Luigi Glombard (born 21 August 1984) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker. He was most recently contracted to

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Club career

Glombard joined the Nantes academy in 2000 and made his senior debut in 2002. He joined

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

in the summer of 2006 but moved on transfer deadline day to

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for an initial one-month loan, subject to Football League paperwork. He made his Leicester City debut coming on as a sub in the 2nd half against

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

, but never made another appearance and returned to Cardiff on the 27 February 2007. A loan spell at

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

then materialised with Glombard scoring once against Bradford in three starts for the Latics. In May 2007 Glombard was released from Cardiff City and went on to sign for

Grenoble Foot 38 Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble or GF38, is a Football in France, French association football club based in Grenoble. The club plays its home matches at the Stade des Alpes, a sports complex based in the heart of the c ...

, spending one year at the club before joining

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (; often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) are a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest ...

in 2008. He scored five goals in his first season in Niort, but left the club after they were relegated to the

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in 2009. On 5 January 2010, he re-signed for the club and scored on his second debut for the team, netting the second goal in the 2–0 win over Genets Anglet.

International career

Glombard has represented

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at under-17 level, competing in the 2001 Under-17 World Championships, playing alongside the likes of

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and

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References

External links

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Luigi Glombard foot-national.com Profile
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