Jérôme Leroy (born 4 November 1974) 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 Barcelona. During the 1995–96 season he joined Laval on loan.
Following a stint at Marseille, he returned to PSG, where he reached the 2003 French Cup final.
He moved to 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, in December 2005 from Ligue 1 club 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 Sochaux was ultimately arranged.
With Sochaux he won the 2006–07 Coupe de France. 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 Rennes, where he was dubbed "Leroy (le roi, "the king") de la passe" (king of assists). 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 Istres. A year later, he signed a one-year contract with Le Havre.
In January 2015, he signed for Châteauroux.
Post-playing career Following his retirement, Leroy became sports director of his last club, Châteauroux. He left this position in June 2020.COMMUNIQUÉ OFFICIEL, berrichonne.net, 11 May 2020 However, he was re-appointed in December 2020.Jérôme Leroy missionné par Châteauroux pour dénicher un entraîneur, sofoot.com, 26 December 2020 He left again in 2021.ENTRETIEN. « Le PSG ? Une marque de luxe, pas une institution »... Que deviens-tu Jérôme Leroy ?, ouest-france.fr, 31 March 2024
Personal life Leroy's son Léo Leroy is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLaval (loan)1995–96National 2394000000394Paris Saint-Germain1996–97Division 12100000812911997–982410000713121998–992112030102711999–20007000000070Total7322030162944Marseille1999–2000Division 11122010411832000–012941000003042001–027100200091Total477303041578Paris Saint-Germain2001–02Ligue 11123020001622002–033356010404452003–044100000041Total488903040648Guingamp2003–04Ligue 1285001000295Lens2004–05Ligue 13132020003532005–06150001020180Total463203020533Beitar Jerusalem2005–06Israeli Premier League152000000152Sochaux2006–07Ligue 1303511000364Rennes2007–08Ligue 13161010523882008–093005010424022009–103252010003552010–11342221000374Total12713102409415019Evian2011–12Ligue 1194001000204Istres2013–14Ligue 2358301000398Le Havre2014–15Ligue 2122000000122Châteauroux2014–15Ligue 25000000050Career total5246134320035761371
Honours Paris Saint-Germain Trophée des Champions: 1998
Lens UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005
Sochaux Coupe de France: 2006–07
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External links Jérôme Leroy's profile, stats & pics