# Nolan Roux

Nolan Roux (born 1 March 1988) is a former French professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a former French youth international, having previously played for the France under-21 team.

## Club career

Roux scored 15 goals in 34 games for Brest in Ligue 2 during the 2009–2010 season and 6 goals in 28 games in Ligue 1 during the 2010–11 season.
On 21 January 2012, he joined defending champions Lille from Brest on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
In 2015, Roux left Lille to sign a three-year deal with Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne.
On 20 July 2017, he signed a three-year deal to join league rivals Metz for an undisclosed fee. In the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Roux scored 15 goals for Metz despite the club finishing last and being relegated to Ligue 2.
On 19 June 2018, Roux signed a two-year deal to join Guingamp.
On 1 May 2024, Roux officially announced his retirement.

## International career

Roux was a French youth international having made his debut with the under-21 team on 2 March 2010. He has scored twice in two appearances.

## Career statistics

    As of May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lens | 2008–09 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Brest | 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 16 |
| Brest | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 |
| Brest | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 6 |
| Brest | Total | Total | 80 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28 |
| Lille | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 |
| Lille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 10 |
| Lille | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 10 |
| Lille | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 10 |
| Lille | Total | Total | 112 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 138 | 36 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 11 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 5 |
| Saint-Étienne | Total | Total | 50 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 77 | 16 |
| Metz | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 16 |
| Guingamp | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Guingamp | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Guingamp | Total | Total | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| Nîmes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Nîmes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Nîmes | Total | Total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Châteauroux | 2021–22 | Championnat National | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 |
| Châteauroux | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 |
| Châteauroux | Total | Total | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 392 | 95 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 462 | 109 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

## Personal life

Nolan is the son of former professional footballer Bruno Roux.

## Honours

Guingamp
* Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19