Sammy Vidal
{{short description|French association football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sammy Vidal
| fullname = Sammy Vidal
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|6|28}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| height = 1.68m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2010–2015 | youthclubs1 = Paris FC
| youthyears2 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs2 = Montrouge
| youthyears3 = 2017 | youthclubs3 = Villemomble
| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Drancy | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Red Star | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → Furiani (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = Louhans-Cuiseaux | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0
| club-update = 18:13, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
}}
Sammy Vidal (born 28 June 1996) is a French professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Red Star.
Professional career
Vidal is a youth product of Paris FC, and spent his early career in the lower divisions of France before joining Red Star F.C. in the summer of 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.actufoot.com/75/sammy-vidal-dhr-saison-derniere-vient-de-signer-red-star-n1/|title=Sammy Vidal : En DHR la saison dernière, il vient de rejoindre le Red Star (N1)|date=9 March 2018|publisher=}} He made his professional debut with Red Star in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Clermont Foot on 19 October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/85093|title=Clermont Foot - Red Star FC (0-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Domino's Ligue 2|website=www.lfp.fr}}
In January 2019, he was loaned to Furiani until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://furiani-agliani.footeo.com/actualite/2019/01/28/mercato-sammy-vidal-est-furianincu.html|title=MERCATO : SAMMY VIDAL EST FURIANINCU !|publisher=AS Furiani-Agliani|date=28 January 2019|accessdate=1 February 2019}}
In September 2019, he negotiated termination of his Red Star contract, having only played three games for the clubs.{{cite web|url=http://www.actufoot.com/75/sammy-vidal-quitte-red-star/|publisher=actufoot.com|language=fr|title=Sammy Vidal Quitté le Red Star!|date=26 September 2019}} Vidal was without club until the end of May 2020, where he signed with Louhans-Cuiseaux FC.[https://www.lejsl.com/sport/2020/05/25/n2-louhans-cuiseaux-recrute-sammy-vidal N2 : Louhans-Cuiseaux recrute Sammy Vidal], lejsl.com, 25 May 2020
Personal life
Born in France, Vidal is of Spanish and Algerian descent.{{cite web|url=https://maligue2.fr/2018/05/24/officiel-le-red-star-engage-sammy-vidal/|title=Officiel : Le Red Star engage Sammy Vidal - MaLigue2|date=24 May 2018|publisher=}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|498233}}
- {{LFP Ligue 1|sammy-vidal}}
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Category:Footballers from Paris
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French people of Spanish descent
Category:Sportspeople of Spanish descent
Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:AS Furiani-Agliani players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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