# 2024–25 FC Nantes season

The 2024–25 season is the 82nd season in the history of the FC Nantes, and the club's 12th consecutive season in Ligue 1. In addition to the domestic league, the team will participate in the Coupe de France.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 5 December 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Alban Lafont |
| 2 | DF | HAI | Jean-Kévin Duverne |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Nicolas Cozza (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Nicolas Pallois |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Pedro Chirivella (captain) |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Douglas Augusto |
| 7 | FW | CMR | Ignatius Ganago |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Johann Lepenant (on loan from Lyon) |
| 10 | FW | ZIM | Tino Kadewere |
| 11 | DF | GLP | Marcus Coco |
| 17 | MF | CIV | Jean-Philippe Gbamin |
| 21 | DF | CMR | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | WAL | Sorba Thomas (on loan from Huddersfield Town) |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Florent Mollet |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Moses Simon |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Fabien Centonze |
| 30 | GK | SWE | Patrik Carlgren |
| 31 | FW | EGY | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 39 | FW | FRA | Matthis Abline |
| 44 | DF | FRA | Nathan Zézé |
| 50 | GK | FRA | Hugo Barbet |
| 59 | MR | FRA | Dehmaine Assoumani |
| 62 | FW | GUI | Herba Guirassy |
| 66 | MF | FRA | Louis Leroux |
| 98 | DF | FRA | Kelvin Amian |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Yassine Benhattab (at Aubagne until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SEN | Lamine Diack (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2025) |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 41 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Acapandié |
| 54 | FW | COM | Adel Mahamoud |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 71 | DF | FRA | Hugo Boutsingkham |
| 72 | DF | FRA | Sékou Doucouré |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 10 | FW | Tino Kadewere | Lyon | Free | 14 May 2024 |
| 39 | FW | Matthis Abline | Rennes | €10 million | 3 July 2024 |
| 22 | MF | Sorba Thomas | Huddersfield Town | Loan | 30 July 2024 |
| 8 | MF | Johann Lepenant | Lyon | Loan | 10 August 2024 |
| 17 | MF | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | Unattached | Free | 27 August 2024 |
| 3 | DF | Nicolas Cozza | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan | 28 August 2024 |
| 30 | GK | Patrik Carlgren | Unattached | Free | 30 August 2024 |
| — | MF | Yassine Benhattab | Aubagne | Undisclosed | 30 August 2024 |
| 16 | GK | Anthony Lopes | Lyon | Free | 1 January 2025 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| MF | Lohann Doucet | Paris FC | €300,000 | 23 May 2024 |
| DF | Eray Cömert | Valencia | Loan return | 1 July 2024 |
| DF | Nicolas Cozza | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan return | 1 July 2024 |
| FW | Bénie Traoré | Sheffield United | Loan return | 1 July 2024 |
| FW | Matthis Abline | Rennes | Loan return | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Moussa Sissoko | Released | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| GK | Denis Petrić | Released | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Samuel Moutoussamy | Released | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| GK | Rémy Descamps | Released | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| FW | Kader Bamba | Released | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Lamine Diack | Hatayspor | Loan | 30 July 2024 |
| FW | Stredair Appuah | Palermo | €1.5 million | 7 August 2024 |
| DF | Michel Junior Diaz | Troyes | €2.5 million | 8 August 2024 |
| DF | Bastien Meupiyou | Wolverhampton Wanderers | €5 million | 29 August 2024 |
| MF | Yassine Benhattab | Aubagne | Loan | 30 August 2024 |
* 1 2 Loan that was made permanent before the transfer window opened
* ↑ Up to €2 million in bonuses
* ↑ Includes an option to sign permanently
* ↑ Includes an option to sign permanently for €2.5 million
* ↑ On 10 July 2024, Sissoko joined Watford.
* ↑ On 6 August 2024, Petrić joined Lens.
* ↑ On 22 August 2024, Moutoussamy joined Sivasspor.
* ↑ On 23 August 2024, Descamps joined Lyon.
* ↑ Includes an option to sign permanently for €2.5 million
* ↑ Up to €1 million in bonuses

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Ligue 1 | 16–18 August 2024 | May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 020.00 |
| Coupe de France | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 020.00 |
Last updated: 9 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Rennes | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 29 | |
| 13 | Angers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 27 | |
| 14 | Nantes | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 24 | |
| 15 | Reims | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 22 | |
| 16 | Le Havre | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 March 2025. Source: Ligue1.com

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 |

#### Matches

The league schedule was released on 21 June 2024.
Fixture  Win  Draw  Loss