Jean-Louis Leca (born 21 September 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Corsica national team.

Jean-Louis Leca
Leca in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Bastia, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Furiani-Agliani
Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Bastia B
2004–2008 Bastia 34 (0)
2008–2013 Valenciennes B 5+[a] (0+)
2009–2013 Valenciennes 1 (0)
2013–2014 Bastia B 3 (0)
2013–2017 Bastia 80 (0)
2017–2018 Ajaccio 32 (0)
2018–2024 Lens 129 (0)
2024 Lens B 1 (0)
Total 285+ (0+)
International career
Corsica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Jean-Louis Leca was trained in Corsica. He played his first Ligue 1 game with Bastia in the 2004-05 season.[citation needed]

He joined Valenciennes in 2008. He then went back to his former club Bastia. He joined Ajaccio in 2017, after Bastia filled for bankruptcy.[2]

In July 2018, Leca joined French club Lens.[3] He played his first game on 27 July 2018 against Ligue 2 club Orléans. In December 2022, he extended his contract with Lens until 2024.[4] In May 2024, he announced his retirement at the end of the season.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bastia 2005–06 Ligue 2 3 0 3 0
2006–07 Ligue 2 15 0 15 0
2007–08 Ligue 2 14 0 14 0
Total 32 0 32 0
Valenciennes 2008–09 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2010–11 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Valenciennes B 2011–12 CFA 2 2 0 2 0
2012–13 CFA 2 3 0 3 0
Total 5 0 5 0
Bastia B 2013–14 National 3 2 0 2 0
2014–15 National 3 1 0 1 0
Total 3 0 3 0
Bastia 2013–14 Ligue 1 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
2015–16 Ligue 1 34 0 1 0 0 0 35 0
2016–17 Ligue 1 34 0 0 0 1 0 35 0
Total 80 0 2 0 4 0 66 0
Ajaccio 2017–18 Ligue 2 33 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 34 0
Lens 2018–19 Ligue 2 38 0 1 0 1 0 40 0
2019–20 Ligue 2 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 37 0 0 0 37 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 27 0 1 0 28 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 1 0 4 0 5 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 131 0 6 0 1 0 138 0
Lens B 2023–24 CFA 2 1 0 1 0
Career total 286 0 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 302 0
  1. ^ Statistics only known for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.
  2. ^ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Jean-Louis Leca". RC Lens. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Jean-Louis Leca, gardien du RC Lens, raconte ses identités corse et ch'ti". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ Rédaction. "Lens officialise le recrutement de Jean-Louis Leca et de trois autres joueurs". L'ÉQUIPE (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ^ "RC Lens : Jean-Louis Leca prolonge d'un an". La Voix du Nord (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ Guilbaud, Philippe (17 May 2024). "RC Lens : Jean-Louis Leca arrête sa carrière". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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