Léo Leroy (born 14 February 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Leroy joined the youth academy of

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

at the age of 8, and spent most of his football development there. On 6 February 2019, he signed his first professional contract with

Châteauroux Châteauroux ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Châteauroux te ...

. He made his professional debut with Châteauroux in a 2–2

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tie with Brest on 1 March 2019. On 28 May 2021, Leroy signed with

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

. On 21 June 2024, Leroy signed for Swiss club

Personal life

Leroy is the son of the French former footballer Jérôme Leroy.

Honours

;Basel *

: 2024–25

References

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* * 2000 births Living people French men's footballers Footballers from Marseille Men's association football midfielders France men's youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Swiss Super League players CS Avion players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Stade Rennais FC players LB Châteauroux players Montpellier HSC players FC Basel players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub