J. Le Cardinal · career
Julien Le Cardinal
Center Back · Saint Etienne · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/224 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 109 appearances with 8 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Bastia — Season rating 49, 2 goals and 2 assists in 31 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 32 points at Bastia. Form is on a climb — up 15 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 16 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Ligue 2) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Saint Etienne | 11 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 33 |
| 2025/26 | Stade Brestois 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Stade Brestois 29 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | Stade Brestois 29Loan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | Lens | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Lens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Lens II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Paris FC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | Bastia | 31 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 49 |
| 2020/21 | Bastia | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | Bastia | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Stade Briochin | 28 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Stade Briochin | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Stade Briochin | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Stade Briochin | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
National 1×2Ligue 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | 11 | 927 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Ligue 1at Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 327 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Coupe de Franceat Stade Brestois 29 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
14 played29 not in squad· 1133 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H Servette FC | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Paris FC | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cagliari | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Ligue 2 | A Laval | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Ligue 2 | H Rodez | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Ligue 2 | A Boulogne | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Ligue 2 | H Grenoble | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Ligue 2 | A Clermont Foot | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Ligue 2 | H Reims | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | Ligue 2 | A Amiens | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Ligue 2 | H Guingamp | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Ligue 2 | A Montpellier | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Ligue 2 | H Le Mans | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Ligue 2 | A Annecy | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | Ligue 2 | H PAU | 6-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Ligue 2 | A RED Star FC 93 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Ligue 2 | A Estac Troyes | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | Coupe de France | A Quetigny | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Ligue 2 | H Nancy | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Coupe de France | H Ecotay Moingt | 11-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Ligue 2 | A Dunkerque | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Ligue 2 | H Bastia | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 21 | Coupe de France | A Nice | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Ligue 2 | A Le Mans | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Ligue 2 | H Clermont Foot | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Ligue 2 | A Reims | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Ligue 2 | H Boulogne | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Ligue 2 | H Montpellier | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Feb 14 | Ligue 2 | A Guingamp | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | Ligue 2 | H Laval | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | Ligue 2 | A PAU | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 7 | Ligue 2 | H RED Star FC 93 | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 14 | Ligue 2 | A Grenoble | 0-0 | Played | 80 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 21 | Ligue 2 | H Annecy | 4-0 | Played | 64 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 4 | Ligue 2 | A Nancy | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | Ligue 2 | H Dunkerque | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 18 | Ligue 2 | A Bastia | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | Ligue 2 | H Estac Troyes | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Ligue 2 | A Rodez | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 9 | Ligue 2 | H Amiens | 5-0 | Played | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| May 15 | Ligue 1 | H Rodez | 0-0 | Played | 71 | 7.5 | ||
| May 26 | Ligue 1 | H Nice | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| May 29 | Ligue 1 | A Nice | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 7.3 |