| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Vannes, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | AS Ménimur | ||
| 2011–2019 | Vannes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Vannes | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Lorient II | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Lorient | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Vannes (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Avranches (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | →Avranches II (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | →Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Quevilly-Rouen | 30 | (1) |
| 2024– | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| Brittany U16 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 | |||
Samuel Loric (born 5 July 2000) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back for German2. Bundesliga club1. FC Magdeburg.[1]
Born inVannes,[2][3] Samuel Loric started playing football at the age of 6 in his hometown club of AS Ménimur, before joiningVannes Olympique as an 11 years old.[2][4]
Soon appearing as one of the most promising prospects of theBritannic academy, he was even very close to joiningLorient as an under-14, if not for a serious thigh injury. Loric became a regular starter withVannes OC first team as a 17 years old in theChampionnat National 3, after he made his debut againstPontivy in 2017, during a 2–0Coupe de France win.[2][5][6]
For the following season, as his side had been promoted to theChampionnat National 2, the young defender played an even bigger role helping Vannes avoid relegation.[6][7] He scored his first goal on 19 January 2019, as the Vannetais smashedParis Saint-Germainreserve team in a 4–0 championship win, against the likes ofYacine Adli,Arthur Zagré,Loïc Mbe Soh,Éric Ebimbe,Moussa Sissako orVirgiliu Postolachi.[4][8][9]
On the last day of January 2019, Samuel Loric signed his first professional contract withFC Lorient, before being loaned back toVannes until the end of theNational 2 season.[6][7][10]
Loric made his professional debut for Lorient in the2019–20 season on 13 August 2019, starting in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue loss againstLe Mans.[3][11][12][13]
But after a season where he mainly played with Lorient reserve inNational 2, whileVincent Le Goff retained the spot on the left of the defense in their2019–20 Ligue 2 winning campaign, Loric was loaned toUS Avranches for the2020–21 National season.[11][14] Despite a season with ups and downs for theNorman club,[15] the young left-back was one of the standout players of his team,[16] notably scoring a goal and delivering an assist in the twoNormandyderbies [fr] againstQuevilly-Rouen.[11]
Back inLorient for their second consecutiveseason inLigue 1, Samuel Loric was included in the first team for the summer preparation, playing the pre-season friendlies, most notably scoring the only goal of a 1–0 away win againstFC Nantes.[17][18]
Christophe Pélissier awarded him his league debut on 21 November 2021, in what was deemed an honorable performance againstAngers, despite the 1–0 away loss.[19][20]
On 10 January 2023, Loric joinedLigue 2 clubQuevilly-Rouen on loan until the end of the season.[21]
On 29 August 2024, Loric signed with1. FC Magdeburg in Germany.[22]
Loric played forBrittany as an under-16, wereAlain Thiboult [fr] was the first coach to play him as afullback.[2]
Samuel Loric first played as amidfielder[2] or aleft winger,[5][7] before deciding to switch toleft-back, where he played his first games withVannes senior team under David Gouzerch.[2][5][7]
Mes premiers souvenirs dans le football : J'ai commencé à l'âge de 6 ans à l'AS Ménimur (Vannes). À 11 ans, je suis allé au Vannes olympique club. J'ai grandi dans une famille de footeux : mes deux frères et mon père. Le déclic de ma carrière : Il y en a eu plusieurs : un but que j'ai marqué contre la PSG (réserve) en N2 et tout dernièrement ma première titularisation en Ligue 1 contre Angers.