Aymen Abdennour
![]() Abdennour playing for Valencia in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Sousse, Tunisia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Étoile du Sahel | 33 | (5) |
2010 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Toulouse | 77 | (3) |
2014 | → Monaco (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Monaco | 18 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Valencia | 35 | (0) |
2017–2019 | → Marseille (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Kayserispor | 12 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Umm Salal | 37 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Rodez | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Tunisia U21 | 3 | (0) |
2009– | Tunisia | 53 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023 |
Aymen Abdennour (Arabic: أيمن عبد النور; born 6 August 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
A full international with over 53 caps since 2009, he represented Tunisia at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Abdennour was born in Sousse, Tunisia, and started his career at Étoile Sportive du Sahel in 2008. During his spell there, he became the favourite player by fans despite being one of the youngest players in the team. In the 2008–09 season he scored five goals for his club, but they missed on the title and finished third.
On 14 January 2010, Abdennour signed a half-year loan deal with Werder Bremen which initially saw him stay at the club until the end of the 2009–10 season. Bremen had the contract option to sign him permanently.[1] Abdennour made six appearances for Werder Bremen, but they did not take up the option to sign him and he returned to Étoile.
Toulouse
[edit]In July 2011, Abdennour signed a four-year contract with the Ligue 1 side Toulouse. In February 2012, Toulouse extended this, tying the Tunisian to a deal running until 2016.
Monaco
[edit]On 31 January 2014, Abdennour joined the league rivals Monaco on a loan deal.[2] After impressing during a loan spell, he signed a four-year deal with Monaco on 4 July 2014.[3] The 2014–15 season was a successful season for Abdennour and his team, with a third place in Ligue 1 and an elimination against Champions League finalist Juventus in the quarter final.
Valencia
[edit]In August 2015, after a good season with Monaco, Abdennour signed a five-year deal until 2020 with La Liga side Valencia CF for an undisclosed fee, mainly as a replacement to Manchester City-bound Nicolás Otamendi.[4]
Loan to Marseille
[edit]On 29 August 2017, Abdennour returned to France to play for Marseille, on a two-year loan deal.[5]
Kayserispor
[edit]On 11 July 2019, it was announced that following Abdennour's release from Valencia, that he would immediately join Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor.
Umm Salal
[edit]On 16 September 2020, Abdennour moved to Qatar to play for Umm Salal.[6]
Rodez
[edit]On 30 August 2022, Abdennour signed for Ligue 2 club Rodez on a season-long contract.[7]
International career
[edit]His excellent domestic performances earned him a call-up to the Tunisia squad, and, as of July 2019[update], has won 53 caps for his country,[8] scoring one goal.
He was also the captain of the under-21 team.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of matches played on 19 July 2019[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Tunisia | 2008 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | 5 | 1 | |
2012 | 11 | 0 | |
2013 | 10 | 0 | |
2014 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | 8 | 0 | |
2016 | 6 | 1 | |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 2 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Officiel – Abdennour prêté au Werder Brême" [Official - Abdennour loan to Werder Bremen] (in French). etoile-du-sahel.com. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Aymen Abdennour nouveau renfort défensif" [Aymen Abdennour new defensive reinforcement] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Abdennour définitivement monégasque" [Abdennour definitely Monaco's player] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Valencia sign Aymen Abdennour from Monaco". Fox Sports. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Aymen Abdennour rejoint l'Olympique de Marseille".
- ^ "Aymen Abdennour joined to Umm Salal".
- ^ "LIGUE 2 BKT : AYMEN ABDENNOUR, DOUZIEME RECRUE DE LA SAISON 22/23". Rodez Aveyron Football (in French). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Aymen Abdennour". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Werder Bremen testet Tunesier Abdennour" (in German). ran.de. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Aymen Abdennour at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ hamza (25 December 2015). "Les meilleurs sportifs tunisiens de l'année 2015 (TAP): Saber Khelifa, Malej Jaziri, Habiba El Ghribi... | Directinfo" (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "CAF – CAF Awards – Previous Editions – 2016". CAFOnline. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
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- Aymen Abdennour – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Aymen Abdennour at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aymen Abdennour – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Abdennour at ESPN FC
- Aymen Abdennour at BDFutbol
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sousse
- Men's association football defenders
- Tunisian men's footballers
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- 2011 African Nations Championship players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Étoile Sportive du Sahel players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- Toulouse FC players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Valencia CF players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Kayserispor footballers
- Umm Salal SC players
- Rodez AF players
- Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- La Liga players
- Süper Lig players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Ligue 2 players
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Tunisia men's A' international footballers