Abdellah Liegeon

Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon (Arabic: عبد الله مجادي ليوجيون; 13 December 1957 – 27 August 2025) was an Algerian footballer who played as a right-back.

Abdellah Liegeon

Personal information
Full name	Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon
Date of birth	(1957-12-13)13 December 1957
Place of birth	Oran, French Algeria
Date of death	27 August 2025(2025-08-27) (aged 67)
Place of death	Lons-le-Saunier, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1972–1975	Lons-le-Saunier
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1981	Besançon
1981–1987	Monaco	114	(4)
1987–1989	Strasbourg	36	(1)
International career
1982–1986	Algeria	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Oran, French Algeria, Liegeon spent his career in France, playing with Besançon, Monaco and Strasbourg. He made three appearances for the Algeria national team and was part of Algeria's team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where his defensive mistake allowed Brazil's Careca to score the only goal of the game in the two countries' first-round encounter.

Death

Liegeon died on 27 August 2025, at the age of 67.^[1]

Honours

Monaco

• Coupe de France: 1985
• Ligue 1: 1982