Gaëtan Laborde (born 3 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi First Division League club Al-Diriyah. He played for the France national youth teams up to France U20 level.
 Laborde with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mont-de-Marsan, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Diriyah | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Stade Montois | ||
| 2008–2011 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Bordeaux II | 50 | (8) |
| 2013–2018 | Bordeaux | 58 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | → Red Star (loan) | 24 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | → Brest (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Clermont (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2018–2021 | Montpellier | 106 | (36) |
| 2021–2022 | Rennes | 38 | (14) |
| 2022–2025 | Nice | 95 | (29) |
| 2025– | Al-Diriyah | 26 | (24) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | France U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2011 | France U18 | 5 | (4) |
| 2013 | France U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | France U20 | 5 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editLaborde started his career at Stade Montois before joining Bordeaux in 2008. He won the 2013 Coupe Gambardella with Bordeaux, scoring the winning goal in the final against Sedan.[2]
On 16 August 2018, Laborde joined Ligue 1 rivals Montpellier HSC on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €3 million plus bonuses.[3] A day later, Bordeaux's manager Gus Poyet was suspended by his club following an outburst in which he criticised the sale of Laborde.[4]
After 3 seasons at Montpellier HSC in which he scored 39 goals across 118 games, Laborde signed for Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais F.C. on 31 August 2021. His only season at Rennes was moderately successful, in which he scored 19 goals in 47 matches across all competitions.
On 1 September 2022, Nice signed Laborde from Rennes for €15 million on a contract until 30 June 2026. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 2 October 2022.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 May 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux B | 2011–12 | CFA | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
| 2015–16 | CFA | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 8 | — | — | — | 50 | 8 | |||||
| Bordeaux | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 42 | 13 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 58 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 19 | ||
| Red Star (loan) | 2013–14 | Championnat National | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 14 | |
| Brest (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |
| Clermont (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 8 | |
| Montpellier | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 11 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 18 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| Total | 106 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 118 | 39 | |||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 5 | 43 | 17 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 5 | 47 | 19 | |||
| Nice | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 3 | 44 | 16 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Total | 95 | 29 | 8 | 1 | — | 15 | 3 | 118 | 33 | |||
| Career total | 415 | 120 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 476 | 144 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Gaëtan Laborde". Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Coupe Gambardella 2013". Youtube.com. Fédération Française de Football.
- ↑ "Transferts : Gaëtan Laborde s'engage officiellement à Montpellier". L'Équipe (in French). 16 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ Holyman, Ian (18 August 2018). "Bordeaux coach Gustavo Poyet faces sack over striker sale rant". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ Gaëtan Laborde at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Gaën Laborde, joueur du mois de novembre de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats !" [Gaën Laborde, player of the month for November in Ligue 1 Uber Eats!] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at the OGC Nice website
- Gaëtan Laborde at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Gaëtan Laborde – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
