Clément Nicolas Laurent Lenglet (born 17 June 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the France national team. Lenglet began his career with Nancy, making 85 appearances from his debut in 2013, and winning the

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title in the 2015–16 season. In January 2017, he joined Sevilla for a €5.4 million fee, where he went on to make 73 appearances and score four goals in an eighteen-month spell, before joining Barcelona for €35 million. Lenglet made his debut for the France senior team in 2019, and represented the nation at

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Club career

Nancy

Born in

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, Oise, Lenglet grew up in Fresneaux-Montchevreuil. He made his

debut with Nancy on 27 September 2013 in a goalless home draw against

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entering the field after 32 minutes for

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. He made 34 appearances over the 2015–16 season as Nancy won the second-division title. He scored his first goal for the team on 29 January 2016, equalising in a 3–1 home win over Clermont. He was sent off on 12 February for conceding a penalty with a foul on Serhou Guirassy in a 2–2 draw at

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. On 25 April, he finished Benoît Pedretti's corner kick for the only goal of a win over

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at the Stade Marcel Picot, winning his team promotion to

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after a three-year absence. In the first half of the 2016–17 season, he made 18 starting appearances in

for Nancy.

Sevilla

On 4 January 2017, Lenglet moved to Spain, signing a deal with

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side

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until 2021. The transfer fee paid to Nancy was €5 million. He was brought in to replace compatriot

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, who had joined

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. He made his debut for the

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eight days later in a 3–3 home draw with

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in the last 16 of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey (6–3 aggregate loss). On 15 January he made his league debut against the same opponents in a 2–1 win at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium that ended their 40-match unbeaten run in all competitions. He played 17 of their league fixtures in the second half of the season. On 19 August 2017, Lenglet scored his first goal for Sevilla, opening a 1–1 home draw against Espanyol in the first game of the new season; whether or not it crossed the line became a matter of controversy after the game. He scored his first goal in European competition on 1 November, heading

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's cross to open a 2–1 home win against Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Having been part of the Sevilla side that kept a

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against

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in the

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first leg,

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put Lenglet into their Champions League Best XI.

Barcelona

On 12 July 2018, Lenglet joined

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when they triggered his release clause of €35 million. He played the full 90 minutes for Barcelona as he helped them beat his former club Sevilla 2–1 in the

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. On 23 September, Lenglet was sent off in his La Liga debut against

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following an elbow on Pere Pons. He scored the winning goal in their Copa del Rey game against Cultural Leonesa in 1–0 win. He scored his first goal for Barcelona in La Liga against

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at the

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. He provided an assist for compatriot

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for Barcelona's first goal in a 3–0 win against

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away at the Ipurua on 19 October. Lenglet scored his first Champions League goal for the club on 8 August 2020, with a 10th minute header in a 3–1 victory at home against

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in Barcelona's round of 16 second leg match.

Loan to Tottenham Hotspur

On 8 July 2022,

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announced that Lenglet had joined the club on a season long loan. Lenglet scored his first goal for Tottenham at the final

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match against

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in the Champions League to help the team win 2–1, which ensured that Tottenham finished top of the group to qualify for the knock-out stage. Lenglet adapted well to Conte’s system and largely played as an essential player for the first team. Tottenham confirmed the end of Lenglet's loan spell on 15 June 2023.

Loan to Aston Villa

On 1 September 2023, Lenglet returned to the Premier League on a season-long loan at

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. In December 2023, it was reported that Barca wanted to recall Lenglet from his loan - due to the fact that Lenglet had only featured in the Europa Conference League for Villa and had made no league appearances at that point. Lenglet went onto make his league debut on 22 December, in a 1–1 draw to Sheffield United, following an injury to Pau Torres, with

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already unavailable through injury.

Atlético Madrid

On 26 August 2024, Lenglet was loaned out to fellow La Liga side

on a season-long deal. Later that year, on 30 November, he scored his first goal in a 5–0 away win over

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. On 9 June 2025, he signed a permanent deal with Atlético Madrid, committing to the club until 2028.

International career

On 21 May 2019, Lenglet was called up to the French senior team by

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for a friendly match against

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, and for two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against

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and

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, all of them to be held in the first half of June 2019. He made his debut in the 4–0 away win over Andorra on 11 June, and scored his first goal in the 3–0 win in the reverse fixture on 10 September. Lenglet was called up for the Euro 2020 finals. Deschamps brought him in for the last 16 match against

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in order to play an untested 3–5–2 formation, due to injuries for left-backs Lucas Hernandez and

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. France unexpectedly lost on penalties after a 3–3 draw, with Lenglet widely blamed for the first goal, in which

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beat him to a header. He was replaced at half time by Kingsley Coman.

Personal life

As a boy, Lenglet was a fan of

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. Occasionally, his father took him to the Camp des Loges to watch training sessions. Lenglet says he remembers seeing “

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, and other big players who made history.” Lenglet's younger brother, Corentin, is a full-back. He transferred from Nancy to Sevilla in the same deal, and spent one season in the C-team in

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. In April 2023, Lenglet participated in a $20 million investment fund for the upcoming

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football video game '' Goals''.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lenglet goal''

Honours

Nancy *

: 2015–16 Barcelona *

: 2018–19 *

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: 2020–21; runner-up: 2018–19 *

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France *

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third place: 2024–25

References

External links

Profile
at the Atlético Madrid website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenglet, Clement 1995 births Living people Footballers from Oise French men's footballers Men's association football defenders AS Nancy Lorraine players Sevilla FC players FC Barcelona players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Atlético Madrid footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players La Liga players Premier League players France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers France men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century French sportsmen