Éric Abidal

Eric Abidal
Abidal training with Barcelona in 2008
Personal information
Full name Eric Sylvain Abidal
Date of birth (1979-09-11) 11 September 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth Saint-Genis-Laval, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lyon Duchère
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Lyon Duchère
2000–2001 Monaco B 8 (0)
2000–2002 Monaco 22 (0)
2002–2004 Lille 62 (0)
2004–2007 Lyon 76 (0)
2007–2013 Barcelona 125 (0)
2013–2014 Monaco 26 (0)
2014 Olympiacos 9 (0)
Total 328 (0)
International career
2004–2013 France 67 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2006 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Sylvain Abidal (French pronunciation: ​[eʁik abidal]; born 11 September 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon-Duchère 1996–97 Division d'Honneur ——
1997–98 ——
1998–99 ——
1999–2000 ——
Total
Monaco B 2000–01 CFA 80————80
Monaco 2000–01 French Division 1 8000—10—90
2001–02 1402010——170
Total 22020101000260
Lille 2002–03 Ligue 1 2701020——300
2003–04 3501020——380
Total 62020400000680
Lyon 2004–05 Ligue 1 290301170—401
2005–06 140101060—220
2006–07 330103170—441
Total 7605052200001062
Barcelona 2007–08 La Liga 30060—100—460
2008–09 25020—50—320
2009–10 17020—10030320
2010–11 26051—80—391
2011–12 22051—9030391
2012–13 5000—00—50
Total 125020200420601932
Monaco 2013–14 Ligue 1 260300000—290
Olympiacos 2014–15 Super League Greece 9000—60—150
Career total 3280322102690604454
  1. 1 2 One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 200410
200530
2006150
2007120
200890
200950
201060
201190
201210
201360
Total670

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del partido celebrado el 16 de agosto de 2009, en Bilbao" [Minutes of the match held on 16 August 2009, in Bilbao] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by TOYOTA: List of Players: FC Barcelona" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2011. p. 5. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Eric Abidal". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "E. Abidal". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Éric Abidal at ESPN FC
  6. 1 2 3 4 Éric Abidal at FootballDatabase.eu
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Éric Abidal at WorldFootball.net
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Éric Abidal at BDFutbol
  9. ↑ "Éric Abidal". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 13 January 2016.