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 | 28 | (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 8 November 2025 ‡ 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 and blocking lines while defending, and also at carrying the ball with possession. With the ball, Leroux is very intelligent and has excellent vision.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 November 2025
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 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)