Arnaud Nordin

Arnaud Nordin

Nordin with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Arnaud Dominique Nordin [1]
Date of birth	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward winger
Team information
Current team	Rennes (on loan from Mainz 05)
Number	70
Youth career
2006–2011	FC Gobelins
2011–2013	Créteil
2013–2016	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Saint-Étienne B	34	(11)
2015–2022	Saint-Étienne	126	(14)
2017–2018	→ Nancy (loan)	27	(4)
2018	→ Nancy B (loan)	2	(0)
2022–2025	Montpellier	72	(18)
2025–	Mainz 05	20	(0)
2026–	→ Rennes (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	France U16	12	(8)
2016	France U18	3	(0)
2016–2017	France U19	4	(1)
2019–2020	France U21	7	(1)
2021	France Olympic	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 17 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 July 2021

Arnaud Dominique Nordin (born 17 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 1 club Rennes on loan from Bundesliga club Mainz 05. ^[3]

Club career

Nordin is a youth exponent from Saint-Étienne. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 September 2016 against Lille. ^[4]

On 13 June 2022, Nordin signed a pre-contract agreement to join Ligue 1 side Montpellier upon the expiration of his Saint-Étienne contract on 1 July 2022. He chose the number 7 shirt at the club. ^[5]

On 28 January 2025, Nordin moved to Germany and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Mainz 05. ^[6] A transfer fee of €1 million was reported. ^[7]

On 2 February 2026, Nordin returned to Ligue 1, joining Stade Rennais on loan from FSV Mainz 05 for the remainder of the season, after having struggled for consistent playing time in the Bundesliga. ^[8]

Personal life

Nordin was born in metropolitan France and is of Martiniquais and Malagasy descent. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 January 2026 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saint-Étienne B	2015–16	CFA 2	17	2	—		—		—		—		17	2
	2016–17	CFA 2	13	5	—		—		—		—		13	5
	2018–19	National 2	3	3	—		—		—		—		3	3
	2019–20	National 2	1	1	—		—		—		—		1	1
	Total		34	11	—		—		—		—		34	11
Saint-Étienne	2016–17	Ligue 1	15	2	1	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	—		19	2
	2018–19	Ligue 1	25	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		27	3
	2019–20	Ligue 1	18	1	3	2	1	0	6 [c]	0	—		28	3
	2020–21	Ligue 1	32	4	1	0	—		—		—		33	4
	2021–22	Ligue 1	36	4	3	2	—		—		2 [d]	0	41	6
	Total		126	14	9	4	3	0	8	0	2	0	148	18
Nancy (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	27	4	2	1	1	1	—		—		30	6
Nancy B (loan)	2017–18	National 3	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Montpellier	2022–23	Ligue 1	36	9	1	0	—		—		—		37	9
	2023–24	Ligue 1	20	5	1	0	—		—		—		21	5
	2024–25	Ligue 1	16	4	1	0	—		—		—		17	4
	Total		72	18	3	0	—		—		—		75	18
Mainz 05	2024–25	Bundesliga	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2025–26	Bundesliga	14	0	2	0	—		4 [e]	0	—		20	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	—		4	0	—		26	0
Career total			281	47	16	5	4	1	12	0	2	0	315	53

1. Includes Coupe de France
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20 ^[10]

References

1. "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. "Arnaud Nordin". Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
3. Arnaud Nordin at Soccerway. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
4. "Saint-Étienne vs. Lille - 25 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
5. "Arnaud Nordin rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
6. "Arnaud Nordin joins from Montpellier". Mainz 05. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
7. "Official | Montpellier leading goalscorer Arnaud Nordin joins Mainz - Get French Football News". 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
8. "Mercato : l'attaquant Arnaud Nordin prêté par Mayence au Stade Rennais". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
9. "Un jeune Antillais parle du centre de formation de l'ASSE" [A young Antillais speaks about the ASSE youth academy]. globallfoot.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
10. "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian . 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links

• Arnaud Nordin at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Arnaud Nordin at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Saint-Étienne profile Archived 2019-06-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French)