Jérôme Leroy (footballer)

For other people of the same name, see Jerome Leroy (disambiguation).

Jérôme Leroy

Personal information
Full name	Jérôme Leroy
Date of birth	4 November 1974 (1974-11-04)
Place of birth	Béthune, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Évian
Number	6
Youth career
0000?–1994	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1999	Paris Saint-Germain	89	(4)
1995–1996	→ Stade Laval (loan)	39	(4)
2000–2001	Marseille	51	(8)
2002–2003	Paris Saint-Germain	52	(8)
2003–2004	Guingamp	28	(5)
2004–2005	Lens	48	(3)
2006	Beitar Jerusalem	15	(2)
2006–2007	Sochaux	30	(3)
2007–2011	Rennes	127	(15)
2011–	Évian	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Jérôme Leroy (born November 4, 1974 in Béthune, Pas-de-Calais) is a French footballer currently playing for Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C. as an attacking midfielder.

Leroy started playing for Paris Saint-Germain (losing the 1997 Cup Winners' Cup to FC Barcelona), going on to represent Stade Lavallois, Olympique de Marseille (being first loaned by PSG then sold) and En Avant Guingamp.

In 2003 he reached the French Cup final, also with PSG, before finally reaching promised land with FC Sochaux in the same competition (2007).

Luis Fernandez, Leroy's former mentor at Paris St-Germain, brought him to Teddy Kollek Memorial Stadium, home to Beitar Jerusalem F.C., in December 2005 from Ligue 1 RC Lens, beating off competition from l'OM. During Leroy's short time in Israel he became somewhat of an icon. In his league debut against rivals Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC, the match ended in an altercation between fans and a 0–0 result.

On June 25, 2006, Beitar took off from Ben Gurion International Airport on an El Al flight to the Netherlands for preseason training. Leroy chose not to join the team opting to check options of staying in France for the 2006–07 season. A deal with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard was ultimately arranged.

For 2007–08, Leroy joined Stade Rennais FC, where he was dubbed "Leroy (le roi, "the king") de la passe" (king of assists).

Having previously played for Rennais between 2007 and 2011, Leroy moved to newly promoted Ligue 1 club Évian after signing a one-year contract on 5 July 2011.

Honours

• Ligue 1
  • Runner-up (1): 1996-97
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 1997
• Trophée des champions
  • Winner (1): 1998
• Coupe de France
  • Winner (1): 2007
  • Runner-up (2): 2003, 2009
• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Winner (1): 2005

External links

• Jérôme Leroy's profile, stats & pics
• L'Équipe profile and stats (French)