Léo Leroy

Following his move to Preston, Leroy's current-season form is level with last season (Season 30→30), while his Rating held around 42. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Preston · 20th	2	0	0	6.55	42	30
2026/27	FC Basel 1893	2	0	0	6.6	—	—
2025/26	FC Basel 1893 · 4th	35	1	1	6.92	41	30
2024/25	FC Basel 1893	37	3	3	7.06	—	—
2023/24	Montpellier · 12th	21	0	1	6.51	66	10
2022/23	Montpellier · 12th	33	0	0	6.69	69	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

L. Leroy is a 26-year-old central midfielder at FC Basel 1893, rated 40.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (79.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leroy.

On the season, Leroy graded 30 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.886 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 26 Leroy is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Leroy is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

40.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

30.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

79.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.89

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Basel 1893 finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.89

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 79.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 40.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %79.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.033

Assists / 900.033

Goal contribution / 900.066

Defensive actions / 903.886

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.299

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 26, Leroy sits on 9.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Leroy's projected Rating — 40.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles65

Interceptions41

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

PrestonAug 2026 – now

FC Basel 1893Jul 2024 – Aug 2026

MontpellierJun 2021 – Jul 2024

Chateaurouxuntil Jun 2021

About L. Leroy

Léo Leroy is a 26-year-old central midfielder who plays for Preston, born on February 14, 2000 in Marseille, standing 187 cm tall. He is from France. Preston currently sit 20th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, L. Leroy has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 104 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

L. Leroy's next match is on August 26, 2026, when Preston face Everton at home in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Leroy at 40.8 with a Season form score of 30.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super League and the Schweizer Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, L. Leroy has totalled 225 club appearances with 10 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for FC Basel 1893.

L. Leroy's career has also included time at FC Basel 1893, Montpellier and Chateauroux.

On the international stage, L. Leroy has represented France U19 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.