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, which he captains, and the France national team.[3]

Léo Dubois
Dubois with Nantes in 2015
Personal information
Full name Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994[2]
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 100 (3)
National team‡
2016 France U21 2 (0)
2019– France 13 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner2021 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Dubois' father Jean-Pierre was born in Lebanon, and was adopted at 13-months old by a French family.[4]

Club career

As a youth, Dubois trained with amateur sides SC Gemmois and ES Segré.[5] 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.[6]

Dubois joined fellow Ligue 1 club Lyon on 1 July 2018.[7] Dubois signed a four-year contract with the club.[5] 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.[8]

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.[9]

On 10 October 2021, Dubois came on as a substitute in the 79th minute of the UEFA Nations League Final, a match France would go on to win 2–1 over Spain.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 April 2022[11][12]
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 25131105[lower-alpha 1]1—343
2019–20 Ligue 1 16010109[lower-alpha 1]0—270
2020–21 Ligue 1 37230———402
2021–22 Ligue 1 22000—5[lower-alpha 2]0—270
Total 10037120191—1285
Career total 196612160191002338
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 16 November 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201940
202020
202170
Total130

Honours

Nantes II

Lyon

France

References
  1. "Groupdbs". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
    "Léo Dubois". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "Léo Duboi". Football Arroyo. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. "L. Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. "Dubois Bros. Company". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. "Leo Dubois". OL (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. "Bordeaux vs. Nantes - 9 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  7. "Transfer market: Get to know Lyon's three winter signings". OLWeb.fr. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. "FC Lorient 1-1 OL". Ligue 1. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  9. "Deschamps praises 'great attitude' after France's revival". The Straits Times. 13 June 2019.
  10. "Résultat et résumé : Espagne - France". L'Équipe (in French). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Dubois". ogol.com.br. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. "L. Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  13. Léo Dubois at FootballDatabase.eu
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