Jean Laurent (footballer)

Not to be confused with Jean Laurent (1816-1886), the French photographer.
Jean Laurent
Personal information
Date of birth (1906-12-30)30 December 1906
Place of birth Maisons-Alfort, France
Date of death 14 May 1995(1995-05-14) (aged 88)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921-1930 CA Paris ? (?)
1930–1932 Sochaux ? (?)
1932–1933 Club français ? (?)
1933-1934 Saint-Malo ? (?)
1934–1937 Stade Rennais ? (?)
1937-1938 Toulouse ? (?)
1938-1939 Montpellier ? (?)
National team
1930–1932 France 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Jean Laurent, born 30 December 1906 in Maisons-Alfort, died 14 May 1995, was a French international footballer. He played as a defender. He was the elder brother of Lucien Laurent, who was also an international footballer, and scored the first goal in the history of the Football World Cup.

Jean Laurent played for CA Paris, FC Sochaux, Club Français, Stade Rennais, and Toulouse FC (1937). He played for France between 1930 and 1932 and won a total of 9 caps. He took part in the 1930 World Cup.

He died at the age of 88 in 1995.

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