Pierre Cornud

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pierre Cornud

| image = Cornud asse sr 2425.png

| caption = Cornud with Saint-Étienne in 2025

| full_name = Pierre Cornud

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Avignon, France

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Saint-Étienne

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Montpellier

| years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = Montpellier B | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Dijon B | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = Mallorca B | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = Mallorca | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = → Linense (loan) | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = → Oviedo B (loan) | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = → Ibiza (loan) | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = Sabadell | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2021–2023 | clubs9 = Oviedo | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 0

| years10= 2022–2023 | clubs10= → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | caps10= 27 | goals10= 0

| years11= 2023–2024 | clubs11= Maccabi Haifa | caps11= 32 | goals11= 1

| years12= 2024– | clubs12= Saint-Étienne | caps12= 7 | goals12= 0

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| club-update = 20 December 2024

}}

Pierre Cornud (born 12 December 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{French football updater|Saint-Étienne}} club Saint-Étienne.

Club career

Born in Avignon, Cornud was a Montpellier HSC youth graduate, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2014–15 season, suffering relegation from the Championnat de France Amateur. In 2016 he moved to Dijon FCO, appearing almost exclusively with the B-side; his only match for the main squad occurred on 27 July 2016, in a friendly against Sunderland.{{cite web|url=https://www.bienpublic.com/sport-local/2016/11/22/cornud-le-regret-du-montpellier-hsc|title=Cornud, le regret du Montpellier HSC|trans-title=Cornud, the regret of Montpellier HSC|publisher=Le Bien Public|language=fr|date=22 November 2016|accessdate=19 September 2020}}

On 11 August 2017, Cornud signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca, after impressing in a trial basis; he was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdmallorca.es/en/content/news/news/pierre-signs-for-three-seasons|title=Pierre signs for three seasons|publisher=RCD Mallorca|date=11 August 2017|accessdate=20 September 2020}} On 6 July of the following year, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Real Balompédica Linense as a part of Stoichkov's transfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdmallorca.es/en/content/news/news/rcd-mallorca-signs-juan-diego-molina-stoichkov|title=RCD Mallorca signs Juan Diego Molina 'Stoichkov'|publisher=RCD Mallorca|date=6 July 2018|accessdate=20 September 2020}}

On 30 August 2019, Cornud moved to another reserve team, Real Oviedo Vetusta on loan for the 2019–20 campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdmallorca.es/en/content/news/news/pierre-cornud-joins-real-oviedo-on-loan|title=Pierre Cornud Joins Real Oviedo On Loan|publisher=RCD Mallorca|date=30 August 2019|accessdate=20 September 2020}} The following 29 January, he left the club and moved to fellow third tier team UD Ibiza, also in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibizaud.com/en/pierre-cornud-refuerza-el-lateral-izquierdo-ibicenco/|title=Pierre Cornud reinforces Ibiza's left-back position|publisher=UD Ibiza|date=29 January 2020|accessdate=20 September 2020}}

On 14 August 2020, Cornud agreed to a permanent deal with CE Sabadell FC, newly promoted to Segunda División.{{cite web|url=http://www.cesabadell.cat/es/noticia/pierre-cornud-es-nuevo-jugador-del-ce-sabadell-2021|title=Pierre Cornud es nuevo jugador del CE Sabadell 20/21|trans-title=Pierre Cornud is the new player of CE Sabadell 20/21|publisher=CE Sabadell FC|language=es|date=14 August 2020|accessdate=20 September 2020}} He made his professional debut on 19 September, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/09/19/segunda/1600530333_682568.html|title=Catena culmina la remontada en el 88' de un Rayo que promete|trans-title=Catena complete the comeback in the 88th minute of a promising Rayo|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=19 September 2020|accessdate=19 September 2020}}

On 2 July 2021, after Sabadell's relegation, Cornud signed a two-year contract with Real Oviedo also in the second tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.realoviedo.es/en/new/pierre-cornud-signs-for-real-oviedo|title=Pierre Cornud Signs for Real Oviedo|publisher=Real Oviedo|date=2 July 2021|accessdate=13 August 2021}}