Samuel Loric

Samuel Loric (born 5 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Lorient.[1]

Samuel Loric
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000
Place of birth Vannes, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Youth career
2006–2011 AS Ménimur
2011–2019 Vannes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Vannes 29 (1)
2019– Lorient II 21 (0)
2019– Lorient 3 (0)
2019 → Vannes (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Avranches (loan) 18 (1)
2020–2021 → Avranches II (loan) 3 (0)
2023 → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 9 (0)
International career
Brittany U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023

Club career

Debut in Vannes

Born in Vannes,[2][3] Samuel Loric started playing football at the age of 6 in his hometown club of AS Ménimur, before joining Vannes Olympique as an 11 years old.[2][4]

Soon appearing as one of the most promising prospects of the Britannic academy, he was even very close to joining Lorient as an under-14, if not for a serious thigh injury. Loric became a regular starter with Vannes OC first team as a 17 years old in the Championnat National 3, after he made his debut against Pontivy in 2017, during a 2–0 Coupe de France win.[2][5][6]

For the following season, as his side had been promoted to the Championnat National 2, the young defender played an even bigger role helping Vannes avoid relegation.[6][7] He scored his first goal on 19 January 2019, as the Vannetais smashed Paris Saint-Germain reserve team in a 4–0 championship win, against the likes of Yacine Adli, Arthur Zagré, Loïc Mbe Soh, Éric Ebimbe, Moussa Sissako or Virgiliu Postolachi.[4][8][9]

Professional contract in Lorient

On the last day of January 2019, Samuel Loric signed his first professional contract with FC Lorient, before being loaned back to Vannes until the end of the National 2 season.[6][7][10]

Loric made his professional debut for Lorient in the 2019–20 season on 13 August 2019, starting in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue loss against Le Mans.[3][11][12][13]

But after a season where he mainly played with Lorient reserve in National 2, while Vincent Le Goff retained the spot on the left of the defense in their 2019–20 Ligue 2 winning campaign, Loric was loaned to US Avranches for the 2020–21 National season.[11][14] Despite a season with ups and downs for the Norman club,[15] the young left-back was one of the standout players of his team,[16] notably scoring a goal and delivering an assist in the two Normandy derbies against Quevilly-Rouen.[11]

Back in Lorient for their second consecutive season in Ligue 1, Samuel Loric was included in the first team for the summer preparation, playing the pre-season friendlies, most notably scoring the only goal of a 1–0 away win against FC Nantes.[17][18]

Christophe Pélissier awarded him his league debut on 21 November 2021, in what was deemed an honorable performance against Angers, despite the 1–0 away loss.[19][20]

On 10 January 2023, Loric joined Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen on loan until the end of the season.[21]

International career

Loric played for Brittany as an under-16, were Alain Thiboult was the first coach to play him as a fullback.[2]

Style of play

Samuel Loric first played as a midfielder[2] or a left winger,[5][7] before deciding to switch to left-back, where he played his first games with Vannes senior team under David Gouzerch.[2][5][7]

References
  1. Samuel Loric at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. Hervé, Frédéric (8 January 2018). "Samuel Loric, 17 ans, et la nouvelle vague du Vannes OC". Ouest-France. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. "Samuel Loric profile". FC Lorient (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "FC Lorient : l'interwiew selfie de Samuel Loric". Le Télégramme (in French). 27 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021. Mes premiers souvenirs dans le football : J'ai commencé à l'âge de 6 ans à l'AS Ménimur (Vannes). À 11 ans, je suis allé au Vannes olympique club. J'ai grandi dans une famille de footeux : mes deux frères et mon père. Le déclic de ma carrière : Il y en a eu plusieurs : un but que j'ai marqué contre la PSG (réserve) en N2 et tout dernièrement ma première titularisation en Ligue 1 contre Angers.
  5. "Samuel Loric : « On ne va rien lâcher ! »". Vannes Olympique Club (in French). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. Bouchacourt, Jérome (31 January 2019). "De Vannes à Lorient, le fabuleux destin de Samuel Loric". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. "Samuel Loric donne son accord au FC Lorient". Vannes Olympique Club (in French). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. "Adrien Rabiot s'est encore entraîné avec la réserve du PSG". L'Équipe (in French). 20 January 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. "Vannes vs. PSG II". Soccerway. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  10. "FC Lorient. Samuel Loric (Vannes) en approche". Le Télégramme (in French). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  11. Baudry, Sylvian (21 March 2021). "Sur le côté gauche de l'US Avranches, Samuel Loric trace sa route". Ouest-France. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  12. T'sjoen, Maxime (14 August 2019). "Coupe de la Ligue : tous les résultats du premier tour". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  13. "FC Lorient - Le Mans FC ( 1-2 ) (1er tour) - Résumé - (FCL - LEMANS) / 2019-20". Coupe de la Ligue BKT. YouTube. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  14. "Samuel Loric prêté à Avranches". FC Lorient (in French). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  15. Rey, Aurélien (13 March 2021). "Football : l'US Avranches battue dans les toutes dernières minutes à Annecy". La Presse de la Manche (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  16. "Joueur du mois de novembre ⋆ US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel". US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel (in French). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  17. Dupont, Régis (28 July 2021). "Lorient piège Nantes en amical". L'Équipe (in French). La Baule. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  18. "Le FC Nantes se heurte au FC Lorient à La Baule". FC Nantes (in French). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  19. Abautret, Olivier (21 November 2021). "Samuel Loric : « Ne pas s'apitoyer et bosser »". Ouest-France. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  20. Blanzat, Nicolas (21 November 2021). "Ligue 1 : décimé mais combatif, le FC Lorient perd à Angers". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  21. "SAMUEL LORIC PRÊTÉ PAR LE FC LORIENT" (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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