Loïc Damour
Damour with Bourg-Péronnas in 2015
Personal information
Full name Loïc Damour[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991[2]
Place of birth Chantilly, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Versailles
Number 20
Youth career
1998 AS Breuil-le-Vert
1998–2000 RC Clermont
2000–2004 US Chantilly
2004–2007 INF Clairefontaine
2007–2008 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Strasbourg 44 (1)
2011–2013 Boulogne 18 (0)
2013 Brussels 6 (0)
2013–2014 White Star Bruxelles 9 (0)
2014–2015 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 31 (3)
2015–2017 Bourg-Péronnas 69 (4)
2017–2019 Cardiff City 29 (0)
2019–2022 Heart of Midlothian 18 (0)
2021–2022 → Le Mans (Loan) 25 (1)
2022– Versailles 27 (1)
International career
2006–2007 France U16 13 (2)
2007–2008 France U17 12 (1)
2008–2009 France U18 5 (0)
2009–2010 France U19 4 (1)
2011 France U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Loïc Damour (born 8 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National club Versailles.

A graduate of the world-renowned Clairefontaine academy, Damour has played for a number of clubs during his career, including Strasbourg, Boulogne, Brussels, White Star Bruxelles, Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas, and Cardiff City.

Club career

Early years

Loïc began his career with his local club US Chantilly before moving to the famous Clairefontaine academy in 2004. While training at Clairefontaine, he also attended the prestigious sports club Athletic Club de Boulogne Billencourt, which also trained current French stars Hatem Ben Arfa and Issiar Dia.

RC Strasbourg

In April 2008 after leaving Clairefontaine, Damour signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal with RC Strasbourg.[3] After spending one year in the reserves, he was promoted to the senior squad and was assigned the number 26 shirt. He made his professional football debut for Strasbourg on 4 August 2008 in a Ligue 2 match against Montpellier coming on as a substitute.[4]

On 26 October 2009, Damour signed a contract extension with Strasbourg until the year 2013.[5]

Cardiff City

On 6 July 2017, following the expiry of his contract with Bourge-Péronnas, Damour signed for EFL Championship side Cardiff City on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2017–18 season during a 1–0 victory over Burton Albion, as a substitute in place of Lee Tomlin.[7]

Heart of Midlothian

Damour left Cardiff in August 2019 and signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hearts.[8]

Le Mans (loan)

On 3 August 2021, Damour joined Championnat National side Le Mans on a season-long loan.[9]

Versailles

In June 2022, Damour signed with Versailles in Championnat National.[10]

International career

Damour is a France youth international having played for the U-16s, U-17s, and the under-18 team. He also played with the France U-19 and France U-20 squads, until 2011. He was captain of the U-16 squad and was a part of the U-17 squad that finished runners-up at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
RC Strasbourg 2008–09[11] Ligue 2 4000000040
2009–10[11] 5000100060
2010–11[11] National 341201000371
Strasbourg total 431202000471
Boulogne 2011–12[11] Ligue 2 170200000190
2012–13[11] National 1000000010
Boulogne total 180200000200
RWDM Brussels 2012–13[11] Belgian Second Division 6000—0060
White Star Bruxelles 2013–14[11] Belgian Second Division 9020—00110
Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 2014–15[11] National 313100000323
Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 2015–16[11] Ligue 2 332404000412
2016–17[11] 362001000372
Bourg-en-Bresse total 694405000784
Cardiff City 2017–18[12] Championship 270302000320
2018–19[13] Premier League 2010100040
Cardiff City total 290403000360
Heart of Midlothian 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 180102000210
2020–21 Scottish Championship 0000000000
Heart of Midlothian total 180102000210
Career total 2238160120002518

    Honours

    Cardiff City

    References

    1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
    2. 1 2 "Loïc Damour: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    3. ↑ Deux nouveaux jeunes passeront pros Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
    4. ↑ Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
    5. ↑ Damour jusqu'en 2013
    6. ↑ Ian Mitchelmore (6 July 2017). "Cardiff City sign French midfielder Loïc Damour on a free transfer". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
    7. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
    8. ↑ "Hearts: Loic Damour signs after leaving Cardiff". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
    9. ↑ "Damour departs on loan | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
    10. ↑ "Nat - Loïc Damour est Versaillais" (in French). Versailles. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Loïc Damour at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
    12. ↑ "Games played by Loïc Damour in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
    13. ↑ "Games played by Loïc Damour in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    14. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
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