Gaëtan Laborde (born 3 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Diriyah. He played for the France national youth teams up to France U20 level.
Club career Laborde started his career at Stade Montois before joining Bordeaux in 2008. He won the 2013 Coupe Gambardella with Bordeaux, scoring the winning goal in the final against Sedan.
On 16 August 2018, Laborde joined Ligue 1 rivals Montpellier HSC on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €3 million plus bonuses. A day later, Bordeaux's manager Gus Poyet was suspended by his club following an outburst in which he criticised the sale of Laborde.
After 3 seasons at Montpellier HSC in which he scored 39 goals across 118 games, Laborde signed for Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais F.C. on 31 August 2021. His only season at Rennes was moderately successful, in which he scored 19 goals in 47 matches across all competitions.
On 1 September 2022, Nice signed Laborde from Rennes for €15 million on a contract until 30 June 2026. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 2 October 2022.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBordeaux B2011–12CFA170———1702012–13CFA237———2372015–16CFA101———101Total508———508Bordeaux2015–16Ligue 110001011312016–17Ligue 13664324—42132017–18Ligue 12030000202232018–19Ligue 11000003242Total5894334637119Red Star (loan)2013–14Championnat National24140000—2414Brest (loan)2014–15Ligue 22623210—304Clermont (loan)2015–16Ligue 21880000—188Montpellier2018–19Ligue 136111010—38112019–20Ligue 12863120—3372020–21Ligue 1381652——43182021–22Ligue 14300——43Total106369330—11839Rennes2021–22Ligue 1341220—7543172022–23Ligue 142———42Total381420—754719Nice2022–23Ligue 1331310—10344162023–24Ligue 134541—003862024–25Ligue 1281130—503611Total952981—15311833Career total415120269742811476144
Honours Bordeaux Coupe Gambardella: 2013
Individual UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: November 2021
References
External links Profile at the OGC Nice website