Éric Bilal Abidal French Footballer Plays Central DefenderÉric Bilal Abidal (born 11 September 1979) is a French footballer of Martiniquan descent who currently plays as a left back for Barcelona and the French national team. He can also play as a central defender. After his marriage with Hayet Kebir, Abidal had embraced Islam.
Abidal has earned 52 caps with the French national team, having earned his debut cap on 18 August 2004. Despite numerous injuries and disagreements with FIFA in the past few seasons, Abidal played on the French team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting at left back and playing every minute of the tournament with the exception of France's match against Togo, from which he was suspended after earning two yellow cards over the previous two games. Mikaël Silvestre filled Abidal's left back slot for that game. When France and Italy were forced into a penalty shootout in the Final, he was placed third in France's five shooters and scored, but since it was a penalty shootout, it is not recognised as a goal, and Abidal has yet to score for France proper.
He went on to become France coach Raymond Domenech's top choice for left-back in nearly every UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier. Abidal was chosen as centre back in their final group match of Euro 2008 against Italy, but he conceded a penalty and was sent off in the first half; France lost the match 2–0 and were eliminated from the tournament. He is currently second choice in the left back berth to Manchester United's Patrice Evra.
Personal information
Full name Éric Bilal Abidal
Date of birth 11 September 1979 (1979-09-11) (age 30)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 22
Youth career
1999–2000 Lyon Duchère
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2002 Monaco 22 (0)
2002–2004 Lille 60 (0)
2004–2007 Lyon 84 (0)
2007– Barcelona 72 (0)
National team‡
2004– France 55 (0)
Abidal has earned 52 caps with the French national team, having earned his debut cap on 18 August 2004. Despite numerous injuries and disagreements with FIFA in the past few seasons, Abidal played on the French team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting at left back and playing every minute of the tournament with the exception of France's match against Togo, from which he was suspended after earning two yellow cards over the previous two games. Mikaël Silvestre filled Abidal's left back slot for that game. When France and Italy were forced into a penalty shootout in the Final, he was placed third in France's five shooters and scored, but since it was a penalty shootout, it is not recognised as a goal, and Abidal has yet to score for France proper.
He went on to become France coach Raymond Domenech's top choice for left-back in nearly every UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier. Abidal was chosen as centre back in their final group match of Euro 2008 against Italy, but he conceded a penalty and was sent off in the first half; France lost the match 2–0 and were eliminated from the tournament. He is currently second choice in the left back berth to Manchester United's Patrice Evra.
Personal information
Full name Éric Bilal Abidal
Date of birth 11 September 1979 (1979-09-11) (age 30)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 22
Youth career
1999–2000 Lyon Duchère
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2002 Monaco 22 (0)
2002–2004 Lille 60 (0)
2004–2007 Lyon 84 (0)
2007– Barcelona 72 (0)
National team‡
2004– France 55 (0)
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