Albert Eloy

Playing career Club career Albert Eloy was born in Carnin, Nord, on 17 April 1892, and due to his great size of 1.81 meters, He then joined the ranks of Olympique Lillois in 1908, aged 16.

Together with Paul Voyeux, Paul Chandelier, and Alphonse Six, Eloy helped OL win back-to-back USFSA Northern Championships in 1913 and 1914, winning the former with a record of 13 wins and only one defeat. On 5 April 1914, he started in the final of the 1914 USFSA Football Championship, scoring twice to help his side to a 3–0 win over Olympique de Cette.

Two weeks later, on 19 April, Eloy started in the semifinal of the 1914 Trophée de France in Roubaix, scoring the opening goal in an eventual 4–1 win over FEC Levallois, and in the following week, on 26 April, he started in the final of the Trophée de France at the Charentonneau, helping his side to a 4–1 win over.

International career On 23 March 1911, just a month after helping Lillois win its first-ever title, the USFSA selected the 19-year-old Eloy to play an unofficial match between UIAFA's France and AFA's England at the Parc de Princes; he scored his side's only goal in a 1–3 loss. On 1 January 1912, he played another match against the AFA, this time in London, and he again scored the only goal for France (1–7).

Eloy (sixth, from the left) with the Lions of Flanders selection on 4 January 1914. When the USFSA joined the CFI in 1913, Eloy finally became eligible to play for the France national team, making his debut on 9 March, in a friendly match against Switzerland at Geneva, scoring twice to help his side to a 4–1 win. This performance earned him his second selection for the national team, in a friendly against Belgium, but he remained an unused substitute.

Eloy finally earned his second and last international cap against Luxembourg on 8 February 1914, but failed to score as France surprisingly lost 4–5. His father, however, was assassinated by the Germans in Provins, near Lille, where he was a teacher. He then settled as a military doctor in Anor, and in that same year, he founded the town's football club with the help of the few enthusiasts of the village, such as Lucien Bottiau, Jean Troisfontaine, Raoul Martin, André Fillette, and the Franco-Argentine Paul Million, a high-class goalkeeper. He later settled in Aisne.

Death Eloy died in Anor on 7 January 1947, at the age of 54.

Career statistics France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Eloy goal.

Honours Olympique Lillois USFSA Football Northern Championship Champions (3): 1911, 1913, and 1914

USFSA Football Championship: Champion (1): 1914

Trophée de France: Champion (1): 1914