Naël Jaby

Naël Jaby

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Clermont-Ferrand, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
Number	14
Youth career
2008–2009	US Vic-le-Comte
2009–2016	Montferrand
2016–2020	Clermont
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Clermont B	46	(3)
2020–2021	→ Austria Lustenau (loan)	21	(1)
2021–2023	Clermont	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Moulins Yzeure (loan)	25	(1)
2023–2024	Cannes	25	(3)
2024–	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël	8	(0)
International career
2019	France U18	5	(1)
2020	France U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Naël Jaby (born 20 April 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.^[2]

Club career

Jaby began his career at US Vic-le-Comte in 2008, a year before joining Montferrand.^[3] In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Clermont.^[3] He started making appearances for the club's reserve side in the Championnat National 3 in the 2017–18 season.^[1] In the 2020–21 season, Jaby joined Austrian club Austria Lustenau on loan.^[4] He scored one goal and played twenty-one matches for the club in the 2. Liga before returning to his parent club.^[1] On 18 December 2021, Jaby made his senior debut for Clermont in a 4–0 Coupe de France win over Chemin Bas d'Avignon.^[1]

On 29 August 2022, Jaby joined Moulins Yzeure on a season-long loan.^[5]

In August 2024, following his departure from Clermont, Jaby joined Cannes on a one-year deal.^[6]

International career

Born in France, Jaby is of Algerian descent and holds both French and Algerian nationalities.^[7] He has represented France at under-18 and under-19 level.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 March 2022^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Clermont B	2017–18	National 3	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2018–19	National 3	12	0	—		—		12	0
	2019–20	National 3	17	3	—		—		17	3
	2020–21	National 3	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	National 3	10	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		43	3	—		—		43	3
Austria Lustenau (loan)	2020–21	2. Liga	21	1	0	0	—		21	1
Clermont	2021–22	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Career total			64	4	1	0	0	0	65	4

References

1. Naël Jaby at Soccerway
2. Naël Jaby at WorldFootball.net
3. Naël Jaby at the French Football Federation (in French)
4. "Naël Jaby en prêt à l'Austria Lustenau" [Naël Jaby loaned to Austria Lustenau] (in French). Clermont Foot. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
5. "Bienvenue Naël!" (in French). Moulins Yzeure. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
6. "NAEL JABY EST CANNOIS" [NAEL JABY IS FROM CANNES]. www.as-cannes.com (in French). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
7. "Nael Jaby". Playmakerstats. Retrieved 3 January 2022.