Nicolas Pays

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Nicolas Pays
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 18
Youth career
–2015 US Blavozy
2015–2018 Le Puy
2018–2022 Clermont
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Clermont B 8 (1)
2022–2023 US Blavozy
2023–2025 Le Puy 36 (8)
2025– Montpellier 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025

Nicolas Pays (born 7 July 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 2 club Montpellier. [1]

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Career

Born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Pays grew up in the nearby commune of Blavozy, where he played for local team US Blavozy. [2] In 2015, he signed for Le Puy, before joining the academy of Clermont in 2018. [3] He went on to play for Clermont's reserve side in the Championnat National 3 prior to returning to his hometown club US Blavozy for the 2022–23 Régional 1 season. [4] In 2023, Pays returned to Championnat National 2 club Le Puy. [3]

On 21 December 2024, in the round of 64 of the Coupe de France, Pays scored in a 4–0 Le Puy victory over Ligue 1 club Montpellier. [5] His performance impressed Montpellier head coach Jean-Louis Gasset. [4] On 29 January 2025, Pays signed for Montpellier for no transfer fee. [6] [4] He made his Montpellier and Ligue 1 debut as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Strasbourg on 9 February 2025. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clermont B 2021–22 National 3 81———81
Le Puy 2023–24 CFA 2 21572——287
2024–25 CFA 215363——216
Total368135——4913
Montpellier 2024–25 Ligue 1 90———90
Career total53913500006614

Honours

US Blavozy

References

  1. ↑ Nicolas Pays at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Qui est Nicolas Pays, la nouvelle recrue du MHSC ?". AllezPaillade.com (in French). OneFootball. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Nicolas Pays : de Panassac à Massot" (in French). Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Georgeault, Nicolas (29 January 2025). "Nicolas Pays, le numéro 10 du Puy Foot, va rejoindre Montpellier en Ligue 1". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Jacquet, Lucas (28 January 2025). "Nicolas Pays va s'engager avec un club de Ligue 1 et quitter Le Puy Foot". L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Nicolas Pays rejoint le MHSC !" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Jacquet, Lucas (9 February 2025). "Football : Nicolas Pays (ex-Puy Foot) a disputé son premier match de Ligue 1 avec le MHSC". L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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