Loïc Damour (born 8 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for club Versailles.
A graduate of the 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, Heart of Midlothian 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.Deux nouveaux jeunes passeront pros 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.
On 26 October 2009, Damour signed a contract extension with Strasbourg until the year 2013.Damour jusqu'en 2013
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. 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.
Heart of Midlothian Damour left Cardiff in August 2019 and signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hearts.
Le Mans (loan) On 3 August 2021, Damour joined Championnat National side Le Mans on a season-long loan.
Versailles In June 2022, Damour signed with Versailles in Championnat National.
Damour left Versailles at the end of the 2023–24 season upon the expiration of his contract.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRC Strasbourg2008–09Ligue 240000000402009–1050001000602010–11National341201000371Strasbourg total431202000471Boulogne2011–12Ligue 21702000001902012–13National1000000010Boulogne total180200000200RWDM Brussels2012–13Belgian Second Division6000—0060White Star Bruxelles2013–14Belgian Second Division9020—00110Fréjus Saint-Raphaël2014–15National313100000323Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas2015–16Ligue 23324040004122016–17362001000372Bourg-en-Bresse total694405000784Cardiff City2017–18Championship2703020003202018–19Premier League2010100040Cardiff City total290403000360Heart of Midlothian2019–20Scottish Premiership1801020002102020–21Scottish Championship0000000000Heart of Midlothian total180102000210Career total2238160120002518
Honours Cardiff City EFL Championship runner-up: 2017–18
References
External links
Profile on RC Strasbourg Website LFP Profile