Léo Dubois

French footballer (born 1994)

Léo Dubois
Dubois with Lyon in 2020
Personal information
Full name Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Segré, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
İstanbul Başakşehir
(on loan from Galatasaray)
Number 6
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)
2018–2022 Lyon 101 (3)
2022– Galatasaray 21 (1)
2023–İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 23 (1)
International career
2016 France U21 2 (0)
2019–2021 France 13 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2021 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois (born 14 September 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.[2]

Early life

Dubois' father Jean-Pierre was born in Lebanon, and was adopted at 13-months old by a French family.[3]

Club career

Early career

As a youth, Dubois trained with amateur sides SC Gemmois and ES Segré.[4]

Nantes

Dubois 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.[5]

Lyon

Dubois joined fellow Ligue 1 club Lyon on 1 July 2018.[6] Dubois signed a four-year contract with the club.[4] 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.[7] Dubois was named club captain by manager Peter Bosz in 2021 following the sale of Memphis Depay to Barcelona.[8]

Galatasaray

On 21 July 2022, Dubois signed with Süper Lig club Galatasaray for a reported €3M.[9][10]

Dubois became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[11]

Loan to İstanbul Başakşehir

On 15 September 2023, he signed a one-year loan deal with fellow Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.[12] He made his debut on 24 September against former club Galatasaray, scoring in a 2–1 defeat.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 March 2024[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 2014–15 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2015–16 Ligue 1 24 0 2 0 1 0 27 0
2016–17 Ligue 1 36 0 2 0 3 0 41 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 34 3 1 0 0 0 35 3
Total 96 3 5 0 4 0 105 3
Lyon 2018–19 Ligue 1 25 1 3 1 1 0 5[c] 1 34 3
2019–20 Ligue 1 16 0 1 0 1 0 9[c] 0 27 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 37 2 3 0 40 2
2021–22 Ligue 1 23 0 0 0 5[d] 0 28 0
Total 101 3 7 1 2 0 19 1 129 5
Galatasaray 2022–23 Süper Lig 21 1 4 0 25 1
2023–24 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 2 0
Total 21 1 4 0 2 0 27 1
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 24 1 1 0 25 1
Career total 242 8 17 1 6 0 21 1 286 10
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 November 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2019 4 0
2020 2 0
2021 7 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Galatasaray

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. ^ "L. Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Dubois Bros. Company". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Leo Dubois". OL (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Bordeaux vs. Nantes - 9 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Transfer market: Get to know Lyon's three winter signings". OLWeb.fr. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  7. ^ "FC Lorient 1-1 OL". Ligue 1. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Léo Dubois named new Lyon captain – Get French Football News". Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ^ "OL : Léo Dubois s'engage officiellement avec Galatasaray !". Foot National. 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Galatasaray a trouvé un accord avec l'OL pour le transfert de Léo Dubois !". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Léo Dubois, Başakşehir Kulübü'ne kiralandı". Galatasaray S.K. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  13. ^ "No more Dubois!". Fire News. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Deschamps praises 'great attitude' after France's revival". The Straits Times. 13 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Résultat et résumé : Espagne - France". L'Équipe (in French). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Dubois". ogol.com.br. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  17. ^ a b "L. Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  18. ^ "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  19. ^ Léo Dubois at FootballDatabase.eu

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