Melvin Bard

Melvin Bard
Bard with Nice in 2022
Personal information
Full name Melvin Michel Maxence Bard[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthÉcully, 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
2016–2019Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020Lyon B 34 (1)
2019–2021Lyon 15 (0)
2021–Nice 111 (4)
International career
2017France U17 1 (0)
2017–2018France U18 6 (0)
2019France U19 4 (0)
2019France U20 2 (0)
2020–2021France U21 3 (0)
2021France Olympic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 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 8 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 31 1 2 0 33 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 14 1 3 0 4[b] 0 21 1
Total 111 4 10 0 14 0 135 4
Career total 142 4 14 0 14 0 0 0 170 4
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Nice

References