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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | France | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 24 November 2023 (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
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 219 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 262 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2021[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
Nantes II
Lyon
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20[18]
Galatasaray
France
References
- ↑ "Groupdbs". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
"Léo Dubois". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 29 December 2020. - ↑ "L. Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Dubois Bros. Company". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Leo Dubois". OL (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ↑ "Bordeaux vs. Nantes - 9 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Transfer market: Get to know Lyon's three winter signings". OLWeb.fr. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "FC Lorient 1-1 OL". Ligue 1. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Léo Dubois named new Lyon captain – Get French Football News". Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "OL : Léo Dubois s'engage officiellement avec Galatasaray !". Foot National. 21 July 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Léo Dubois, Başakşehir Kulübü'ne kiralandı". Galatasaray S.K. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "No more Dubois!". Fire News. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ "Deschamps praises 'great attitude' after France's revival". The Straits Times. 13 June 2019.
- ↑ "Résultat et résumé : Espagne - France". L'Équipe (in French). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ↑ "Dubois". ogol.com.br. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- 1 2 "L. Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- 1 2 3 Léo Dubois at FootballDatabase.eu
- ↑ "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
- Léo Dubois at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Léo Dubois at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Léo Dubois – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Léo Dubois at Soccerway
- Léo Dubois at National-Football-Teams.com
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