.jpg) Abdennour playing forValencia in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Sousse, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Étoile du Sahel (sporting director) | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2019 | Valencia | 35 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | →Marseille (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Kayserispor | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Umm Salal | 37 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Rodez | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Tunisia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2019 | Tunisia | 53 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 January 2023 | |||
Aymen Abdennour (Arabic:أيمن عبد النور; born 6 August 1989) is a Tunisian former professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back.
A full international with over 53 caps since 2009, he representedTunisia at threeAfrica Cup of Nations tournaments.
Abdennour was born inSousse, Tunisia, and started his career atÉtoile 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 withWerder 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.
In July 2011, Abdennour signed a four-year contract with theLigue 1 sideToulouse. In February 2012, Toulouse extended this, tying the Tunisian to a deal running until 2016.
On 31 January 2014, Abdennour joined the league rivalsMonaco 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 againstChampions League finalistJuventus in the quarter final.
In August 2015, after a good season with Monaco, Abdennour signed a five-year deal until 2020 withLa Liga sideValencia CF for an undisclosed fee, mainly as a replacement toManchester City-boundNicolás Otamendi.[4]
On 29 August 2017, Abdennour returned to France to play forMarseille, on a two-year loan deal.[5]
On 11 July 2019, it was announced that following Abdennour's release from Valencia, that he would immediately join Turkish Süper Lig clubKayserispor.
On 16 September 2020, Abdennour moved to Qatar to play forUmm Salal.[6]
On 30 August 2022, Abdennour signed forLigue 2 clubRodez on a season-long contract.[7]
His excellent domestic performances earned him a call-up to theTunisia squad, and, as of July 2019[update], has won 53 caps for his country,[8] scoring one goal.
He was also the captain of theunder-21 team.[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | |
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