Éric Abidal

Eric Sylvain Abidal (French pronunciation: ​[eʁik abidal]; born 11 September 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back.

Eric Abidal

Abidal training with Barcelona in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Eric Sylvain Abidal[1]
Date of birth	(1979-09-11) 11 September 1979 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth	Saint-Genis-Laval, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Lyon Duchère
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Lyon Duchère
2000–2001	Monaco B	8	(0)
2000–2002	Monaco	22	(0)
2002–2004	Lille	62	(0)
2004–2007	Lyon	76	(0)
2007–2013	Barcelona	125	(0)
2013–2014	Monaco	26	(0)
2014	Olympiacos	9	(0)
Total		328	(0)
International career
2004–2013	France	67	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2006 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4][5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon-Duchère	1996–97[6]	Division d'Honneur							—		—
	1997–98[6]								—		—
	1998–99[6]								—		—
	1999–2000[6]								—		—
	Total
Monaco B	2000–01	CFA	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Monaco	2000–01[7]	French Division 1	8	0	0	0	—		1	0	—		9	0
	2001–02[7]		14	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	Total		22	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
Lille	2002–03[7]	Ligue 1	27	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	2003–04[7]		35	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		38	0
	Total		62	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	68	0
Lyon	2004–05[7]	Ligue 1	29	0	3	0	1	1	7	0	—		40	1
	2005–06[7]		14	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	—		22	0
	2006–07[7]		33	0	1	0	3	1	7	0	—		44	1
	Total		76	0	5	0	5	2	20	0	0	0	106	2
Barcelona	2007–08[8]	La Liga	30	0	6	0	—		10	0	—		46	0
	2008–09[8]		25	0	2	0	—		5	0	—		32	0
	2009–10[8]		17	0	2	0	—		10	0	3[a]	0	32	0
	2010–11[8]		26	0	5	1	—		8	0	—		39	1
	2011–12[8]		22	0	5	1	—		9	0	3[a]	0	39	1
	2012–13[8]		5	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		5	0
	Total		125	0	20	2	0	0	42	0	6	0	193	2
Monaco	2013–14[7]	Ligue 1	26	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		29	0
Olympiacos	2014–15[7]	Super League Greece	9	0	0	0	—		6	0	—		15	0
Career total			328	0	32	2	10	2	69	0	6	0	445	4

1. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2004	1	0
	2005	3	0
	2006	15	0
	2007	12	0
	2008	9	0
	2009	5	0
	2010	6	0
	2011	9	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	6	0
Total		67	0