N. Pays · career
Nicolas Pays
Attacking · Montpellier · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Pays is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 2 seasons (2024/25–2025/26) across 1 club — 41 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Montpellier — Season rating 24, 4 goals and 1 assist in 30 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 24 points at Montpellier. Form is on a climb — up 24 Season points across his last 2 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Montpellier | 30 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Montpellier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Le Puy Foot | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Le Puy Foot | 21 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Clermont II | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | 30 | 2333 | 4 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Coupe de France | 3 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 |
Schedule · 2025/26
33 played3 unused sub5 not in squad· 2554 min, 5g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rodez | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bastia | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Ligue 2 | H RED Star FC 93 | 1-1 | Played | 78 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 18 | Ligue 2 | A Le Mans | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 23 | Ligue 2 | A Estac Troyes | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Ligue 2 | H Amiens | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 15 | Ligue 2 | A Guingamp | 0-1 | Played | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 20 | Ligue 2 | H Bastia | 2-0 | Played | 18 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 23 | Ligue 2 | H Boulogne | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | Ligue 2 | A Laval | 1-0 | Played | 88 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | Ligue 2 | H Saint Etienne | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 18 | Ligue 2 | A Dunkerque | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | Ligue 2 | H Nancy | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Oct 28 | Ligue 2 | A Clermont Foot | 1-1 | Played | 68 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 31 | Ligue 2 | H Rodez | 2-0 | Played | 67 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 7 | Ligue 2 | H Annecy | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 16 | Coupe de France | A Agde | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 24 | Ligue 2 | A Reims | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 29 | Coupe de France | A Montceau | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Ligue 2 | H PAU | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | Ligue 2 | A Grenoble | 1-1 | Played | 2 | — | ||
| Dec 19 | Coupe de France | A Canet Roussillon | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 5 | Ligue 2 | H Dunkerque | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 11 | Coupe de France | A Metz | 4-0 | Played | 67 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Jan 16 | Ligue 2 | A Boulogne | 0-1 | Played | 69 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 23 | Ligue 2 | A Bastia | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 30 | Ligue 2 | H Guingamp | 3-1 | Played | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 4 | Coupe de France | A Nice | 2-3 | Played | 64 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 7 | Ligue 2 | A Saint Etienne | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Feb 14 | Ligue 2 | H Le Mans | 4-2 | Played | 83 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Feb 20 | Ligue 2 | A Rodez | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 27 | Ligue 2 | H Reims | 0-0 | Played | 86 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 6 | Ligue 2 | A Nancy | 3-0 | Played | 79 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 13 | Ligue 2 | H Laval | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Mar 20 | Ligue 2 | A PAU | 0-0 | Played | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 4 | Ligue 2 | H Estac Troyes | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 10 | Ligue 2 | A Annecy | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 17 | Ligue 2 | H Grenoble | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Apr 24 | Ligue 2 | A Amiens | 2-0 | Played | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| May 2 | Ligue 2 | H Clermont Foot | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| May 9 | Ligue 2 | A RED Star FC 93 | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 |