Loïc Loval

Loïc Loval

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Personal information
Full name	Loïc Loval Landré
Date of birth	(1981-09-28) 28 September 1981
Place of birth	Longjumeau, France
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Orléans
Number	10
Youth career
	Sochaux
	Valenciennes
	Besançon
2000-2001	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Besançon	12	(0)
2003–2005	De Graafschap	44	(8)
2005–2007	Go Ahead Eagles	51	(15)
2007–2010	Utrecht	82	(9)
2010–2012	Vannes	42	(13)
2012-2013	Mulhouse	17	(2)
2013-	Orléans	10	(3)
International career‡
2007–	Guadeloupe	19	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 May 2012

Loïc Loval Landré (born 28 September 1981) is a Guadeloupean footballer who currently plays for US Orléans and the Guadeloupean national team. He spent most of his career playing in the Netherlands for De Graafschap, Go Ahead Eagles and FC Utrecht.

Early life

Loval was born in Longjumeau, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. He grew up in neighbouring town Évry. When he was eleven, he moved with his mother and stepfather to Guadeloupe, where his parents hailed from.

Club career

Early career

Loval started at a youth player for a squad on Guadeloupe, and after a tournament in France with his team, several big French club showed their interest. He decided to play for a sport academy in Paris, and was contacted by Sochaux who signed him to their youth team. At Sochaux he, among others, was in a team with El Hadji Diouf, but after some years he left Sochaux. After some years playing for Valenciennes and Besançon, he was scouted by Cercle Brugge. He could sign a contract, but was persuaded by John van den Brom, scout for Dutch team, De Graafschap, to sign for them.

The Dutch years

Loval arrived in Doetinchem in 2003. His first season with De Graafschap was successful; he scored 3 goals in 25 matches, and clinched promotion with his team through the play-offs for promotion and relegation. After 19 matches and 5 goals in the Dutch first division, Loval signed with Go Ahead Eagles in 2005, a club playing in the Dutch second division.

In his first season for the club from Deventer, Loval immediately became club-topscorer with 11 goals in 30 games. He was now chased by several clubs in the highest Dutch league, but finally, on 27 January 2007 he signed a contract with FC Utrecht.

He was originally signed as a midfielder, but got a place as a forward because of the lack of strikers. Loval has a contract that runs until 2011 with Utrecht, and has stated that he will not play for any other Dutch club than FC Utrecht.

Return to France

In August 2010 he returned to France and signed with Vannes OC on a free transfer. It was announced that Loval left FC Utrecht because of family reasons.

International career

Guadeloupe

Loval made his debut for Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals in June 2007 against Haiti together with former FC Utrecht-teammate, Franck Grandel. He also played at the 2008 Caribbean Cup.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
01.	5 July 2009	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, GPE	Panama	0-1	2 – 1	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
02.	27 November 2010	Stade En Camée, Riviére-Pilote, GPE	Guyana	0-1	1 – 1	2010 Caribbean Championship

External links

• Voetbal International, Monologue: Loïc Loval, 30 May 2007
• Career stats – Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Career stats – L'Equipe (French)
• Loïc Loval at National-Football-Teams.com