Léo Dubois

Léo Dubois
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 (age 30)
Place of birth Segré, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Eyüpspor
Number 15
Youth career
2000–2003 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)
2022–2024 Galatasaray 24 (1)
2023–2024 → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 30 (1)
2024– Eyüpspor 0 (0)
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 23:06, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois (French pronunciation: [leo miʃɛl ʒozɛf klod dybwa]; born 14 September 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor.[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 Gemmois and ES Segré.[4]

Nantes

Dubois eventually made the books of top division club 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]

On 31 August 2024, it was announced that the contract between Galatasaray and Dubois was mutually terminated.[12]

Loan to İstanbul Başakşehir

On 15 September 2023, he signed a one-year loan deal with fellow Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.[13] He made his debut on 24 September against former club Galatasaray, scoring in a 2–1 defeat.[14]

Eyüpspor

On 6 September 2024, Dubois signed with Süper Lig club Eyüpspor.[15]

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.[16]

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.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024[18][19]
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 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
Career total 248 8 17 1 6 0 21 1 292 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[19]
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). 18 September 2020. 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". 5 August 2021. 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). 17 July 2022. 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. ^ "Teşekkürler Léo Dubois". Galatasaray S.K. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Léo Dubois, Başakşehir Kulübü'ne kiralandı". Galatasaray S.K. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. ^ "No more Dubois!". Fire News. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Leo Dubois resmen Eyüpspor'da" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 6 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Deschamps praises 'great attitude' after France's revival". The Straits Times. 13 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Résultat et résumé : Espagne - France". L'Équipe (in French). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Dubois". ogol.com.br. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  19. ^ a b "L. Dubois". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  20. ^ "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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