Léo Dubois

Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois (born 14 September 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the France national team.[2]

Léo Dubois
Léo Dubois playing for Nantes in 2015
Personal information
Full name Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994
Place of birth Segré, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2003 SC Saint-Gemmes d'Andigne
2003–2008 Ent. S. Segré
2008–2012 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Nantes II 40 (2)
2014–2018 Nantes 96 (3)
2018– Lyon 59 (2)
National team‡
2016 France U21 2 (0)
2019– France 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:16, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

As a youth, Dubois trained with amateur sides SC Gemmois and ES Segré.[3] He eventually made the books of top division club FC Nantes and made his league debut on 9 May 2015 against Bordeaux in a 2–1 away defeat; replacing Kian Hansen after 83 minutes.[4]

Dubois joined fellow Ligue 1 club Lyon on 1 July 2018.[5] Dubois signed a four-year contract with the club.[3] On 27 September 2020, Dubois scored only his fifth ever Ligue 1 goal, in over 140 appearances, in a 1–1 draw with Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir.[6]

International career

Dubois was called up to the France senior team for the first time in May 2019. He made his debut on 2 June 2019 in a 2–0 friendly win against Bolivia, coming on for Benjamin Pavard in the 46th minute of the game. 9 days later, Dubois made his first start for the France senior team and played every minute of the match, in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 4–0 away win over Andorra.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 January 2021[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 2014–15 Ligue 1 200000——20
2015–16 Ligue 1 2402010——270
2016–17 Ligue 1 3602030——410
2017–18 Ligue 1 3431000——353
Total 9635040——1053
Lyon 2018–19 Ligue 1 251311051—343
2019–20 Ligue 1 160101090—270
2020–21 Ligue 1 18100———181
Total 5924120141—794
Career total 15559160141001847

International
As of match played 11 November 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201940
202020
Total60

References
  1. "Groupdbs". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
    "Léo Dubois". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "France - L. Dubois - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  3. "Leo Dubois". OL (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "Bordeaux vs. Nantes - 9 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  5. "Transfer market: Get to know Lyon's three winter signings". OLWeb.fr. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. "FC Lorient 1-1 OL". Ligue 1. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. "Deschamps praises 'great attitude' after France's revival". The Straits Times. 13 June 2019.
  8. "Dubois". ogol.com.br. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  9. "Léo Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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