Jean Nicolas

For the French masculine given name, see Jean-Nicolas.

Jean Édouard Marie Nicolas (9 June 1913 – 8 September 1978) was a French international footballer. Born in Nanterre, Nicolas played club football for FC Rouen, and appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cup squads for France, and scored two goals in the 1938 edition of the tournament.

Jean Nicolas

Jean Nicolas (left) and Roger Rio for France national football team (1934)
Personal information
Full name	Jean Édouard Marie Nicolas
Date of birth	9 June 1913
Place of birth	Nanterre, France
Date of death	8 September 1978(1978-09-08) (aged 65)
Place of death	Paris, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Rouen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1939	Rouen	164	(193)
International career
1933–1938	France	25	(21)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He scored a total of 21 goals in 25 international games between 1933 and 1938, making him the twelfth-highest goalscorer for France.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition. Only official games are included in this table.^[1][2][3]

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Rouen	1929/1930	DH Normandy Championship	0	3	0	0	0	0	0+	3
	1930/1931	DH Normandy Championship	14	26	5	11	1	7	20	43
	1931/1932	DH Normandy Championship	0	27	3+	5	2+	5	5+	37
	1932/1933	DH Normandy Championship	13	29	3	11	1	9	17	49
	1933/1934	Ligue 2	26	54	4	3	0	0	30	57
	1934/1935	Ligue 2	23	30	4	9	-	-	27	39
	1935/1936	Ligue 2	34	45	2	5	-	-	36	50
	1936/1937	Ligue 1	30	27	5	8	0	0	37	42
	1937/1938	Ligue 1	29	26	2	0	0	0	31	26
	1938/1939	Ligue 1	23	11	2	6	0	0	25	17
	1939/1940	North Zone	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		191+	278	23	57	4+	21	218+	356