Aymen Abdennour

Aymen Abdennour
Abdennour playing for Valencia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aymen Abdennour
Date of birth (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989
Place of birth Sousse, Tunisia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
(on loan from Valencia)
Number 13
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– Valencia 35 (0)
2017– → Marseille (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Tunisia U21 3 (0)
2009– Tunisia 54 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:53, 17 November 2016

Aymen Abdennour (Arabic: أيمن عبد النور‎; born 6 August 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for French club Olympique de Marseille on loan from Valencia.

A full international with over 40 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's 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]

International career

His excellent domestic performances earned him a call up to the Tunisia squad, and, as of October 2016, has won 44 caps for his country,[6] scoring one goal.

He was also the captain of the under-21 team.[7]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "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 2010-01-18.
  2. ↑ "Aymen Abdennour nouveau renfort défensif" [Aymen Abdennour new defensive reinforcement] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Abdennour définitivement monégasque" [Abdennour definitely Monaco's player] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Valencia sign Aymen Abdennour from Monaco". Fox Sports. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Aymen Abdennour rejoint l'Olympique de Marseille".
  6. ↑ "Aymen Abdennour". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Werder Bremen testet Tunesier Abdennour" (in German). ran.de. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "CAF – CAF Awards – Previous Editions – 2016". CAFOnline. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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