Éric Vandenabeele

Éric Vandenabeele (born 16 December 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Rodez AF as a centre-back.

Éric Vandenabeele

Vandenabeele in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Calais, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Rodez
Number	2
Youth career
1997–2006	Calais
2006–2012	Boulogne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Boulogne	71	(4)
2016–2020	Grenoble	102	(6)
2020–2022	Valenciennes	27	(2)
2021–2022	Valenciennes B	5	(1)
2022–	Rodez	25	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024

Career

A native of Calais, Vandenabeele began his footballing career in the youth system at his hometown team Calais RUFC in 1997. He spent nine years with the club before transferring to Boulogne in 2006. He made his senior debut on 7 August 2012 in the defeat to Chamois Niortais in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue, and went on to play more than 70 matches for the club over the next four seasons.

Vandenabeele joined Grenoble Foot 38 in the summer of 2016.

On 30 August 2022, Vandenabeele signed a three-year contract with Rodez.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 18 July 2020.^[3][4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boulogne	2012–13	National	16	0	1	0	1	0	–		18	0
	2013–14		13	0	4	0	0	0	–		17	0
	2014–15		22	1	7	0	0	0	–		29	1
	2015–16		20	3	4	0	0	0	–		24	3
	Total		71	4	16	0	1	0	0	0	88	4
Grenoble	2016–17	CFA Group C	24	0	2	0	–		–		26	0
	2017–18	National	29	2	3	0	–		2	0	34	2
	2018–19	Ligue 2	27	2	1	0	1	0	–		29	2
	2019–20	Ligue 2	22	2	1	0	2	0	–		25	2
	Total		102	6	7	0	3	0	2	0	114	6
Career total			173	10	23	0	4	0	2	0	202	10

References

1. Éric Vandenabeele at WorldFootball.net
2. "ERIC VANDENABEELE, TREIZIEME RECRUE DE LA SAISON 22/23" (in French). Rodez. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
3. "Eric Vandenabeele joueur de Grenoble Grenoble Foot 38". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
4. Éric Vandenabeele at Soccerway

External links

• Media related to Éric Vandenabeele at Wikimedia Commons