Théo Sainte-Luce (born 20 October 1998) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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 ...

Career

A youth product of Chauny, Sainte-Luce joined

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...

at the age of 17. He made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 3–1

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

win over

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 ...

on 9 April 2019. On 23 May 2022, Sainte-Luce signed a pre-contract agreement with Nîmes's rivals

Personal life

Born in

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, Sainte-Luce is of

Guadeloupean Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

descent.

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MHSC Profile
* * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Aisne Men's association football fullbacks French men's footballers French people of Guadeloupean descent Black French sportspeople Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 2 players Nîmes Olympique players Gazélec Ajaccio players Red Star FC players Montpellier HSC players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub