Loïc Perrin

Loïc Bruno Perrin (French pronunciation: [lɔik bʁyno pɛʁɛ̃]; born 7 August 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He spent all of his professional career with his hometown club Saint-Étienne.

Loïc Perrin

Perrin with Saint-Étienne in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Loïc Bruno Perrin[1]
Date of birth	(1985-08-07) 7 August 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Saint-Étienne, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1990–1993	FC Périgneux
1993–1997	FC St. Charles la Vigilante
1997–2003	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2020	Saint-Étienne	391	(27)
2012	Saint-Étienne B	2	(3)
Total		393	(30)
International career
2003–2004	France U18	2	(1)
2004–2005	France U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Perrin made his debut for Saint-Etienne in 2003 whilst the club was playing in Ligue 2. On 20 April 2013, Perrin played for Saint-Etienne in their Coupe de la Ligue final victory over Rennes.^[3]

In 2017, Perrin signed a three-year deal to keep him at Saint-Étienne through 2020.^[4]

On 24 July 2020, in the last game of his career, Perrin was sent off in the first half of the Coupe de France Final for a foul on Kylian Mbappé, who suffered an ankle injury; Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0.^[5][6]

International career

On 6 November 2014, Perrin was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for friendly matches against Albania and Sweden.^[7] He was called up again on 9 November 2015 as a replacement for the injured Mamadou Sakho to face Germany and England in friendlies.^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[9]

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saint-Étienne	2003–04	Ligue 2	7	0	0	0	1	0	—		8	0
	2004–05	Ligue 1	16	0	1	0	2	0	—		19	0
	2005–06	Ligue 1	26	2	1	0	1	0	2[a]	0	30	2
	2006–07	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2007–08	Ligue 1	35	2	1	0	1	0	—		37	2
	2008–09	Ligue 1	14	0	1	0	0	0	4[a]	1	19	1
	2009–10	Ligue 1	18	2	2	0	2	0	—		22	2
	2010–11	Ligue 1	27	4	1	0	0	0	—		28	4
	2011–12	Ligue 1	11	0	0	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2012–13	Ligue 1	34	2	2	0	5	0	—		41	2
	2013–14	Ligue 1	34	6	0	0	1	0	3[b]	1	38	7
	2014–15	Ligue 1	28	1	5	0	2	0	7[b]	0	42	1
	2015–16	Ligue 1	24	3	2	0	0	0	8[b]	0	34	3
	2016–17	Ligue 1	27	4	2	0	1	0	10[b]	0	40	4
	2017–18	Ligue 1	28	0	0	0	0	0	—		28	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	31	1	1	1	0	0	—		32	2
	2019–20	Ligue 1	21	0	3	0	2	0	4[b]	0	30	0
	Total		391	27	21	1	19	0	38	2	470	30
Saint-Étienne B	2011–12	CFA	2	3	—		—		—		2	3
Career total			393	30	21	1	19	0	38	2	472	33

1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2012–13^[10]
• Ligue 2: 2003–04^{[citation needed]}
• Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20^[11]

France U21

• Toulon Tournament: 2005^[12]

Individual

• Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2013–14^[13]

See also

• List of one-club men in association football