Arnaud Nordin

Arnaud Nordin
Nordin with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Full name Arnaud Dominique Nordin[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Rennes
(on loan from Mainz 05)
Number 70
Youth career
2006–2011 FC Gobelins
2011–2013 Créteil
2013–2016 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Saint-Étienne B 34 (11)
2015–2022 Saint-Étienne 126 (14)
2017–2018Nancy (loan) 27 (4)
2018Nancy B (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2025 Montpellier 72 (18)
2025– Mainz 05 20 (0)
2026–Rennes (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2013–2014 France U16 12 (8)
2016 France U18 3 (0)
2016–2017 France U19 4 (1)
2019–2020 France U21 7 (1)
2021 France Olympic 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 July 2021

Arnaud Dominique Nordin (born 17 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 1 club Rennes on loan from Bundesliga club Mainz 05.[3]

Club career

Nordin is a youth exponent from Saint-Étienne. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 September 2016 against Lille.[4]

On 13 June 2022, Nordin signed a pre-contract agreement to join Ligue 1 side Montpellier upon the expiration of his Saint-Étienne contract on 1 July 2022. He chose the number 7 shirt at the club.[5]

On 28 January 2025, Nordin moved to Germany and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Mainz 05.[6] A transfer fee of €1 million was reported.[7]

On 2 February 2026, Nordin returned to Ligue 1, joining Stade Rennais on loan from FSV Mainz 05 for the remainder of the season, after having struggled for consistent playing time in the Bundesliga.[8]

Personal life

Nordin was born in metropolitan France and is of Martiniquais and Malagasy descent.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 January 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne B 2015–16 CFA 2 17 2 17 2
2016–17 CFA 2 13 5 13 5
2018–19 National 2 3 3 3 3
2019–20 National 2 1 1 1 1
Total 34 11 34 11
Saint-Étienne 2016–17 Ligue 1 15 2 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 19 2
2018–19 Ligue 1 25 3 1 0 1 0 27 3
2019–20 Ligue 1 18 1 3 2 1 0 6[c] 0 28 3
2020–21 Ligue 1 32 4 1 0 33 4
2021–22 Ligue 1 36 4 3 2 2[d] 0 41 6
Total 126 14 9 4 3 0 8 0 2 0 148 18
Nancy (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 27 4 2 1 1 1 30 6
Nancy B (loan) 2017–18 National 3 2 0 2 0
Montpellier 2022–23 Ligue 1 36 9 1 0 37 9
2023–24 Ligue 1 20 5 1 0 21 5
2024–25 Ligue 1 16 4 1 0 17 4
Total 72 18 3 0 75 18
Mainz 05 2024–25 Bundesliga 6 0 6 0
2025–26 Bundesliga 14 0 2 0 4[e] 0 20 0
Total 20 0 2 0 4 0 26 0
Career total 281 47 16 5 4 1 12 0 2 0 315 53

Honours

Saint-Étienne

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Arnaud Nordin". Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Arnaud Nordin at Soccerway. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  4. ^ "Saint-Étienne vs. Lille - 25 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Arnaud Nordin rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Arnaud Nordin joins from Montpellier". Mainz 05. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Official | Montpellier leading goalscorer Arnaud Nordin joins Mainz - Get French Football News". 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Mercato : l'attaquant Arnaud Nordin prêté par Mayence au Stade Rennais". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Un jeune Antillais parle du centre de formation de l'ASSE" [A young Antillais speaks about the ASSE youth academy]. globallfoot.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.