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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nantes.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 6 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 28 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2192 | 6.84 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat France U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 469 | — |
 UEFA U21 Championshipat France U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 7.13 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6.4 |
Scout report
J. Lepenant is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Nantes, rated 74.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (87% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lepenant.
Judged on this season alone, Lepenant graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 28 appearances (0.041 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 55 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, 22nd of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 23 Lepenant is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 43.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Lepenant missed 6 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 33 this season. The 28 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
0 goals in 28 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 87% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Output. 0.04 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Outlook
With a Rating of 74.9, Lepenant carries the 22nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nantes finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.04 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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