Benjamin Leroy (born 7 April 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Lorient.
Career Leroy started his career with Châteauroux before joining Tours in 2009 and made his senior debut in the 0–1 defeat away to Sedan on 27 May 2011. Since the following season, Leroy became a regular in the first team and played over 100 league matches for Tours until the end of the 2013–14 Ligue 2 campaign.
In July 2014, he moved to Ligue 1 side Evian on a four-year contract. Halfway through the 2014–15 season, Leroy became the starter replacing Jesper Hansen in goal. Evian suffered relegation at the end of the season, and Leroy continued as the starter in the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season.
On 17 June 2016, Leroy signed a three-year contract with Dijon.
On 19 June 2018, after being a backup to Baptiste Reynet, Leroy signed with Ajaccio. He grew into a starter for the club, and in the 2019–20 season he was voted into the Ligue 2 Team of the Season by France Football. His strong performances continued, and in the 2021–22 season, he was also voted into the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTours2009–10Ligue 2000000—002010–11Ligue 2100000—102011–12Ligue 23700020—3902012–13Ligue 23800020—4002013–14Ligue 23200030—350Total10800070—1150Evian B2014–15CFA 210———10Evian2014–15Ligue 12302010—2602015–16Ligue 23500020—370Total5802030—630Dijon2016–17Ligue 1102010—402017–18Ligue 1001010—20Total103020—60Ajaccio2018–19Ligue 23800020—4002019–20Ligue 22800020—3002020–21Ligue 234010——3502021–22Ligue 232000——3202022–23Ligue 132000——320Total16401040—1690Quevilly-Rouen 2023–24Ligue 236010——370Lorient2024–25Ligue 21030——402025–26Ligue 10000——00Total1030——40Career total3690100160003950
Honours Lorient Ligue 2: 2024–25
Individual France Football Team of the Season: 2019–20 UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22
References
External links
Benjamin Leroy profile at foot-national.com