Loïck Lespinasse (born 20 July 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in France, he has previously played for Genêts Anglet,

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

and Pau.

Career

Lespinnasse played at the Genêts Anglet from 2018 to 2019, then the forward joined the

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, based in

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in 2019. He signed his first professional contract in February 2021 and played with

Real Sociedad B Real Sociedad de Fútbol "B" (also known as Sanse) is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1955, it is the reserve team of Real Sociedad and plays in Primera Federación � ...

. On 11 January 2023,

announced the transfer of Lespinasse to French club Pau Football Club of

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

, where he signed a two-year contract. Lespinasse made his debut on 22 January 2023, coming on as a substitute against

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lille, Northern France competing in Ligue 1, the top division of Football in Franc ...

during a 2–0 defeat in

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