Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois (; born 14 September 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club İstanbul Başakşehir.

Early life

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

Club career

Early career

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

Nantes

Dubois eventually made the books of top division club

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and made his league debut on 9 May 2015 against

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in a 2–1 away defeat; replacing

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after 83 minutes.

Lyon

Dubois joined fellow Ligue 1 club

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on 1 July 2018. Dubois signed a four-year contract with the club. On 27 September 2020, Dubois scored only his fifth ever Ligue 1 goal, in over 140 appearances, in a 1–1 draw with

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at the Stade du Moustoir. Dubois was named club captain by manager

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in 2021 following the sale of

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Galatasaray

On 21 July 2022, Dubois signed with

club

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for a reported €3M. Dubois became the champion in the

in the 2022–23 season with the

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.

Loan to İstanbul Başakşehir

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

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

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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

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4–0 away win over

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. 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

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Galatasaray *

: 2022–23 France *

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubois, Leo 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Maine-et-Loire French men's footballers France men's international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Men's association football defenders FC Nantes players Olympique Lyonnais players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Nations League-winning players Footballers from Pays de la Loire French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players