Jérôme Leroy (footballer)


Jérôme Leroy is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Playing career

Born in Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, Leroy started playing for Paris Saint-Germain. With PSG he participated in the final of the 1997 Cup Winners' Cup which was lost to FC Barcelona. During the 2005–06 season he joined Stade Lavallois on loan.
Following a stint at Olympique de Marseille, he returned to PSG, where he reached the 2003 French Cup final.
He moved to En Avant de Guingamp during the 2003–04 winter transfer window.
Luis Fernández, Leroy's former mentor at Paris Saint-Germain, brought him to Teddy Stadium, home to Beitar Jerusalem F.C., in December 2005 from Ligue 1 club RC Lens, beating off competition from l'OM. On 25 June 2006, Beitar took off from Ben Gurion International Airport on an El Al flight to the Netherlands for preseason training. Leroy chose not to join the team opting to check options of staying in France for the 2006–07 season. A deal with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard was ultimately arranged.
With Sochaux he won the French Cup in 2007. The game finished 2-2 and went to penalties, and Leroy scored his penalty in the shootout as his side emerged victorious.
For 2007–08, Leroy joined Stade Rennais, where he was dubbed "Leroy de la passe". He stayed in Rennes until 2011.
In 2011, Leroy moved to newly promoted Ligue 1 club Évian after signing a one-year contract on 5 July 2011. He spent one season with Évian.
On 29 June 2013, after one year without a club, Leroy joined Ligue 2 side FC Istres. A year later, he signed a one-year contract with Le Havre AC.
In January 2015, he signed for LB Châteauroux.

Post-playing career

Following his retirement, Leroy became sports director of his last club, Châteauroux.

Personal life

Leroy's son Léo Leroy is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain
Lens
Sochaux