Léa Abadou
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Léa Soïzic Abadou | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Landerneau, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orléans | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Guingamp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Guingamp | 19 | (1) |
| 2019 | Rennes Bréquigny | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Vendenheim | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | US Saint-Malo | 19 | (0) |
| 2023– | Orléans | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Algeria | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Seconde Ligue club Orléans. Born in France, she represents Algeria at international level.
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] On 27 November 2024, She scored her first goal for the fennecs in a 2–1 win against Uganda.[8]
