Rémy Riou

Rémy Riou
Riou with Toulouse in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1995 FC Des Deux Fontaines
1995–2003 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Lyon 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Lorient (loan) 22 (0)
2007–2011 Auxerre 42 (0)
2010–2011 Auxerre B 7 (0)
2011–2012 Toulouse 0 (0)
2012–2017 Nantes 157 (0)
2014 Nantes B 1 (0)
2017–2018 Alanyaspor 9 (0)
2018–2019 Charleroi 10 (0)
2019–2022 Caen 82 (0)
2022–2024 Lyon 10 (0)
2024–2026 Paris FC 1 (0)
International career
2007–2008 France U21 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2004 FranceTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026

Rémy Riou (born 6 August 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a France youth international, having earned four caps with the country's under-21 team.

Club career

Riou was a member Lyon's first team since 2003, but failed to make his Ligue 1 debut for the club and moved to Lorient on a one-season loan in July 2006.[citation needed] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 4 November 2006 in the Lorient's 1–0 away victory over Marseille[citation needed]. In July 2007, he moved to Auxerre on a four-year contract, making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 August 2007 in their 1–0 home victory over Caen.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2012, he signed with Nantes.

On 19 July 2017, Riou moved to the Süper Lig joining Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.

On 24 May 2022, aged 34, Riou returned to Lyon, signing a two-year contract. He made his club debut in the first league game of the 2022–23 season, coming on as a substitute to replace the sent-off Anthony Lopes in a 2–1 home win over Ajaccio.

On 9 January 2024, Riou signed for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.

International career

In 2004, Riou was part of the team that won the U17 Euro. He was the second choice goalkeeper during the tournament and didn't make any appearance.

Riou made four appearances for France's U21 team.

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2006–07 Ligue 1 000000—0000
Lorient (loan) 2006–07 Ligue 1 2201000——230
Auxerre 2007–08 Ligue 1 1902010——220
2008–09 Ligue 1 2000000——200
2009–10 Ligue 1 303010——70
2010–11 Ligue 1 00003000—30
Total 420605000—520
Auxerre B 2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur 70————70
Toulouse 2011–12 Ligue 1 000010——10
Nantes 2012–13 Ligue 2 3800010——390
2013–14 Ligue 1 3400040——380
2014–15 Ligue 1 3200030——350
2015–16 Ligue 1 3100000——310
2016–17 Ligue 1 2200010——230
Total 15700090——1660
Nantes B 2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 10————10
Alanyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 9020———110
Charleroi 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 10010———110
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0000———00
Total 10000———110
Caen 2019–20 Ligue 2 26010———270
2020–21 Ligue 2 23010———240
2021–22 Ligue 2 33000———330
Total 82020———840
Lyon 2022–23 Ligue 1 7000———70
2023–24 Ligue 1 3010———40
Total 10010———110
Paris FC 2023–24 Ligue 2 0010——0010
2024–25 Ligue 2 1010———20
2025–26 Ligue 1 0000———00
Total 1020———30
Career total 341014015000003700

Honours

Lyon

France U17

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rémy Riou". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rémy Riou". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rémy Riou". Paris FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rémy Riou - biography, stats, rating, footballer's profile | Football Top.com". www.footballtop.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Rémy Riou à Nantes pour deux ans" (in French). Eurosport. 22 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rémy Riou s'engage pour trois saisons avec Alanyaspor". L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Foot, Transferts : retour de Rémy Riou (Caen) à Lyon" [Football. Transfers: return of Rémy Riou (Caen) to Lyon]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rémy Riou heureux de faire ses grands débuts avec l'OL". Made in Gones (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rémy Riou rejoint le Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Foot, moins de 17 ans : que sont devenus les champions d'Europe 2004 ?" (in French). Le Parisien. 22 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Fédération Française de Football".
  12. ↑ "Résultat et résumé Lyon - Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Dimanche 30 Juillet 2006". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.