 Leroy withEvian in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-11-04)4 November 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Béthune, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1994 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Paris Saint-Germain | 73 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | →Laval (loan) | 39 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Marseille | 47 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | 48 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | Guingamp | 28 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Lens | 46 | (3) |
| 2006 | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Sochaux | 30 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Rennes | 127 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | Evian | 19 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Istres | 35 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Le Havre | 12 | (2) |
| 2015 | Châteauroux | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 524 | (61) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Châteauroux (sports director) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Châteauroux (sports director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jérôme Leroy (born 4 November 1974) is a French former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder.
Born inBéthune,Pas-de-Calais, Leroy started playing forParis Saint-Germain. With PSG he participated in the final of the1997 Cup Winners' Cup which was lost toBarcelona. During the 1995–96 season he joinedLaval on loan.
Following a stint atMarseille, he returned to PSG, where he reached the2003 French Cup final.
He moved toGuingamp during the 2003–04 winter transfer window.
Luis Fernández, Leroy's former mentor at Paris Saint-Germain, brought him toTeddy Stadium, home toBeitar Jerusalem, in December 2005 fromLigue 1 clubLens, beating off competition froml'OM. On 25 June 2006, Beitar took off fromBen Gurion International Airport on anEl Al flight to the Netherlands for preseason training. Leroy chose not to join the team opting to check options of staying in France for the2006–07 season.[1] A deal withSochaux was ultimately arranged.
With Sochaux he won the2006–07 Coupe de France. The game finished 2–2 and went to penalties, and Leroy scored his penalty in the shootout as his side emerged victorious.[2]
For 2007–08, Leroy joinedRennes, where he was dubbed "Leroy (le roi, "the king") de la passe" (king of assists). He stayed in Rennes until 2011.
In 2011, Leroy moved to newly promoted Ligue 1 clubÉvian after signing a one-year contract on 5 July 2011.[3] He spent one season with Évian.
On 29 June 2013, after one year without a club, Leroy joinedLigue 2 sideIstres. A year later, he signed a one-year contract withLe Havre.[4]
In January 2015, he signed forChâteauroux.[5]
Following his retirement, Leroy became sports director of his last club,Châteauroux.[6] He left this position in June 2020.[7] However, he was re-appointed in December 2020.[8] He left again in 2021.[9]
Leroy's sonLéo Leroy is also a professional footballer.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Laval (loan) | 1995–96 | National 2 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1996–97 | Division 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| 1997–98 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 94 | 4 | ||
| Marseille | 1999–2000 | Division 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 2000–01 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2001–02 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Guingamp | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Lens | 2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2005–06 | Israeli Premier League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Sochaux | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| Rennes | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Total | 127 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 150 | 19 | ||
| Evian | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Istres | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| Le Havre | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Châteauroux | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 524 | 61 | 34 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 613 | 71 | ||
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