 2021). "Un ancien international algérien s'engage avec Istres FC [sic]" [A former Algerian international joins FC Istres] (in French). Maritima. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  16. ^ Cadamuro a été supervisé par Halilhodzic (Cadamuro was watched by Halilhodzic) Archived 22 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, 9 January 2012 (in French)
  17. ^ Entretien avec... Liassine Cadamuro: «Jouer contre le Barça et le Real, un rêve devenu réalité» (Interview with... Liassine Cadamuro: "To play against Barça and Real, a dream come true" Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Foot Mercato, 8 January 2012 (in French)
  18. ^ Cadamuro Bentaïba convoqué face à la Gambie (Cadamuro Bentaïba selected to face Gambia) Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, 10 February 2012 (in French)
  19. ^ Les 24+4 convoqués face à la Gambie (24+4 for game against Gambia) Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, 15 February 2012 (in French)
  20. ^ Gambie – Algérie: La feuille de match officielle (Gambia – Algeria: The official match report) Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, 29 February 2012 (in French)
  21. ^ "Algeria World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  22. ^ "Algeria book Germany date, eliminate Russia". FIFA. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  23. ^ "Ivory Coast beat Nigeria, Tunisia hold Algeria". FourFourTwo. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Favourites Algeria name final Africa Cup of Nations squad". Gulf News. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Nations Cup 2015: Abeid and Belkalem out of Algeria squad". BBC Sport. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Senegal 2–2 Algeria". BBC Sport. 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  27. ^ Exclusif: Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba: «L’Algérie, je dis oui, bien sûr!» (Exclusive: Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba: "Algeria, i say yes, of course!") Archived 16 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Le Buteur, 1 September 2011 (in French)
  28. ^ Gaillard, Claire (4 July 2016). "Louisa Necib: "Mon meilleur souvenir, c'est mon mariage"" [Louisa Necib: "My best memory, my marriage"] (in French). L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  29. ^ a b "L. Cadamuro – Matches". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.