{{Short description|Guadeloupean footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Loïc Loval | image = Loval.JPG | upright = 0.9 | caption = | fullname = Loïc Loval Landré | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Longjumeau]], France | height = 1.74 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = [[Besançon RC|Besançon]] | youthyears4 = 2000–2001 | youthclubs4 = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] | years1 = 2001–2003 |clubs1 = [[Besançon RC|Besançon]] |caps1 = 12 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2003–2005 |clubs2 = [[De Graafschap]] |caps2 = 44 |goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2005–2007 |clubs3 = [[Go Ahead Eagles]] |caps3 = 51 |goals3 = 15 | years4 = 2007–2010 |clubs4 = [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] |caps4 = 82 |goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2010–2012 |clubs5 = [[Vannes OC|Vannes]] |caps5 = 42 |goals5 = 13 | years6 = 2012–2013 |clubs6 = [[FC Mulhouse|Mulhouse]] |caps6 = 17 |goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2013–2015 |clubs7 = [[US Orléans|Orléans]] |caps7 = 35 |goals7 = 8 | years8 = 2015–2016 |clubs8 = [[FC Fleury 91 (men)|FC Fleury 91]] |caps8 = 12 |goals8 = 0 | totalcaps = 295 | totalgoals = 55 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2014 | nationalteam1 = [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe]] | nationalcaps1 = 22 | nationalgoals1 = 5 }} '''Loïc Loval Landré''' (born 28 September 1981) is a former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He spent most of his career in the Netherlands for [[De Graafschap]], [[Go Ahead Eagles]] and [[FC Utrecht]]. Born in mainland France, he was an international for the [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupean national team]].
==Early life== Loval was born in [[Longjumeau]], a commune in the southern suburbs of [[Paris]], France. He grew up in neighbouring town [[Évry, Essonne|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 [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|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 FC|Valenciennes]] and [[Besançon RC|Besançon]], he was scouted by [[Cercle Brugge KSV|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.
===Netherlands=== 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 [[Eredivisie]], Loval signed with [[Go Ahead Eagles]] in 2005, a club playing in the second-tier [[Eerste Divisie]].
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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Loval verkast naar FC Utrecht |url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=38753 |newspaper=Voetbalzone |language=nl |date=27 January 2007 |accessdate=8 August 2010}}</ref>
He was originally signed as a [[midfielder]], but got a place as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] because of the lack of strikers. Loval had a contract that runs until 2011 with Utrecht, and stated that he would 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 for personal reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/site/nieuws/139530/Loval_vertrekt_per_direct_bij_FC_Utrecht.html|title=Lodeweges: "Ajax een heet middagje bezorgen"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Loïc Loval, l'arme fatale du Vannes OC |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/vannes-56000/loic-loval-larme-fatale-du-vannes-oc-276428 |work=Ouest France |date=22 September 2011 |language=fr}}</ref>
In June 2015, Loval moved to [[US Orléans|Orléans]] where he made 35 appearances in which he scored 8 goals in two years, and subsequently signed for [[FC Fleury 91 (men)|FC Fleury 91]], where he played in [[Championnat National 2|Championnat de France Amateur]] for the [[2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur|2015–16 season]]; his final season playing football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Il a surmonté bien des épreuves |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/il-a-surmonte-bien-des-epreuves-15-07-2015-4944723.php |work=Le Parisien |date=15 July 2015 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
==International career==
===Guadeloupe=== Loval made his debut for [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe]] at the [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Finals in June 2007 against [[Haiti national football team|Haiti]] together with former FC Utrecht-teammate, [[Franck Grandel]]. He also played at the 2008 Caribbean Cup.
==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Loval goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Loïc Loval |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |5 July 2009 |[[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]], [[Oakland]], [[Guadeloupe]] |{{fb|Panama}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |[[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |27 November 2010 |[[Stade En Camée]], [[Riviére-Pilote]], Guadeloupe |{{fb|Guyana}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |[[2010 Caribbean Championship]] |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * ''[[Voetbal International]]'', Monologue: Loïc Loval, 30 May 2007 * [http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/LocLoval.htm Career stats] – Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} * [http://www.equipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur20000000000000000000019594.html Career stats] – L'Equipe {{in lang|fr}} * {{NFT player|pid=22903}}
{{Guadeloupe Squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Guadeloupe Squad 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Guadeloupe Squad 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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