Loïc Baal
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Loïc Baal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rouen, France
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Mondorf-les-Bains
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 = 2007–2012
| youthclubs1 = Nancy
| years1 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = Nancy B
| caps1 = 54
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = Le Mans B
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = Le Mans
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = Mulhouse
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014–2018
| clubs5 = Belfort
| caps5 = 87
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2018–2021
| clubs6 = Créteil
| caps6 = 70
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2018–2020
| clubs7 = Créteil B
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2023
| clubs8 = Le Puy
| caps8 = 61
| goals8 = 7
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = Colmar
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 0
| years10= 2024–
| clubs10= Mondorf-les-Bains
| caps10= 14
| goals10= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–
| nationalteam1 = French Guiana
| nationalcaps1 = 30
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| club-update = 14 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10:40, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
}}
Loïc Baal (born 28 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Luxembourgish club Mondorf-les-Bains. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the French Guiana national team.
Club career
Baal has previously played for Le Mans, where he made two appearances in Ligue 2, and Mulhouse. He joined Créteil in July 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.actufoot.com/75/deux-renforts-officialises-a-creteil/|title=DEUX RENFORTS OFFICIALISÉS À CRÉTEIL|date=2 July 2018 |website=actufoot.com|access-date=5 October 2018}}
International career
Baal has played international football with French Guiana, making his debut on 25 March 2015 in a 3–1 win over Honduras in the qualifying tournament for the 2015 Gold Cup.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Personal life
Baal is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Ludovic Baal.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 28 May 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan="3" |Nancy B
|CFA |25 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |25 |0 | |||||||
| 2011–12
|CFA |29 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |29 |0 | |||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!54 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !54 !0 | |||||||
| Le Mans B
|CFA |29 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |29 |2 | |||||||
| Le Mans
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mulhouse
|CFA |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 6 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5" valign="center" |Belfort
|CFA |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 21 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|National |25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 4 | |
| 2017–18
|29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 30 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!87 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 89 | 5 | |
| rowspan="4" |Créteil
|National 2 |25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 27 | 2 | |
| 2019–20
|National |22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 1 | |
| 2020–21
|National |23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!70||2||3||1|| colspan="2" |—||73||3 | |||||||
| rowspan="3" |Créteil B
|2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 | |||||||
| 2019–20
|National 3 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | |||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!3 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !3 !0 | |||||||
| Le Puy
|National 2 |28 |5 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |29 |5 | |||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!279 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 15 |
=International goals=
:Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" | ||||||
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1. | 22 June 2017 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | {{fb|JAM}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 {{pen|2–4}} | 2017 Caribbean Cup |
Honours
Le Puy
- Championnat National 2: 2021–22{{Cite web |date=28 May 2022 |title=National 2 : Le Puy promu en National, Chamalières maintenu |trans-title=National 2: Le Puy promoted to the National, Chamalières stays up |url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/sports/national-2-le-puy-promu-en-national-chamalieres-maintenu_14136466/ |access-date=4 June 2022 |website=La Montagne |language=fr}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.foot-national.com/6388-joueur-football-Baal-Loic.html Loïc Baal] at foot-national.com
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- {{LFP|id=baal-loic}}
{{French Guiana squad 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baal, Loic}}
Category:French Guianan men's footballers
Category:French Guiana men's international footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French people of French Guianan descent
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players
Category:Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne players
Category:US Mondorf-les-Bains players
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Luxembourg National Division players
Category:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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