Julien Le Cardinal (born 3 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Saint-Étienne.
Career Julien Le Cardinal made his first appearances in Ligue 2 with Bastia in 2019.
On 15 November 2022, Le Cardinal signed for Ligue 1 club Lens on a contract until 2025. The transfer fee paid to Paris FC was reportedly of €2.3 million, with an additional €300,000 in bonuses. Lens had signed Le Cardinal in a "joker" transfer, a type of transfer allowed by the Ligue de Football Professionnel outside the regular transfer window dates. He was given the number 25 jersey.
On 1 July 2024, Le Cardinal signed for Ligue 1 club Brest on a permanent transfer after he had been on loan during the season. Media reports quoted a transfer fee of €1.7 million.
On 2 February 2026, Le Cardinal moved to Saint-Étienne in Ligue 2.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCoupe de FranceEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStade Briochin2015–16CFA 22000—202016–17CFA 26000—602017–18National 216120—1812018–19National 228300—283Total52420—464Bastia2019–20National 219300—1932020–21National24100—2412021–22Ligue 231241—353Total74641—787Paris FC2022–23Ligue 213100—131Lens2022–23Ligue 18030—1102023–24Ligue 12000—20Total10030—130Lens B2022–23National 310——10Brest (loan)2023–24Ligue 112030—150Brest2024–25Ligue 1900031121Career total171111213118612
Honours Stade Briochin Championnat de France Amateur 2: 2016–17
Bastia Championnat National: 2020–21
References
External links SC Bastia profile