Melvin Bard
 Bard with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvin Michel Maxence Bard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Écully, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | FCPA | ||
| 2009–2016 | FC Domtac | ||
| 2016–2019 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Lyon B | 34 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Lyon | 15 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nice | 153 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | France Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 | |||
Melvin Michel Maxence Bard (born 6 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as left-back for Ligue 1 club Nice.
Club career
Lyon
On 13 August 2019, Bard signed his first professional contract with Lyon.[2] He made his professional debut with Lyon in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win over Nîmes on 6 December 2019.[3]
Nice
On 31 July 2021, Ligue 1 side Nice announced the signing of Bard from Lyon.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon II | 2017–18 | National 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | National 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Lyon | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Nice | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 153 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 184 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Honours
Nice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22,[5] 2025–26[6]
References
- ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Signature : Melvin Bard signe un contrat professionnel de 3 ans". www.OL.fr.
- ↑ "Nîmes vs. Olympique Lyonnais - 6 December 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ↑ "BARD IS OFFICIALLY A NIÇOIS". OGC Nice (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
External links
- Melvin Bard at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Melvin Bard at Soccerway
- Sport.de Profile
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Écully
- Footballers from Lyon Metropolis
- French men's footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- OGC Nice players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Olympic footballers for France
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football defender, 2000s birth stubs