Illan Meslier, born 2 March 2000 (age 26), is a French goalkeeper whose career has been shaped far more by Leeds United than anywhere else. A commanding 6ft 5in (1.96m), he had regular senior football at Lorient as a teenager, making 28 league appearances in 2018-19, before Leeds became the main story.
At Leeds, Meslier has been a long-serving presence rather than a passing import. Across seven seasons he has made 200 league appearances, a sizeable run at one club for a goalkeeper who was still young when he first settled in English football. His current market value is around £8.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
He was linked with a move to Celtic in October 2025 while still at Leeds United. That sits as a brief note beside the larger fact of his career: Meslier has been a Leeds goalkeeper above all, with Lorient as the early platform and Elland Road as the long, defining spell.
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