Soccer. Out of action since a serious injury in 2022, Savoyard Jimmy Cabot ends his career

End clap for Jimmy Cabot. “After a long battle, the time has come to turn the page. It is with deep emotion that I announce the end of my career as a professional footballer. Thank you all for your unwavering support and for these precious memories,” he wrote this Thursday, December 19, on the social network X.

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Aged 30, the Savoyard born in Chambéry and partly trained at FC Villargondran and CA Maurienne has therefore decided to leave the field permanently after twelve professional seasons. Having turned professional at Troyes in 2012, where he completed his training, the midfielder or right piston played his entire career between Ligue 2 and Ligue 1. After the Aube club, he joined FC Lorient (2015-2020) , the SCO of Angers (2020-2022) and finally the RC Lens (2022-2024).

Double French Ligue 2 champion

Jimmy Cabot has played a total of 268 professional matches, including 11 in Ligue 1. He is French Ligue 2 champion twice with Troyes (2015) and Lorient (2020). In 2023, he finished vice-champion of France in Ligue 1 with RC Lens.

Victim of a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on October 15, 2022, Jimmy Cabot has not played again since. Undermined by this injury and despite a long fight to regain form, he decided to throw in the towel and put an end to his career.