Illan Meslier was born on the 2nd of March in the year 2000, making him 25 years of age. A Frenchman by birth, Meslier plies his trade as a goalkeeper for the English side Leeds United. He cuts an impressive figure in goal standing a lofty 6ft 5in tall (1.96m) and tipping the scales at 11st 9lb (74kg).
According to Transfermarkt, his overall worth in the open market is estimated to be around £12m.
As a young lad of ten, Meslier decided to join the ranks of Lorient, a reputable club hailing from the Ligue 1 in France, as a trainee in July 2010. Fast forward to his debut season of 2018-2019, Meslier managed to pull out 28 first team appearances in league matches.
Then in August of 2019, Meslier made a significant leap in his career by transferring from Lorient to Leeds United in the English Premier League on a loan basis. In his inaugural season with Leeds (2019-2020), he appeared ten times for the first team in league matches. The following seasons continued to witness an uplift in his appearances: he played in 35, 38, 34, 44, and 39 league matches respectively from the 2020-2021 season, through to the 2024-2025 season. However, in the current season of 2025-2026, he is yet to make a first team appearance in the league.
In the summer of 2020, Meslier’s move from Lorient to Leeds was solidified. The fee involved in this transfer is reported to have been somewhere in the region of £5.9m. From the 2019-2020 season through to the 2024-2025 season, Meslier has made ten, 35, 38, 34, 44, and 39 first team appearances respectively in each of the league seasons. However, as previously mentioned, in the 2025-2026 season he has not made any appearances in league matches so far.
