Clément Lenglet

Nancy

Born in Beauvais, Oise, Lenglet grew up in Fresneaux-Montchevreuil. He made his Ligue 2 debut with Nancy on 27 September 2013 in a goalless home draw against AC Arles-Avignon entering the field after 32 minutes for Rémi Walter. He made 34 appearances over the 2015–16 season as Nancy won the second-division title. He scored his first goal for the team on 29 January 2016, equalising in a 3–1 home win over Clermont. He was sent off on 12 February for conceding a penalty with a foul on Serhou Guirassy in a 2–2 draw at Auxerre. On 25 April, he finished Benoît Pedretti's corner kick for the only goal of a win over Sochaux at the Stade Marcel Picot, winning his team promotion to Ligue 1 after a three-year absence. In the first half of the 2016–17 season, he made 18 starting appearances in Ligue 1 for Nancy.

Sevilla

On 4 January 2017, Lenglet moved to Spain, signing a deal with La Liga side Sevilla until 2021. The transfer fee paid to Nancy was €5 million. He was brought in to replace compatriot Timothée Kolodziejczak, who had joined Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his debut for the Andalusians eight days later in a 3–3 home draw with Real Madrid in the last 16 of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey (6–3 aggregate loss). On 15 January he made his league debut against the same opponents in a 2–1 win at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium that ended their 40-match unbeaten run in all competitions. He played 17 of their league fixtures in the second half of the season. On…

On 21 May 2019, Lenglet was called up to the French senior team by Didier Deschamps for a friendly match against Bolivia as well as two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying ones gainst Andorra and Turkey, all of which were held in early June of the same year. He made his debut in a 4–0 away victory against Andorra on 11 June, and scored his first goal in the 3–0 victory of the same match on 10 September. Upon being selected for UEFA Euro 2020, Deschamps brought Lenglet in for the last 16 match against Switzerland to play an untested 3–5–2 formation due to injuries for left-backs Lucas Hernandez and Lucas Digne. France unexpectedly lost on penalties after a 3–3 draw, with Lenglet widely blamed for the first goal, in which Haris Seferovic beat him to a header. He was replaced at half-time by Kingsley Coman.

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026

International

As of match played 5 June 2025

As of match played 5 June 2025 France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lenglet goal

As a boy, Lenglet was a fan of Paris Saint-Germain. Occasionally, his father took him to the Camp des Loges to watch training sessions. Lenglet says he remembers seeing “Ronaldinho, Pauleta, and other big players who made history.” Lenglet's younger brother, Corentin, is a full-back. He transferred from Nancy to Sevilla in the same deal, and spent one season in the C-team in Tercera División. In April 2023, Lenglet participated in a $20 million investment fund for the upcoming free-to-play football video game Goals.