Paul Nardi

Paul Nardi (born 18 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.^[1]

Paul Nardi

Nardi with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Vesoul, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Queens Park Rangers
Number	1
Youth career
2000–2003	AS de Vaivre et Montoille
2003–2006	Vesoul Haute-Saône
2006–2013	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Nancy B	30	(0)
2013–2014	Nancy	33	(0)
2014–2019	Monaco	2	(0)
2014–2015	→ Nancy (loan)	29	(0)
2016	→ Rennes (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2019	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	73	(0)
2019–2022	Lorient	73	(0)
2022–2024	Gent	41	(0)
2024	Jong Gent	1	(0)
2024–	Queens Park Rangers	39	(0)
International career
2011	France U17	1	(0)
2011	France U18	1	(0)
2012	France U19	1	(0)
2013–2014	France U20	5	(0)
2015	France U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Career

Nancy

Nardi is a youth exponent from Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut at 13 September 2013 against Créteil-Lusitanos. He never left the starting eleven since then.^[2]

Monaco

On 7 June 2014, Nardi joined Monaco, for a fee of £2.5 million. He returned to Nancy on loan for the 2014–15 season.^[3]

Loans

On 22 June 2016, he joined Rennes on a 1-year loan, with an option to buy.^[4] On 2 January 2017, Nardi and Rennes agreed a loan termination, and he joined Cercle Brugge on a two and a half season loan.^[5]

Lorient

On 23 July 2019, Nardi joined Lorient on a four-year deal.^[6]

Gent

On 31 August 2022, Nardi joined Belgian First Division A club Gent on a two-year deal.^[7]

Queens Park Rangers

On 27 June 2024, Nardi agreed to join English Championship side Queens Park Rangers.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 January 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nancy II	2010–11	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2011–12		8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
	2012–13		17	0	—		—		—		—		17	0
	2013–14		3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	Total		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
Nancy	2013–14	Ligue 2	33	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
Nancy (loan)	2014–15	Ligue 2	29	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
Monaco II	2015–16	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Monaco	2015–16	Ligue 1	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Rennes II (loan)	2016–17	CFA	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Rennes (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Cercle Brugge (loan)	2016–17	Belgian First Division B	14	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	14	0
	2017–18		29	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	30	0
	2018–19[10]	Belgian First Division A	38	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	38	0
	Total		81	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	82	0
Lorient	2019–20	Ligue 2	28	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		31	0
	2020–21[11]	Ligue 1	23	0	0	0	—		—		—		23	0
	2021–22[12]		22	0	0	0	—		—		—		22	0
	Total		73	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		76	0
Gent	2022–23[13]	Belgian Pro League	30	0	0	0	—		5	0	0	0	35	0
	2023–24[14]		11	0	0	0	—		3	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		41	0	0	0	—		8	0	0	0	49	0
Queens Park Rangers	2024-25[15]	Championship	26	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	26	0
Career total			318	0	9	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	338	0

1. Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
2. Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2014