Jean-Louis Leca

Jean-Louis Leca
Leca in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Bastia, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Furiani-Agliani
Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Bastia B
2004–2008 Bastia 34 (0)
2008–2013 Valenciennes B 5+ (0+)
2009–2013 Valenciennes 1 (0)
2013–2014 Bastia B 3 (0)
2013–2017 Bastia 80 (0)
2017–2018 Ajaccio 32 (0)
2018–2024 Lens 129 (0)
2024 Lens B 1 (0)
Total 285+ (0+)
International career
Corsica 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Louis Leca (born 21 September 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Corsica national team.

Club career

Jean-Louis Leca was trained in Corsica. He played his first Ligue 1 game with Bastia in the 2004-05 season.[citation needed]

He joined Valenciennes in 2008. He then went back to his former club Bastia. He joined Ajaccio in 2017, after Bastia filled for bankruptcy.

In July 2018, Leca joined French club Lens. He played his first game on 27 July 2018 against Ligue 2 club Orléans. In December 2022, he extended his contract with Lens until 2024. In May 2024, he announced his retirement at the end of the season.

When Leca played for Bastia, he followed a tradition of displaying the Corsican flag after the final whistle whenever the team won.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bastia 2004–05 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2005–06 Ligue 2 300 00 0——30
2006–07 Ligue 2 1502 01 0——150
2007–08 Ligue 2 1403 00 0——140
Total 3405 01 0——400
Valenciennes 2008–09 Ligue 1 000000——00
2009–10 Ligue 1 101010——30
2010–11 Ligue 1 000000——00
2012–13 Ligue 1 000010——10
Total 101020——40
Valenciennes B 2011–12 CFA 2 20————20
2012–13 CFA 2 30————30
Total 50————50
Bastia B 2013–14 Championnat National 3 20————20
2014–15 Championnat National 3 10————10
Total 30————30
Bastia 2013–14 Ligue 1 901010——110
2014–15 Ligue 1 300020——50
2015–16 Ligue 1 3401000——350
2016–17 Ligue 1 3400010——350
Total 8002040——660
Ajaccio 2017–18 Ligue 2 3300000—10340
Lens 2018–19 Ligue 2 3801010——400
2019–20 Ligue 2 2700000——270
2020–21 Ligue 1 37000———370
2021–22 Ligue 1 27010———280
2022–23 Ligue 1 1040———50
2023–24 Ligue 1 1000—00—10
Total 131060100 0—1380
Lens B 2023–24 CFA 2 10————10
Career total 28601408000103090
  1. ↑ Statistics only known for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.
  2. ↑ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Jean-Louis Leca". RC Lens. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jean-Louis Leca, gardien du RC Lens, raconte ses identités corse et ch'ti". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Rédaction. "Lens officialise le recrutement de Jean-Louis Leca et de trois autres joueurs". L'ÉQUIPE (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "RC Lens : Jean-Louis Leca prolonge d'un an". La Voix du Nord (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Guilbaud, Philippe (17 May 2024). "RC Lens : Jean-Louis Leca arrête sa carrière". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "SC Bastia release statement following violent incidents at the Allianz Riviera last night - Get French Football News". 19 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2026.