Nolan Roux

Nolan Roux
Roux playing for Lille
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-01) 1 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Compiègne, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1999–2002 Caen
2002–2004 Beauvais
2004–2008 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Lens 1 (0)
2009–2012 Brest 80 (25)
2012–2015 Lille 112 (30)
2015–2017 Saint-Étienne 50 (13)
2017–2018 Metz 35 (15)
2018–2020 Guingamp 46 (6)
2020–2021 Nîmes 26 (2)
2021–2023 Châteauroux 48 (6)
Total 398 (97)
International career
2010 France U21 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023

Nolan Roux (born 1 March 1988) is a former French professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a former French youth international, having previously played for the France under-21 team.

Club career

Roux scored 15 goals in 34 games for Brest in Ligue 2 during the 2009–2010 season and 6 goals in 28 games in Ligue 1 during the 2010–11 season.

On 21 January 2012, he joined defending champions Lille from Brest on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[1]

In 2015, Roux left Lille to sign a three-year deal with Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne.[2]

On 20 July 2017, he signed a three-year deal to join league rivals Metz for an undisclosed fee.[3] In the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Roux scored 15 goals for Metz despite the club finishing last and being relegated to Ligue 2.[4]

On 19 June 2018, Roux signed a two-year deal to join Guingamp.[5]

On 1 May 2024, Roux officially announced his retirement.[6]

International career

Roux was a French youth international having made his debut with the under-21 team on 2 March 2010. He has scored twice in two appearances.

Career statistics

As of May 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Continental[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens 2008–09 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Brest 2009–10 Ligue 2 34 15 1 1 1 0 — 36 16
2010–11 Ligue 1 28 6 0 0 1 0 — 29 6
2011–12 18 4 1 0 1 2 — 20 6
Total 80 25 2 1 3 2 0 0 85 28
Lille 2011–12 Ligue 1 17 5 1 1 0 0 — 18 6
2012–13 32 7 2 2 2 1 8 0 44 10
2013–14 30 9 2 1 1 0 — 33 10
2014–15 33 9 1 0 1 0 8 1 43 10
Total 112 30 6 4 4 1 16 1 138 36
Saint-Étienne 2015–16 Ligue 1 29 9 4 0 0 0 11 2 44 11
2016–17 21 4 2 0 0 0 10 1 33 5
Total 50 13 6 0 0 0 21 3 77 16
Metz 2017–18 Ligue 1 35 15 2 1 1 0 — 38 16
Guingamp 2018–19 Ligue 1 26 2 3 1 2 0 — 31 3
2019–20 Ligue 2 14 2 1 0 1 0 — 16 2
Total 40 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 47 5
Nîmes 2019–20 Ligue 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 — 7 2
2020–21 19 0 1 0 0 0 — 20 0
Total 26 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 2
Châteauroux 2021–22 Championnat National 25 3 0 0 0 0 — 25 3
2022–23 23 3 1 0 0 0 — 24 3
Total 48 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 6
Career total 392 95 22 7 11 3 37 4 462 109
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Personal life

Nolan is the son of former professional footballer Bruno Roux.

Honours

Guingamp

References

  1. ^ "Ligue1.com - Roux joins Lille". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ "St Etienne sign Nolan Roux from Lille". ESPN FC. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Official | Nolan Roux signs 3-year-deal with FC Metz". Get French Football News. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. ^ White, Eric; Devin, Adam (23 May 2018). "It's the Adam and Erics 2018! The complete review of the Ligue 1 season". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Nolan Roux signe à Guingamp". L'Équipe. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Nolan Roux annonce sa retraite". L'Équipe (in French). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ Nolan Roux at Soccerway
  8. ^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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