Julien Le Cardinal
Defender · Saint-Étienne · №29
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Metz
Saint-Étienne
Ligue 2
|
2:2 | |
Dunkerque
Saint-Étienne
Ligue 2
|
2:1 | |
Saint-Étienne
Montpellier HSC
Ligue 2
|
3:1 | |
Dijon
Saint-Étienne
Ligue 2
|
2:3 | |
Saint-Étienne
Grenoble
Ligue 2
|
4:0 | |
Saint-Étienne
Clermont Foot
Ligue 2
|
3:1 | |
Sochaux
Saint-Étienne
Ligue 2
|
0:3 | |
Nice
Saint-Étienne
Ligue 1
|
4:1 | |
|
Saint-Étienne
Nice
Ligue 1
|
0:0 | |
Saint-Étienne
Rodez
Ligue 1
|
0:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | 2025 | 9 |
| Ligue 2 | 2026 | 7 |
| Ligue 1 | 2025 | 5 |
About the player
Julien Le Cardinal was born in Saint-Brieuc. He came through the youth ranks at En Avant Guingamp before starting his senior career locally at Stade Briochin, where he spent four seasons. A free move to SC Bastia in 2019 was part of the Bastia squad that won the National 1 title in 2020–2021, taking the club up to Ligue 2.
His rise accelerated from there. A transfer to Paris FC in the summer of 2022 was followed within months by a switch to RC Lens for a fee of around three million euros. A loan spell at Stade Brestois 29 during the 2023–2024 season turned permanent that July, when Brest paid roughly two million euros to sign him outright from Lens.
Le Cardinal spent close to two years at Brest before Saint-Étienne moved for him in February 2026, paying around one and a half million euros with further add-ons available. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the club. He wears the number 29 shirt at Saint-Étienne, having worn 26 during his time at Brest.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Saint-Étienne 17 matches
- 2024 — 2026 Stade Brestois 29 42 matches
- 2023 — 2024 Lens 13 matches
- 2023 Paris FC 13 matches
- 2023 RC Lens B 1 match
- 2020 — 2022 Bastia 79 matches
- 2016 — 2019 Stade Briochin 54 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Saint-Étienne | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 25/26 | Saint-Étienne | Ligue 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 927 |
| 25/26 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 327 |
| 25/26 | Saint-Étienne | Ligue 1/Ligue 2 Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 206 |
| 25/26 | Stade Brestois 29 | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 24/25 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 379 |
| 24/25 | Stade Brestois 29 | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 256 |
| 24/25 | Stade Brestois 29 | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 468 |
| 23/24 | Stade Brestois 29 | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
| 23/24 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 22/23 | Paris FC | Ligue 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 031 |
| 22/23 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 22/23 | Lens | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 244 |
| 22/23 | RC Lens B | Championnat National 2 - Groupe G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Bastia | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 529 |
| 21/22 | Bastia | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 207 |
| 20/21 | Bastia | Ligue 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 081 |
| 20/21 | Bastia | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 19/20 | Bastia | Championnat National 1 - Groupe A | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 620 |
| 19/20 | Bastia | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 18/19 | Stade Briochin | Championnat National 1 - Groupe C | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 347 |
| 17/18 | Stade Briochin | Championnat National 2 - Groupe D (-2024) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 165 |
| 17/18 | Stade Briochin | Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 16/17 | Stade Briochin | Championnat National 2 - Groupe A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| 15/16 | Stade Briochin | Championnat National 2 - Groupe B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Total | Bastia | 79 | 6 | 2 | 6 543 | |
| Total | Stade Briochin | 54 | 4 | 0 | 4 032 | |
| Total | Stade Brestois 29 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 2 766 | |
| Total | Saint-Étienne | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 403 | |
| Total | Lens | 13 | 0 | 1 | 462 | |
| Total | Paris FC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 031 | |
| Total | RC Lens B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Stade Brestois Saint Etienne €1.50M
- 24/25 Lens Stade Brestois €1.70M
- 23/24 Stade Brestois Lens
- 23/24 Lens Stade Brestois
- 22/23 Paris FC Lens €2.30M
- 22/23 Bastia Paris FC €600.00K
- 19/20 Stade Briochin Bastia
- 15/16 EA Guingamp U19 Stade Briochin
- 14/15 Briochin U17 EA Guingamp U19
- 12/13 Briochin Jgd. Briochin U17
