Paul Nardi

Paul Nardi

Nardi with Queens Park Rangers in 2025.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Vesoul, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Queens Park Rangers
Number	1
Youth career
2000–2003	AS de Vaivre et Montoille
2003–2006	Vesoul Haute-Saône
2006–2013	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Nancy B	30	(0)
2013–2014	Nancy	33	(0)
2014–2019	Monaco	2	(0)
2014–2015	→ Nancy (loan)	29	(0)
2016	→ Rennes (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2019	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	73	(0)
2019–2022	Lorient	73	(0)
2022–2024	Gent	41	(0)
2024	Jong Gent	1	(0)
2024–	Queens Park Rangers	39	(0)
International career
2011	France U17	1	(0)
2011	France U18	1	(0)
2012	France U19	1	(0)
2013–2014	France U20	5	(0)
2015	France U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Paul Nardi (born 18 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. ^[1]

Career

Nancy

Nardi is a youth exponent from Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut at 13 September 2013 against Créteil-Lusitanos. He never left the starting eleven since then. ^[2]

Monaco

On 7 June 2014, Nardi joined Monaco, for a fee of £2.5 million. He returned to Nancy on loan for the 2014–15 season. ^[3]

Loans

Nardi with Rennes in 2016.

On 22 June 2016, he joined Rennes on a 1-year loan, with an option to buy. ^[4] On 2 January 2017, Nardi and Rennes agreed a loan termination, and he joined Cercle Brugge on a two and a half season loan. ^[5]

Lorient

On 23 July 2019, Nardi joined Lorient on a four-year deal. ^[6]

Gent

On 31 August 2022, Nardi joined Belgian First Division A club Gent on a two-year deal. ^[7]

Queens Park Rangers

On 27 June 2024, Nardi agreed to join English Championship side Queens Park Rangers. ^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 January 2025 ^[9]

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
Nancy II	2010–11	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2011–12		8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
	2012–13		17	0	—		—		—		—		17	0
	2013–14		3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	Total		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
Nancy	2013–14	Ligue 2	33	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
Nancy (loan)	2014–15	Ligue 2	29	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
Monaco II	2015–16	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Monaco	2015–16	Ligue 1	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Rennes II (loan)	2016–17	CFA	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Rennes (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Cercle Brugge (loan)	2016–17	Belgian First Division B	14	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	14	0
	2017–18		29	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	30	0
	2018–19 [10]	Belgian First Division A	38	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	38	0
	Total		81	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	82	0
Lorient	2019–20	Ligue 2	28	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		31	0
	2020–21 [11]	Ligue 1	23	0	0	0	—		—		—		23	0
	2021–22 [12]		22	0	0	0	—		—		—		22	0
	Total		73	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		76	0
Gent	2022–23 [13]	Belgian Pro League	30	0	0	0	—		5	0	0	0	35	0
	2023–24 [14]		11	0	0	0	—		3	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		41	0	0	0	—		8	0	0	0	49	0
Queens Park Rangers	2024-25 [15]	Championship	26	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	26	0
Career total			318	0	9	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	338	0

1. Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
2. Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2014

References

1. "France - P. Nardi - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
2. "Nancy vs. Creteil - 13 September 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
3. "Monaco sign Nancy goalkeeper Nardi". Sports Mole. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
4. "Paul Nardi prêté au Stade Rennais / NEWS / AS Monaco Football / Chaines - MC Channel - Chaines vidéos de Monaco". www.monacochannel.mc. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
5. "OFFICIEL : Nardi quitte Rennes et Monaco le prête à Bruges". fr.besoccer.com (in French). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
6. Mihaitalazarica (23 July 2019). "PAUL NARDI, QUATRE ANS CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
7. Mihaitalazarica (31 August 2022). "BIENVENUE PAUL NARDI" (in Dutch). Gent. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
8. "QPR sign goalkeeper Paul Nardi". www.qpr.co.uk. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
9. Paul Nardi at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 August 2017.
10. "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
11. "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
12. "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
13. "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
14. "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
15. "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

• Anthony Ribelin (Montpellier) et Paul Nardi (Monaco) à Rennes (officiel)‚ lequipe.fr, 21 June 2016

External links

• Paul Nardi at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Paul Nardi at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)