Gaëtan Laborde

Gaëtan Laborde (born 3 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi First Division League club Al-Diriyah. He played for the France national youth teams up to France U20 level.

Gaëtan Laborde

Laborde with Nice in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Mont-de-Marsan, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Diriyah
Youth career
2000–2008	Stade Montois
2008–2011	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Bordeaux II	50	(8)
2013–2018	Bordeaux	58	(9)
2013–2014	→ Red Star (loan)	24	(14)
2014–2015	→ Brest (loan)	26	(2)
2016	→ Clermont (loan)	18	(8)
2018–2021	Montpellier	106	(36)
2021–2022	Rennes	38	(14)
2022–2025	Nice	95	(29)
2025–	Al-Diriyah	0	(0)
International career
2011	France U17	10	(3)
2011	France U18	5	(4)
2013	France U19	1	(1)
2013–2014	France U20	5	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025

Club career

Laborde started his career at Stade Montois before joining Bordeaux in 2008. He won the 2013 Coupe Gambardella with Bordeaux, scoring the winning goal in the final against Sedan.^[2]

On 16 August 2018, Laborde joined Ligue 1 rivals Montpellier HSC on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €3 million plus bonuses.^[3] A day later, Bordeaux's manager Gus Poyet was suspended by his club following an outburst in which he criticised the sale of Laborde.^[4]

After 3 seasons at Montpellier HSC in which he scored 39 goals across 118 games, Laborde signed for Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais F.C. on 31 August 2021. His only season at Rennes was moderately successful, in which he scored 19 goals in 47 matches across all competitions.

On 1 September 2022, Nice signed Laborde from Rennes for €15 million on a contract until 30 June 2026. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 2 October 2022.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux B	2011–12	CFA	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2012–13	CFA	23	7	—		—		—		23	7
	2015–16	CFA	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	Total		50	8	—		—		—		50	8
Bordeaux	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1[a]	1	3	1
	2016–17	Ligue 1	36	6	4	3	2	4	—		42	13
	2017–18	Ligue 1	20	3	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	22	3
	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	2	4	2
	Total		58	9	4	3	3	4	6	3	71	19
Red Star (loan)	2013–14	Championnat National	24	14	0	0	0	0	—		24	14
Brest (loan)	2014–15	Ligue 2	26	2	3	2	1	0	—		30	4
Clermont (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 2	18	8	0	0	0	0	—		18	8
Montpellier	2018–19	Ligue 1	36	11	1	0	1	0	—		38	11
	2019–20	Ligue 1	28	6	3	1	2	0	—		33	7
	2020–21	Ligue 1	38	16	5	2	—		—		43	18
	2021–22	Ligue 1	4	3	0	0	—		—		4	3
	Total		106	36	9	3	3	0	—		118	39
Rennes	2021–22	Ligue 1	34	12	2	0	—		7[b]	5	43	17
	2022–23	Ligue 1	4	2	—		—		—		4	2
	Total		38	14	2	0	—		7	5	47	19
Nice	2022–23	Ligue 1	33	13	1	0	—		10[b]	3	44	16
	2023–24	Ligue 1	34	5	4	1	—		0	0	38	6
	2024–25	Ligue 1	28	11	3	0	—		5[a]	0	36	11
	Total		95	29	8	1	—		15	3	118	33
Career total			415	120	26	9	7	4	28	11	476	144

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bordeaux

• Coupe Gambardella: 2013^[2]

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: November 2021^[6]