Pierre Lees-Melou

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Pierre Lees-Melou
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Lees-Melou playing for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Pierre Lees-Melou [1]
Date of birth (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Langon, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brest
Number 20
Youth career
1998–2003 Pierre Monsoise
2003–2009 Bordeaux
2009–2010 Langon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Langon 2 (0)
2012 Mérignac-Arlac
2013–2015 Lège-Cap-Ferret  [ fr ] 50 (13)
2015–2017 Dijon 48 (9)
2017–2021 Nice 119 (16)
2021–2022 Norwich City 33 (1)
2022– Brest 61 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Pierre Lees-Melou (born 25 May 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest.

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Career

Dijon

Born in Langon, Gironde, Lees-Melou started his career with Lège-Cap-Ferret  [ fr ] in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 before sealing a move to Dijon in 2015. He played 16 games (split equally between starts and substitute appearances) as they earned promotion from Ligue 2 in his first season, while also playing in the fifth division with the reserve team. He scored his first two professional goals in April in wins over Clermont and Paris FC, and assisted the opening goal against Ajaccio that earned promotion on the final day. [2]

In the 2016–17 Ligue 1, Lees-Melou scored 7 goals in 32 games as the team survived in 16th place. On 27 August, he came off the bench to score the final goal of a 4–2 comeback win at home to Lyon. [2]

Nice

In June 2017, Lees-Melou signed a four-year deal with Nice, worth around €5 million. [3] He made his debut on 26 July, starting in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, a 1–1 home draw with Ajax. [4] After being eliminated in the play-offs by Napoli, the team competed in the UEFA Europa League, and he played all but one game in a run to the last 32. [2]

In September 2020, having played over 100 games for Nice, Lees-Melou's contract was extended for one year. [5] His four season-stay ended with 140 games and 18 goals. [2]

Norwich City

On 13 July 2021, Lees-Melou signed a three-year deal with Norwich City for a fee of under £6 million, ahead of the team's return to the Premier League. [6] He scored his first goal the following 10 April, opening a 2–0 home win over relegation rivals Burnley; after the game, striker Teemu Pukki said that he would be crucial for the rest of the season. [7]

Brest

On 23 July 2022, Lees-Melou signed for Ligue 1 side Brest on a three-year contract with an option for a further year. Norwich City received a reported €2.3 million transfer fee and a 10% sell-on clause. [8] In November 2023, he extended his contract with Brest until June 2027. [9]

In February 2024, he was named Ligue 1 player of the month. [10] A month later, he was invited by French national coach Didier Deschamps for the friendly matches in March; however, he declined the call-up, stating that "the step is too high." [11] He was eventually named in the Team of the Year for the 2023–24 season, producing the highest number of possessions won in over 269 occasions. [12] By the end of that season, Brest secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 June 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lège-Cap-Ferret  [ fr ] 2013–14 CFA 2 24300——243
2014–15 CFA 2261000——2610
Total501300——5013
Dijon B 2015–16 CFA 272———72
Dijon 2015–16 Ligue 2 1621010—182
2016–17 Ligue 1 3271010—347
Total4892020—529
Nice 2017–18 Ligue 1345002011 [lower-alpha 3] 0475
2018–19 Ligue 13020010—312
2019–20 Ligue 12652011—296
2020–21 Ligue 129421—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0335
Total11916414113014018
Norwich City 2021–22 Premier League 3313010—371
Brest 2022–23 Ligue 132521——346
2023–24 Ligue 129420——314
Total61941——6510
Career total318501327113035153
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Freezer, David (13 July 2021). "PROFILE: City new boy went from non-league to Champions League". Pink Un. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mercato. Nice : Pierre Lees-Melou va s'engager 4 ans" [Transfer market. Nice: Pierre Lees-Melou will join for 4 years]. Ouest-France (in French). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Nice: Lees-Melou et Srarfi titulaires contre l'Ajax" [Nice: Lees-Melou and Srarfi starters against Ajax] (in French). beIN Sports. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Bacquié, Maxime (18 September 2020). "Pierre Lees-Melou prolonge son contrat avec l'OGC Nice" [Pierre Lees-Melou extends his contract with OGC Nice] (in French). France Bleu . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Bailey, Michael (13 July 2021). "Norwich sign Nice midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou". The Athletic . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Lees-Melou, Le Douaron et Del Castillo prolongent à Brest" (in French). L'Équipe. 17 November 2023.
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  12. 1 2 "Trophées UNFP : sept joueurs du PSG dans l'équipe type de la saison 2023-2024 en Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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