Louis Leroux
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Leroux with Nantes in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) |
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* 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
| 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
- Championnat National U19: 2022–23[5]
France U20
References
- ^ "FC Nantes". www.fcnantes.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Nantes : Louis Leroux, le petit Canari qui commence à faire son nid". Foot National. 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Louis Leroux, des débuts et plein de promesses". Tribune Nantaise. 5 September 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "La France surclasse l'Arabie saoudite et remporte le Tournoi Maurice-Revello pour la 14e fois". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
External links
- Louis Leroux at Soccerway
- Louis Leroux at the French Football Federation (in French)