 Lees-Melou withBrest in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Lees-Melou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Langon, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris FC | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Pierre Monsoise | ||
| 2003–2009 | Bordeaux | ||
| 2009–2010 | Langon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Langon | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Mérignac-Arlac | ||
| 2013–2015 | Lège-Cap-Ferret [fr] | 50 | (13) |
| 2015–2017 | Dijon | 48 | (9) |
| 2017–2021 | Nice | 119 | (16) |
| 2021–2022 | Norwich City | 33 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Brest | 83 | (11) |
| 2025– | Paris FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 | |||
Pierre Lees-Melou (born 25 May 1993) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forLigue 1 clubParis FC.
Born inLangon, Gironde, Lees-Melou started his career withLège-Cap-Ferret [fr] in theChampionnat de France Amateur 2 before sealing a move toDijon in 2015. He played 16 games (split equally between starts and substitute appearances) as they earned promotion fromLigue 2 in his first season, while also playing in the fifth division with thereserve team. He scored his first two professional goals in April in wins overClermont andParis FC, andassisted the opening goal againstAjaccio that earned promotion on the final day.[2]
In the2016–17 Ligue 1, Lees-Melou scored 7 goals in 32 games as the team survived in 16th place. On 27 August, he came off the bench to score the final goal of a 4–2 comeback win at home toLyon.[2]
In June 2017, Lees-Melou signed a four-year deal withNice, worth around €5 million.[3] He made his debut on 26 July, starting in the third qualifying round of theUEFA Champions League, a 1–1 home draw withAjax.[4] After being eliminated in the play-offs byNapoli, the team competed in theUEFA Europa League, and he played all but one game in a run to the last 32.[2]
In September 2020, having played over 100 games for Nice, Lees-Melou's contract was extended for one year.[5] His four season-stay ended with 140 games and 18 goals.[2]
On 13 July 2021, Lees-Melou signed a three-year deal withNorwich City for a fee of under £6 million, ahead of the team's return to thePremier League.[6] He scored his first goal the following 10 April, opening a 2–0 home win over relegation rivalsBurnley; after the game, strikerTeemu Pukki said that he would be crucial for the rest of the season.[7]
On 23 July 2022, Lees-Melou signed for Ligue 1 sideBrest on a three-year contract with an option for a further year. Norwich City received a reported €2.3 million transfer fee and a 10% sell-on clause.[8] In November 2023, he extended his contract with Brest until June 2027.[9]
In February 2024, he was namedLigue 1 Player of the Month.[10] He was eventually named in theTeam of the Year for the2023–24 season, producing the highest number of possessions won in over 269 occasions.[11] By the end of that season, Brest secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to theUEFA Champions League.[12]
On 28 August 2025, Lees-Melou signed with newly promotedLigue 1 sideParis FC on a two-year deal.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lège-Cap-Ferret [fr] | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| Total | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 13 | ||||
| Dijon B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Dijon | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 52 | 9 | |||
| Nice | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| Total | 119 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 140 | 18 | ||
| Norwich City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| Brest | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 83 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 95 | 13 | |||
| Paris FC | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 340 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 381 | 56 | ||
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