Jean-Louis Leca

Jean-Louis Leca
	Leca in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	21 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bastia, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Furiani-Agliani
	Bastia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Bastia B
2004–2008	Bastia
2008–2013	Valenciennes B
2009–2013	Valenciennes
2013–2014	Bastia B
2013–2017	Bastia
2017–2018	Ajaccio
2018–2024	Lens
2024	Lens B
Total
International career
	Corsica
	*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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bastia	2005–06	Ligue 2	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	2006–07	Ligue 2	15	0	—		—		—		—		15	0
	2007–08	Ligue 2	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
	Total		32	0	—		—		—		—		32	0
Valenciennes	2008–09	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2009–10	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2010–11	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2012–13	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		3	0
Valenciennes B	2011–12	CFA 2	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2012–13	CFA 2	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
Bastia B	2013–14	National 3	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2014–15	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Bastia	2013–14	Ligue 1	9	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	34	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
	2016–17	Ligue 1	34	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		35	0
	Total		80	0	2	0	4	0	—		—		66	0
Ajaccio	2017–18	Ligue 2	33	0	0	0	0	0	—		1^[b]	0	34	0
Lens	2018–19	Ligue 2	38	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		40	0
	2019–20	Ligue 2	27	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		27	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	37	0	0	0	—		—		—		37	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	27	0	1	0	—		—		—		28	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	1	0	4	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	Total		131	0	6	0	1	0	—		—		138	0
Lens B	2023–24	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Career total			286	0	8	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	302	0