Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois (born 14 September 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the France national team.[2]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 28) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Segré, France | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | SC Saint-Gemmes d'Andigne | |||||||||||||||
2003–2008 | Ent. S. Segré | |||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Nantes | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Nantes II | 40 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Nantes | 96 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Lyon | 101 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Galatasaray | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | France U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019– | France | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 19 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Dubois' father Jean-Pierre was born in Lebanon, and was adopted at 13-months old by a French family.[3]
As a youth, Dubois trained with amateur sides SC Gemmois and ES Segré.[4]
Dubois eventually made the books of top division club FC Nantes and made his league debut on 9 May 2015 against Bordeaux in a 2–1 away defeat; replacing Kian Hansen after 83 minutes.[5]
Dubois joined fellow Ligue 1 club Lyon on 1 July 2018.[6] Dubois signed a four-year contract with the club.[4] On 27 September 2020, Dubois scored only his fifth ever Ligue 1 goal, in over 140 appearances, in a 1–1 draw with Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir.[7] Dubois was named club captain by manager Peter Bosz in 2021 following the sale of Memphis Depay to Barcelona.[8]
On 21 July 2022, Dubois signed with Süper Lig club Galatasaray for a reported €3M.[9][10]
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 Benjamin Pavard 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 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 4–0 away win over Andorra.[11]
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 Spain.[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nantes | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
Total | 96 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 105 | 3 | |||
Lyon | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 34 | 3 |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Total | 101 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 129 | 5 | ||
Galatasaray | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 197 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 234 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 |
Nantes II
Lyon
France
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France squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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