Léo Pétrot (born 15 April 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

Career

A youth product of US Monistrol, Olympique Saint-Etienne, and

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, Pétrot began his senior career with the reserves of Saint-Étienne. He thereafter moved to the senior team of Andrézieux. On 16 July 2021, he signed a professional contract with

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

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tie with

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on 29 August 2021. On 30 August 2022, Pétrot returned to his youth club

and signed a three-year contract. On 11 July 2025, he joined

side

Elche Elche (, ; , , , ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2024's data, Elche has a population of 234,800 inhabitants,

on a one-year deal.

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* 1997 births Living people People from Firminy French men's footballers Footballers from Loire (department) Men's association football fullbacks Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players AS Saint-Étienne players FC Lorient players Elche CF players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub