Paul Nardi (born 18 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.[1]

Paul Nardi
Nardi with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Vesoul, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Queens Park Rangers
Number 1
Youth career
2000–2003 AS de Vaivre et Montoille
2003–2006 Vesoul Haute-Saône
2006–2013 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Nancy B 30 (0)
2013–2014 Nancy 33 (0)
2014–2019 Monaco 2 (0)
2014–2015Nancy (loan) 29 (0)
2016Rennes (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2019Cercle Brugge (loan) 73 (0)
2019–2022 Lorient 73 (0)
2022–2024 Gent 41 (0)
2024 Jong Gent 1 (0)
2024– Queens Park Rangers 5 (0)
International career
2011 France U17 1 (0)
2011 France U18 1 (0)
2012 France U19 1 (0)
2013–2014 France U20 5 (0)
2015 France U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Nancy

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Nardi is a youth exponent from Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut at 13 September 2013 against Créteil-Lusitanos. He never left the starting eleven since then.[2]

Monaco

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On 7 June 2014, Nardi joined Monaco, for a fee of £2.5 million. He returned to Nancy on loan for the 2014–15 season.[3]

Loans

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On 22 June 2016, he joined Rennes on a 1-year loan, with an option to buy.[4] On 2 January 2017, Nardi and Rennes agreed a loan termination, and he joined Cercle Brugge on a two and a half season loan.[5]

Lorient

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On 23 July 2019, Nardi joined Lorient on a four-year deal.[6]

Gent

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On 31 August 2022, Nardi joined Belgian First Division A club Gent on a two-year deal.[7]

Queens Park Rangers

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On 27 June 2024, Nardi agreed to join English Championship side Queens Park Rangers.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 September 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nancy II 2010–11 CFA 2 0 2 0
2011–12 8 0 8 0
2012–13 17 0 17 0
2013–14 3 0 3 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Nancy 2013–14 Ligue 2 33 0 1 0 2 0 36 0
Nancy (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Monaco II 2015–16 CFA 2 0 2 0
Monaco 2015–16 Ligue 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Rennes II (loan) 2016–17 CFA 1 0 1 0
Rennes (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division B 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2017–18 29 0 1 0 0 0 30 0
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
Total 78 0 1 0 0 0 82 0
Lorient 2019–20 Ligue 2 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Total 73 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 0
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 30 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 35 0
2023–24 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Total 35 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 43 0
Career total 283 0 11 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 304 0

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "France - P. Nardi - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Nancy vs. Creteil - 13 September 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Monaco sign Nancy goalkeeper Nardi". Sports Mole. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Paul Nardi prêté au Stade Rennais / NEWS / AS Monaco Football / Chaines - MC Channel - Chaines vidéos de Monaco". www.monacochannel.mc. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ "OFFICIEL : Nardi quitte Rennes et Monaco le prête à Bruges". fr.besoccer.com (in French). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ Mihaitalazarica (23 July 2019). "PAUL NARDI, QUATRE ANS CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ^ Mihaitalazarica (31 August 2022). "BIENVENUE PAUL NARDI" (in Dutch). Gent. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ^ "QPR sign goalkeeper Paul Nardi". www.qpr.co.uk. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ^ Paul Nardi at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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