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FC Lorient

FC Lorient

France · Ligue 1 · Ligue 1
Squad size26
Avg age25.3
Nations20
Latest season2023
Squad value €67.95m

About FC Lorient

Football Club Lorient, commonly referred to as FC Lorient, is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, having been promoted from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2024–25 season. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade Yves Allainmat, named after the former mayor of Lorient. The stadium is surnamed Stade du Moustoir because of its location within the city. The team is managed by Olivier Pantaloni.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size26active players
Avg age25.3years
Domestic11France
Foreigners1558% of squad
EU passport15non-EU: 11
Nationalities20different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
5
18–22
12
23–26
6
27–30
3
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (12%)
DEF
8 (31%)
MID
8 (31%)
FWD
7 (27%)
85% foreign players
22 of 26
26.1y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
8 Midfielders
7 Attackers
35 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
277 players ever
€950k biggest signing ever
€9.00m biggest sale ever
22 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Isaak Touré Defender - Centre-Back 23 France Cote d'Ivoire left 206.00m 2028-06-30 €7.00m
Montassar Talbi Defender - Centre-Back 27 Tunisia France right 190.00m 2027-06-30 €6.00m
Arthur Avom Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Cameroon right 173.00m 2026-06-30 €5.00m
Mohamed Bamba Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Cote d'Ivoire Guinea right 185.00m 2028-06-30 €5.00m
Bamo Meïté Defender - Centre-Back 24 Cote d'Ivoire France right 184.00m 2026-06-30 €4.00m
Darlin Yongwa Defender - Left-Back 25 Cameroon left 177.00m 2026-06-30 €4.00m
Pablo Pagis Attack - Centre-Forward 23 France both 180.00m 2027-06-30 €3.50m
Bamba Dieng Attack - Centre-Forward 26 Senegal right 178.00m 2026-06-30 €3.00m
Dermane Karim Midfield - Defensive Midfield 22 Togo right 193.00m 2026-06-30 €3.00m
Yvon Mvogo Goalkeeper 31 Switzerland Cameroon right 190.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Jean-Victor Makengo Midfield - Central Midfield 27 France DR Congo left 177.00m 2027-06-30 €2.50m
Joel Mvuka Attack - Right Winger 23 Norway right 176.00m 2027-06-30 €2.50m
Laurent Abergel Midfield - Defensive Midfield 33 France right 170.00m 2029-06-30 €2.50m
Panos Katseris Midfield - Right Midfield 24 Greece right 187.00m 2028-06-30 €2.50m
Sambou Soumano Attack - Centre-Forward 25 Senegal right 182.00m 2026-06-30 €2.50m
Abdoulaye Faye Defender - Centre-Back 21 Senegal left 191.00m 2026-06-30 €2.00m
Aiyegun Tosin Attack - Centre-Forward 27 Benin Nigeria right 179.00m 2027-06-30 €2.00m
Arsène Kouassi Defender - Left-Back 21 Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire left 178.00m 2029-06-30 €1.50m
Nathaniel Adjei Defender - Centre-Back 23 Ghana right 191.00m 2026-06-30 €1.50m
Théo Le Bris Midfield - Left Midfield 23 France right 170.00m 2027-06-30 €1.50m
Noah Cadiou Midfield - Central Midfield 27 Guadeloupe France right 191.00m 2029-06-30 €1.20m
Igor Silva Defender - Right-Back 29 Brazil right 173.00m 2026-06-30 €1.00m
Bingourou Kamara Goalkeeper 29 Senegal France right 195.00m 2027-06-30 €800k
Bandiougou Fadiga Midfield - Attacking Midfield 25 France Mali right 178.00m 2028-06-30 €300k
Benjamin Leroy Goalkeeper 37 France right 184.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Trevan Sanusi Attack - Left Winger 19 England Nigeria right 178.00m 2026-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
25/26 2025-07-01 Jérémy Hatchi Attack - Left Winger Lorient B Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Jérémy Hatchi Attack - Left Winger Guingamp Return from loan
25/26 2025-08-09 Dermane Karim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Lommel SK Loan
14/15 2015-01-15 Gianni Bruno Attack - Centre-Forward Évian Loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward Lorient B Transfer
24/25 2025-02-04 Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward Bournemouth Loan
18/19 2018-08-07 Matthieu Saunier Defender - Centre-Back Granada CF Transfer €300k
97/98 1997-07-01 Casa Pia Transfer
00/01 2001-06-30 La Louviere Return from loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Florent Chaigneau Goalkeeper Poiré-sur-Vie Transfer
11/12 2012-01-26 Ladislas Douniama Attack - Second Striker Guingamp Transfer €100k
12/13 2012-12-31 Ladislas Douniama Attack - Second Striker AC Arles-Avignon Return from loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Dango Ouattara Attack - Left Winger Lorient B Transfer
22/23 2023-01-27 Bamba Dieng Attack - Centre-Forward Marseille Transfer €7.00m
24/25 2025-06-30 Bamba Dieng Attack - Centre-Forward Angers SCO Return from loan
15/16 2015-08-31 Zargo Touré Defender - Centre-Back Le Havre AC Transfer €1.50m
23/24 2024-01-23 Panos Katseris Midfield - Right Midfield Catanzaro Transfer €2.40m
16/17 2016-07-01 Paul Delecroix Goalkeeper Chamois Niort Transfer
22/23 2022-07-01 Pablo Pagis Attack - Centre-Forward Lorient B Transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Pablo Pagis Attack - Centre-Forward Nîmes Olympique Return from loan
23/24 2024-06-30 Pablo Pagis Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Lavallois Return from loan
22/23 2023-01-31 Ayman Kari Midfield - Central Midfield Paris SG Loan
22/23 2022-07-01 Bamo Meïté Defender - Centre-Back Lorient B Transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 Bamo Meïté Defender - Centre-Back Marseille Return from loan
25/26 2025-09-01 Bamo Meïté Defender - Centre-Back Marseille Loan
04/05 2004-08-01 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back Liverpool Loan
06/07 2006-07-01 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back Liverpool Transfer
07/08 2008-06-30 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back AC Ajaccio Return from loan
22/23 2022-09-01 Siriné Doucouré Attack - Centre-Forward LB Châteauroux Transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 Siriné Doucouré Attack - Centre-Forward Valenciennes FC Return from loan
24/25 2025-06-30 Siriné Doucouré Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Lavallois Return from loan
14/15 2014-08-06 Mehdi Mostefa Midfield - Defensive Midfield AC Ajaccio Transfer
19/20 2019-07-30 Thomas Fontaine Defender - Centre-Back Stade Reims Transfer €1.00m
21/22 2021-07-13 Loris Mouyokolo Defender - Centre-Back Lorient B Transfer
21/22 2022-06-30 Loris Mouyokolo Defender - Centre-Back Bourg-en-Bresse Return from loan
22/23 2023-06-30 Loris Mouyokolo Defender - Centre-Back Rodez AF Return from loan
22/23 2022-09-05 Yoann Cathline Attack - Left Winger Guingamp Transfer €2.70m
23/24 2024-06-30 Yoann Cathline Attack - Left Winger Almere City Return from loan
24/25 2025-06-30 Yoann Cathline Attack - Left Winger FC Utrecht Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Ricardo Sophie Midfield - Central Midfield Lorient B Transfer
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
25/26 2025-08-07 Jérémy Hatchi Attack - Left Winger Guingamp Loan
25/26 2026-06-30 Dermane Karim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Lommel SK Return from loan
14/15 2015-06-30 Gianni Bruno Attack - Centre-Forward Évian Return from loan
24/25 2025-02-03 Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward Bournemouth Transfer €13.00m
24/25 2025-06-30 Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward Bournemouth Return from loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Matthieu Saunier Defender - Centre-Back Retired Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 La Louviere Loan
02/03 2002-07-01 Cambridge Utd. Transfer
16/17 2016-07-01 Florent Chaigneau Goalkeeper Without Club Transfer
12/13 2012-07-30 Ladislas Douniama Attack - Second Striker AC Arles-Avignon Loan
12/13 2013-01-01 Ladislas Douniama Attack - Second Striker Guingamp Transfer
22/23 2023-01-19 Dango Ouattara Attack - Left Winger Bournemouth Transfer €22.50m
24/25 2024-08-30 Bamba Dieng Attack - Centre-Forward Angers SCO Loan
18/19 2018-07-31 Zargo Touré Defender - Centre-Back Trabzonspor Transfer €350k
18/19 2018-07-24 Paul Delecroix Goalkeeper FC Metz Transfer
22/23 2022-08-31 Pablo Pagis Attack - Centre-Forward Nîmes Olympique Loan
23/24 2024-01-08 Pablo Pagis Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Lavallois Loan
23/24 2024-06-30 Ayman Kari Midfield - Central Midfield Paris SG Return from loan
23/24 2023-09-01 Bamo Meïté Defender - Centre-Back Marseille Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Bamo Meïté Defender - Centre-Back Marseille Transfer €10.50m
25/26 2026-06-30 Bamo Meïté Defender - Centre-Back Marseille Return from loan
04/05 2005-06-30 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back Liverpool Return from loan
07/08 2007-07-17 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back AC Ajaccio Loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Carl Medjani Defender - Centre-Back AC Ajaccio Transfer
23/24 2024-02-01 Siriné Doucouré Attack - Centre-Forward Valenciennes FC Loan
24/25 2024-08-26 Siriné Doucouré Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Lavallois Loan
25/26 2025-09-02 Siriné Doucouré Attack - Centre-Forward TOP Oss Transfer
15/16 2015-08-27 Mehdi Mostefa Midfield - Defensive Midfield SC Bastia Transfer
21/22 2022-01-29 Thomas Fontaine Defender - Centre-Back AS Nancy Transfer
21/22 2022-01-24 Loris Mouyokolo Defender - Centre-Back Bourg-en-Bresse Loan
22/23 2022-08-09 Loris Mouyokolo Defender - Centre-Back Rodez AF Loan
24/25 2024-08-27 Loris Mouyokolo Defender - Centre-Back Grenoble Transfer
23/24 2023-08-21 Yoann Cathline Attack - Left Winger Almere City Loan
24/25 2024-07-23 Yoann Cathline Attack - Left Winger FC Utrecht Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Yoann Cathline Attack - Left Winger FC Utrecht Transfer €2.80m
08/09 2009-01-22 Ricardo Sophie Midfield - Central Midfield Louh.-Cuiseaux Loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Ricardo Sophie Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club Transfer
24/25 2025-02-03 Théo Le Bris Midfield - Left Midfield Guingamp Loan
10/11 2010-07-07 Laurent Koscielny Defender - Centre-Back Arsenal Transfer €12.50m
10/11 2011-01-09 Alban Joinel Goalkeeper Carquefou Loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
France 4 15.4%
Senegal 3 11.5%
Cameroon 2 7.7%
France Cote d'Ivoire 1 3.8%
Tunisia France 1 3.8%
Cote d'Ivoire Guinea 1 3.8%
Cote d'Ivoire France 1 3.8%
Togo 1 3.8%
Switzerland Cameroon 1 3.8%
France DR Congo 1 3.8%
Norway 1 3.8%
Greece 1 3.8%
Benin Nigeria 1 3.8%
Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire 1 3.8%
Ghana 1 3.8%
Guadeloupe France 1 3.8%
Brazil 1 3.8%
Senegal France 1 3.8%
France Mali 1 3.8%
England Nigeria 1 3.8%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Coupe de France
99/00Coupe de la Ligue
99/00Division 2
98/99Coupe de France
98/99Coupe de la Ligue
98/99Division 1
97/98Coupe de France
97/98Coupe de la Ligue
97/98Division 2
96/97Coupe de France
96/97Coupe de la Ligue
96/97Division 2
95/96Coupe de la Ligue
95/96Division 2
92/93Coupe de France
92/93Division 2
89/90Division 2
87/88Division 2
85/86Division 2
25/26Ligue 1
24/25Coupe de France
24/25Ligue 2
23/24Coupe de France
23/24Ligue 1
22/23Coupe de France
22/23Ligue 1
21/22Coupe de France
21/22Ligue 1
20/21Coupe de France
20/21Ligue 1
19/20Coupe de France
19/20Coupe de la Ligue
19/20Ligue 2
18/19Coupe de France
18/19Coupe de la Ligue
18/19Ligue 2
17/18Coupe de France
17/18Coupe de la Ligue
17/18Ligue 2
16/17Coupe de France
16/17Coupe de la Ligue
16/17L1/L2 Playoffs
16/17Ligue 1
15/16Coupe de France
15/16Coupe de la Ligue
15/16Ligue 1
14/15Coupe de France
14/15Coupe de la Ligue
14/15Ligue 1
13/14Coupe de France
38 matches this season · 438 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-05-17 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 21:00 Le Havre AC TIMED
2026-05-10 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient W
2026-05-10 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient W
2026-05-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–2 FC Lorient D
2026-05-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–2 FC Lorient D
2026-04-26 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace L
2026-04-26 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace L
2026-04-18 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–0 Olympique de Marseille W
2026-04-18 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–0 Olympique de Marseille W
2026-04-12 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 FC Lorient L
2026-04-05 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–1 Paris FC D
2026-03-21 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Toulouse FC 1–0 FC Lorient L
2026-03-14 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W
2026-03-08 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Lille OSC 1–1 FC Lorient D
2026-03-01 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–2 AJ Auxerre D
2026-02-22 FR1 REGULAR SEASON OGC Nice 3–3 FC Lorient D
2026-02-15 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–0 Angers SCO W
2026-02-07 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Stade Brestois 29 2–0 FC Lorient L
2026-01-31 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 2–1 FC Nantes W
2026-01-24 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–2 FC Lorient W
2026-01-16 FR1 REGULAR SEASON AS Monaco FC 1–3 FC Lorient W
2026-01-04 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–1 FC Metz D
2025-12-14 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–0 FC Lorient D
2025-12-07 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais W
2025-11-30 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 3–1 OGC Nice W
2025-11-23 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Nantes 1–1 FC Lorient D
2025-11-09 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–1 Toulouse FC D
2025-11-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Lorient L
2025-10-29 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC D
2025-10-26 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Angers SCO 2–0 FC Lorient L
2025-10-19 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 3–3 Stade Brestois 29 D
2025-10-03 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Paris FC 2–0 FC Lorient L
2025-09-27 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 3–1 AS Monaco FC W
2025-09-21 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Le Havre AC 1–1 FC Lorient D
2025-09-12 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Olympique de Marseille 4–0 FC Lorient L
2025-08-30 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–7 Lille OSC L
2025-08-24 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 4–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W
2025-08-17 FR1 REGULAR SEASON AJ Auxerre 1–0 FC Lorient L

Aggregated from 37 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 13W-13D-11L 1.41 pts/game
Goals scored 58 1.57 per match
Goals conceded 54 1.46 per match
Goal difference +4
Clean sheets 9 24% of matches
Failed to score 9 24% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 9W-6D-3L 35-26 goals
Away record 4W-7D-8L 23-28 goals

Highlights

6 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Arnaud Le Lan Defender - Left-Back France 35 2,932 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.03 0.00 0.03
Christophe Le Grix Midfield - Left Midfield France 26 1,905 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.05 0.00 0.05
Robert Malm Attack - Centre-Forward Togo France 17 877 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.21 0.00 0.21
Ulrich Le Pen Midfield - Left Midfield France 38 402 7 0 7 0 0 0 1.57 0.00 1.57
Jean-Claude Darcheville Attack - Centre-Forward French Guiana France 39 292 17 0 17 0 2 1 5.24 0.00 5.24
Elie Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward Cote d'Ivoire France 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about FC Lorient

What is FC Lorient?

FC Lorient is a professional football club based in France, competing in Ligue 1.

How many players are in FC Lorient's squad?

FC Lorient currently has 26 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does FC Lorient play in?

FC Lorient plays in Ligue 1.

When was FC Lorient founded?

FC Lorient was founded in 1926.