| Loïc Damour | |
| Fullname: | Loïc Damour[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1991[2] |
| Birth Place: | Chantilly, France |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Versailles |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 1998 |
| Youthclubs1: | AS Breuil-le-Vert |
| Youthyears2: | 1998–2000 |
| Youthclubs2: | RC Clermont |
| Youthyears3: | 2000–2004 |
| Youthclubs3: | US Chantilly |
| Youthyears4: | 2004–2007 |
| Youthclubs4: | INF Clairefontaine |
| Youthyears5: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs5: | Strasbourg |
| Years1: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Strasbourg |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Boulogne |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | Brussels |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | White Star Bruxelles |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Bourg-Péronnas |
| Caps6: | 69 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Cardiff City |
| Caps7: | 29 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | → Le Mans (Loan) |
| Caps9: | 25 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2022– |
| Clubs10: | Versailles |
| Caps10: | 27 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam5: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 7 September 2023 |
Loïc Damour (born 8 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Versailles.
A graduate of the world-renowned Clairefontaine academy, Damour has played for a number of clubs during his career, including Strasbourg, Boulogne, Brussels, White Star Bruxelles, Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas, and Cardiff City.
Loïc began his career with his local club US Chantilly before moving to the famous Clairefontaine academy in 2004. While training at Clairefontaine, he also attended the prestigious sports club Athletic Club de Boulogne Billencourt, which also trained current French stars Hatem Ben Arfa and Issiar Dia.
In April 2008 after leaving Clairefontaine, Damour signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal with RC Strasbourg.[3] After spending one year in the reserves, he was promoted to the senior squad and was assigned the number 26 shirt. He made his professional football debut for Strasbourg on 4 August 2008 in a Ligue 2 match against Montpellier coming on as a substitute.[4]
On 26 October 2009, Damour signed a contract extension with Strasbourg until the year 2013.[5]
On 6 July 2017, following the expiry of his contract with Bourge-Péronnas, Damour signed for EFL Championship side Cardiff City on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2017–18 season during a 1–0 victory over Burton Albion, as a substitute in place of Lee Tomlin.[7]
Damour left Cardiff in August 2019 and signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hearts.[8]
On 3 August 2021, Damour joined Championnat National side Le Mans on a season-long loan.[9]
In June 2022, Damour signed with Versailles in Championnat National.[10]
Damour is a France youth international having played for the U-16s, U-17s, and the under-18 team. He also played with the France U-19 and France U-20 squads, until 2011. He was captain of the U-16 squad and was a part of the U-17 squad that finished runners-up at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| RC Strasbourg | 2008–09 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | National | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Strasbourg total | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Boulogne | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boulogne total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| RWDM Brussels | 2012–13 | Belgian Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| White Star Bruxelles | 2013–14 | Belgian Second Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | 2014–15 | National | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| Bourg-en-Bresse total | 69 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 4 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2017–18 | Championship | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 223 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 8 | |||
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