Paul Nardi

Paul Nardi
Nardi with Queens Park Rangers in 2025.
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-18) 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)

Paul Nardi (born 18 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.[1]

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

Nardi with Rennes in 2016.

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.[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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy II 2010–11 CFA 20————20
2011–12 80————80
2012–13 170————170
2013–14 30————30
Total 30000000000300
Nancy 2013–14 Ligue 2 3301020——360
Nancy (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 2900000——290
Monaco II 2015–16 CFA 20————20
Monaco 2015–16 Ligue 1 203010000060
Rennes II (loan) 2016–17 CFA 10————10
Rennes (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 000010——10
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division B 14000——00140
2017–18 29010——00300
2018–19[13] Belgian First Division A 38000——00380
Total 81010——00820
Lorient 2019–20 Ligue 2 2803000——310
2020–21[14] Ligue 1 23000———230
2021–22[15] 22000———220
Total 7304000——760
Gent 2022–23[16] Belgian Pro League 30000—5000350
2023–24[17] 11000—3000140
Total 41000—8000490
Queens Park Rangers 2024-25[18] Championship 2600000—00260
Career total 3180904080003380

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "France - P. Nardi - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nancy vs. Creteil - 13 September 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Monaco sign Nancy goalkeeper Nardi". Sports Mole. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Paul Nardi prêté au Stade Rennais / NEWS / AS Monaco Football / Chaines - MC Channel - Chaines vidéos de Monaco". www.monacochannel.mc. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "OFFICIEL : Nardi quitte Rennes et Monaco le prête à Bruges". fr.besoccer.com (in French). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Mihaitalazarica (23 July 2019). "PAUL NARDI, QUATRE ANS CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Mihaitalazarica (31 August 2022). "BIENVENUE PAUL NARDI" (in Dutch). Gent. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "QPR sign goalkeeper Paul Nardi". www.qpr.co.uk. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "qpr-launch-legacy-numbers/". www.qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nardi, Hamer & Hayden depart". Queens Park Rangers. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Paul Nardi, un renfort d'expérience pour l'AJA" [Paul Nardi, an experienced reinforcement for AJA] (in French). AJ Auxerre. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Paul Nardi at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "Paul Nardi | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.