Jean-Baptiste Léo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Baptiste Léo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France[2] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panserraikos | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Sochaux B | 62 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sochaux | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | AO Chania Kissamikos | 28 | (8) |
| 2018–2021 | PAS Giannina | 57 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | Riga | 20 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | PAS Giannina | 41 | (1) |
| 2025– | Panserraikos | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Saint Martin | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 15 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Jean-Baptiste Léo (born 3 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Panserraikos. Born in Metropolitan France, he plays for the Saint Martin national team.
Club career
Sochaux
Léo's career started with Sochaux.
PAS Giannina
On 22 May 2018, PAS Giannina officially announced Léo's transfer from AO Chania Kissamikos, until the summer of 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[3] On 15 September 2018, he led PAS Giannina to their first three-point haul of the fledgling Super League season, as they defeated Apollon Smyrnis 2–1 at the Georgios Kamaras Stadium.[4] With the club of Ioannina he won the Football League: 2019–20 and got promoted to the Super League Greece. He scored 10 goals and been the second top scorer together with the team mate Sandi Križman.
Riga
Léo transferred to Riga FC on 3 March 2021.[5] On 10 June 2022, he was released by the club.[6]
Return to PAS Giannina
On 26 July 2022, he signed again for PAS Giannina.[7]
International career
Léo being of Saint-Martinois descent, he made his debut for the Saint Martin national team on 12 October 2024 against Saint Lucia national team for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 February 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux B | 2013–14 | Championnat de France Amateur | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | |||
| Sochaux | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| AO Chania Kissamikos | 2017–18 | Football League | 28 | 8 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | |
| PAS Giannina | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Super League Greece 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 10 | |||
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 54 | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 60 | 14 | ||||
| Riga | 2021 | Latvian Higher League | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||||
| PAS Giannina | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 166 | 25 | 8 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 175 | 25 | |||
- ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearance in the Greek Cup
Honours
PAS Giannina
Individual
- Super League Greece 2 runner-up top scorer: 2019–20 (10 goals)
References
- ^ "France - J. Leo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "L'odyssée grecque de Jean-Baptiste Léo". footballski.fr. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Νεα Μεταγραφη Στην Ομαδα Μας o Jean-baptiste Léo" [New Signing to Our Team: Jean-Baptiste Léo]. PAS Giannina (in Greek). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Απόλλων Σμύρνης - ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1-2" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Car.gr ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: Η Ρίγα ανακοίνωσε τον Λεό (pic)". 3 March 2021.
- ^ "THANK YOU, LEO!". Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "WELCOME BACK LEO". 26 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=740640
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Léo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2017.