Benjamin Leroy

Benjamin Leroy (born 7 April 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lorient.

Benjamin Leroy

Leroy with Ajaccio in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-04-07) 7 April 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Cucq, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lorient
Number	1
Youth career
	Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Tours	108	(0)
2014	Evian B	1	(0)
2014–2016	Evian	58	(0)
2016–2018	Dijon	1	(0)
2018–2023	Ajaccio	164	(0)
2023–2024	Quevilly-Rouen	36	(0)
2024–	Lorient	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:15, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Leroy started his career with Châteauroux before joining Tours in 2009 and made his senior debut in the 0–1 defeat away to Sedan on 27 May 2011. Since the following season, Leroy became a regular in the first team and played over 100 league matches for Tours until the end of the 2013–14 Ligue 2 campaign.

In July 2014, he moved to Ligue 1 side Evian on a four-year contract.^[1] Halfway through the 2014–15 season, Leroy became the starter replacing Jesper Hansen in goal.^[2] Evian suffered relegation at the end of the season,^[3] and Leroy continued as the starter in the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season.^[4]

On 17 June 2016, Leroy signed a three-year contract with Dijon.^[5]

On 19 June 2018, after being a backup to Baptiste Reynet, Leroy signed with Ajaccio.^[6] He grew into a starter for the club, and in the 2019–20 season he was voted into the Ligue 2 Team of the Season by France Football.^[7] His strong performances continued, and in the 2021–22 season, he was also voted into the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 10 May 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tours	2010–11	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2011–12	Ligue 2	37	0	0	0	2	0	—		39	0
	2012–13	Ligue 2	38	0	0	0	2	0	—		40	0
	2013–14	Ligue 2	32	0	0	0	3	0	—		35	0
	Total		108	0	0	0	7	0	—		115	0
Evian B	2014–15	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Evian	2014–15	Ligue 1	23	0	2	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2015–16	Ligue 2	35	0	0	0	2	0	—		37	0
	Total		58	0	2	0	3	0	—		63	0
Dijon	2016–17	Ligue 1	1	0	2	0	1	0	—		4	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		1	0	3	0	2	0	—		6	0
Ajaccio	2018–19	Ligue 2	38	0	0	0	2	0	—		40	0
	2019–20	Ligue 2	28	0	0	0	2	0	—		30	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	34	0	1	0	—		—		35	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	Total		164	0	1	0	4	0	—		169	0
Quevilly-Rouen	2023–24	Ligue 2	36	0	1	0	—		—		37	0
Lorient	2024–25	Ligue 2	1	0	3	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			369	0	10	0	16	0	0	0	395	0

Honours

Lorient

• Ligue 2: 2024–25^[10]

Individual

• France Football Team of the Season: 2019–20^[7]
• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22^[8]