Jean-Louis Leca

French footballer (born 1985)

Jean-Louis Leca
Personal information
Leca in 2020
Date of birth	(1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bastia, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	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+^[a]	(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.^[2]

In July 2018, Leca joined French club Lens.^[3] 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.^[4] In May 2024, he announced his retirement at the end of the season.^[5]

Notes

^ Statistics only known for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.

References

^ "Jean-Louis Leca". RC Lens. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "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.
^ Rédaction. "Lens officialise le recrutement de Jean-Louis Leca et de trois autres joueurs". L'ÉQUIPE (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "RC Lens : Jean-Louis Leca prolonge d'un an". La Voix du Nord (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ Guilbaud, Philippe (17 May 2024). "RC Lens : Jean-Louis Leca arrête sa carrière". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2024.