Léa Abadou
Personal information
Full name Léa Soïzic Abadou
Date of birth (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997
Place of birth Landerneau, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 US Orléans
Number 21
Youth career
2012–2014 EA Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 EA Guingamp 19 (1)
2019 Rennes Bréquigny 2 (0)
2020–2022 Vendenheim 25 (1)
2022–2023 US Saint-Malo 19 (0)
2023– US Orléans 8 (0)
International career‡
2023– Algeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023
‡ 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 Division 2 Féminine club US 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EA Guingamp 2014–15 Division 1 Féminine 20––——20
2015–16 ––––——––
2016–17 10––——10
2017–18 6021——81
2018–19 80––——80
Total 17021——191
Rennes Bréquigny 2018–2019 Division 2 Féminine 20––——20
Total 20––——20
Vendenheim 2020–2021 Division 2 Féminine 50––——50
2021–2022 19110——201
Total 24110——251
US Saint-Malo 2022–2023 Division 2 Féminine 19000——190
Total 19000——190
US Orléans 2023–2024 Division 2 Féminine 7010——80
Total 7010——80
Career total 69141——732

International

As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 202330
Total30

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. ↑ "Léa Abadou" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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