Johann Lepenant

Johann Théo Tom Lepenant (born 22 October 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes.^[4]

Johann Lepenant

Lepenant playing for FC Nantes in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Johann Théo Tom Lepenant[1]
Date of birth	(2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth	Granville, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nantes
Number	8
Youth career
2009–2017	Granville
2017–2020	Caen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Caen II	8	(0)
2020–2022	Caen	54	(0)
2022–2025	Lyon	37	(1)
2024–2025	→ Nantes (loan)	29	(2)
2025–	Nantes	0	(0)
International career‡
2018	France U16	3	(0)
2018–2019	France U17	18	(0)
2019–2020	France U18	4	(0)
2021–2022	France U20	9	(0)
2023–2025	France U21	16	(2)
2024	France Olympic	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing France Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:53, 3 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025

Club career

Lepenant was born in Granville, Manche,^[2] and made his professional debut for Caen on 12 September 2020.^[5]

On 22 June 2022, Lepenant signed for Lyon on a five-year deal.^[6]

On 10 August 2024, Lepenant signed for Nantes on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent for a fee in the region of €2.5 million.^[7] His permanent transfer to Nantes was made official on 3 July 2025.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caen II	2019–20	National 3	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	National 2	7	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		8	0	—		—		8	0
Caen	2020–21	Ligue 2	19	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	35	0	0	0	—		35	0
	Total		54	0	2	0	—		56	0
Lyon	2022–23	Ligue 1	31	1	3	0	—		34	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		37	1	3	0	—		40	1
Lyon B	2023–24	National 3	3	0	—		—		3	0
Nantes (loan)	2024–25	Ligue 1	29	2	2	0	—		31	2
Nantes	2025–26	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			131	3	7	0	0	0	138	3

Honours

France Olympic

• Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024^[9]

Orders

• Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2024^[10]