Paul Nardi
French footballer (born 1994)
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Paul Nardi (born 18 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.[1]
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Nardi with Queens Park Rangers in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vesoul, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
| 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) |
| 2014–2015 | → Nancy (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Rennes (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 73 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Lorient | 73 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Gent | 41 | (0) |
| 2024 | Jong Gent | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Queens Park Rangers | 62 | (0) |
| 2026– | Auxerre | 0 | (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 as of 1 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Nancy
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
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
On 22 June 2016, he joined Rennes on a one-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
On 23 July 2019, Nardi joined Lorient on a four-year deal.[6]
Gent
On 31 August 2022, Nardi joined Belgian First Division A club Gent on a two-year deal.[7]
Queens Park Rangers
On 27 June 2024, Nardi agreed to join English Championship side Queens Park Rangers.[8]
On 18 September 2025 He was named as the 1189th player to play for Queens Park Rangers with his debut on 10/08/2024.[ambiguous][9]
On 5 May 2026 it was announced by Queens Park Rangers that he would leave the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.[10]
Auxerre
On 22 July 2026, Nardi returned to France and signed a two-year contract with Auxerre.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 January 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[13] | Belgian First Division A | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||||
| Lorient | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[14] | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[15] | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 0 | ||||
| Gent | 2022–23[16] | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[17] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2024-25[18] | Championship | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Career total | 318 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2014