Johann Lepenant
 Lepenant playing for FC Nantes in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Johann Théo Tom Lepenant[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 October 2002[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Granville, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Granville | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Caen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Caen II | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Caen | 54 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Lyon | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Nantes (loan) | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nantes | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | France U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U21 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 3 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Johann Théo Tom Lepenant (born 22 October 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes.[4]
Club career
[edit]Lepenant was born in Granville, Manche,[2] and made his professional debut for Caen on 12 September 2020.[5]
On 22 June 2022, Lepenant signed for Lyon on a five-year deal.[6]
On 10 August 2024, Lepenant signed for Nantes on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent for a fee in the region of €2.5 million.[7] His permanent transfer to Nantes was made official on 3 July 2025.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 17 May 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen II | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | National 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Caen | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 0 | |||
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Lyon B | 2023–24 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nantes (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| Career total | 131 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 3 | ||
Honours
[edit]France Olympic
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[9]
Orders
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Johann Lepenant". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Johann Lepenant". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ a b Johann Lepenant at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Football - Ligue 2. Le SM Caen confirme son nouvel élan en battant Rodez 3-0". actu.fr (in French). 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Johann Lepenant s'engage 5 saisons avec l'OL". ol.fr. Olympique Lyon. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Official | Johann Lepenant joins Nantes from Lyon - Get French Football News". 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Official | Johann Lepenant joins Nantes from Lyon - Get French Football News". 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 23 September 2024 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2024 (227). 24 September 2024. PRER2420330D. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Olympique Lyonnais website
- Johann Lepenant at the French Football Federation (in French)
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Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Granville, Manche
- Footballers from Manche
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- FC Nantes players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers for France
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Brittany