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(s) | 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 | 122 | (5) |
| 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 25 May 2025 | |||
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 12 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championnat 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 122 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 148 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Nice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22[5]
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.
External links
- Melvin Bard at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Melvin Bard at Soccerway
- Sport.de Profile
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