Louis Leroux

Louis Leroux
Leroux with Nantes in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006
Place of birth Le Longeron, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nantes
Number 66
Youth career
2011–2019 AS Longeron
2019–2023 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Nantes II 16 (1)
2024– Nantes 32 (3)
International career
2025– France U20 4 (1)
2025– France U21 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025

Louis Leroux (born 23 January 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes.

Club career

Leroux is a youth product of AS Longeron and Nantes, and signed a trainee contract with Nantes until 2026.[2] In 2023 he was promoted to Nantes' reserves, and he started training with their senior side in 2024.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Nantes as a substitute in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win over Montpellier on 31 August 2024.[4]

Playing style

A complete left-footed midfielder, Leroux is adept at intercepting the ball, blocking lines while defending, carrying the ball with possession. His is also very intelligent with the ball and has excellent vision.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes B 2023–24 National 3 13 0 13 0
2024–25 National 3 3 1 3 1
2025–26 National 3 0 0 0 0
Total 16 1 16 1
Nantes 2024–25 Ligue 1 16 2 2 0 18 2
2025–26 Ligue 1 16 1 0 0 16 1
Total 32 3 2 0 34 3
Career total 48 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 4

Honours

Nantes U19

France U20

References

  1. ^ "FC Nantes". www.fcnantes.com.
  2. ^ BOUDARD, Jean-Marcel (20 June 2023). "FC Nantes. Un contrat de trois ans pour Herba Guirassy, le buteur de la finale U19". Ouest-France.fr.
  3. ^ a b "Nantes : Louis Leroux, le petit Canari qui commence à faire son nid". Foot National. 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Louis Leroux, des débuts et plein de promesses". Tribune Nantaise. 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ RIPOCHE, Antoine (4 June 2023). "Football. Le FC Nantes domine le PSG et remporte son deuxième titre de champion U19 consécutif". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ "La France surclasse l'Arabie saoudite et remporte le Tournoi Maurice-Revello pour la 14e fois". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.