Aymen Abdennour
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aymen Abdennour | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Sousse, Tunisia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Umm Salal | ||
Number | 23 | ||
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– | Umm Salal | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Tunisia U21 | 3 | (0) |
2009– | Tunisia | 53 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2019 |
Aymen Abdennour (Arabic: أيمن عبد النور; born 6 August 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Qatari club Umm Salal.
A full international with over 53 caps since 2009, he represented Tunisia at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Career
Early career
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 SV 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
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
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
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
On 29 August 2017, Abdennour returned to France to play for Olympique de Marseille, on a two-year loan deal.[5]
Kayserispor
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
On 16 September 2020, Abdennour moved to Qatar to play for Umm Salal.[6]
International career
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,[7] scoring one goal.
He was also the captain of the under-21 team.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 19 July 2019[9]
Tunisia national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
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
Individual
- CAF Team of the Year: 2016[10]
References
- ^ "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".
- ^ "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
- ^ "CAF – CAF Awards – Previous Editions – 2016". CAFOnline. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
- 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
- People from Sousse
- Association football defenders
- Tunisian footballers
- Tunisia international footballers
- 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
- Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- La Liga players
- Süper Lig players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- 2011 African Nations Championship players
- 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
- Tunisian expatriate footballers
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players