Thomas Delaine

Not to be confused with Thomas Delaney.

Thomas Delaine

Delaine in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lens, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
2001–2010	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Lens II	103	(10)
2015–2017	Arras	55	(0)
2017–2018	Paris FC	40	(0)
2018–2022	Metz	101	(4)
2022–2025	Strasbourg	46	(1)
2025–2026	Le Havre	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026

Thomas Delaine (born 24 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Delaine spent years in the lower divisions of France and considered quitting football for a career in gardening, before signing his first professional contract with Paris FC in the Ligue 2. ^[1] Delaine made his professional debut with Paris FC in a Ligue 2 0–0 tie with Clermont Foot on 28 July 2017. ^[2]

On 25 May 2022, Delaine signed a three-year deal with Strasbourg. ^[3]

On 13 July 2025, Delaine moved to Le Havre on a two-year contract. ^[4] On 9 January 2026, he left Le Havre by mutual consent. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens II	2013–14	Championnat National 2	19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	2014–15	Championnat National 2	19	1	—		—		—		19	1
	2015–16	Championnat National 2	26	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2016–17	Championnat National 2	29	0	—		—		—		29	0
	Total		93	3	—		—		—		93	3
Arras	2015–16	Championnat National	26	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2016–17	Championnat National	29	0	—		—		—		29	0
	Total		55	0	—		—		—		55	0
Paris FC	2017–18	Ligue 2	36	0	2	0	0	0	—		38	0
	2018–19	Ligue 2	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		5	0
	Total		40	0	2	0	1	0	—		43	0
Metz	2018–19	Ligue 2	36	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	24	3	3	0	—		0	0	28	3
	2021–22	Ligue 1	29	1	0	0	—		0	0	29	1
	Total		101	4	6	0	—		0	0	107	4
Strasbourg	2022–23	Ligue 1	17	0	0	0	—		0	0	17	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	27	1	2	0	—		0	0	29	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		46	1	2	0	—		0	0	48	1
Le Havre	2025–26	Ligue 1	5	0	1	0	—		—		0
Career total			340	8	11	0	1	0	0	0	352	8

Notes

References

1. "Thomas Delaine : " Au RC Lens, j'étais démoralisé " - Lensois.com". 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
2. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Paris FC / Clermont Foot". www.lfp.fr.
3. "THOMAS DELAINE : « VIVRE DE GRANDS MOMENTS »" (in French). Strasbourg. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
4. "Thomas Delaine nouveau Ciel&Marine !" [Thomas Delaine new Ciel&Marine!] (in French). Le Havre AC. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
5. "Départ de Thomas Delaine" [Thomas Delaine's departure] (in French). Le Havre AC. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

External links

• Thomas Delaine at Soccerway
• Thomas Delaine – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Thomas Delaine at L'Équipe Football (in French)