Aymen Abdennour (Arabic: أيمن عبد النور; born 6 August 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
.jpg) Abdennour playing for Valencia in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
A full international with over 53 caps since 2009, he represented Tunisia at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Club 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 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 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]
Rodez
On 30 August 2022, Abdennour signed for Ligue 2 club Rodez on a season-long contract.[7]
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,[8] scoring one goal.
Career statistics
International
- 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
Individual
References
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