Leo Cornic
FullnameLeo Erik Jean Cornic[1]
Birth placeOslo, Norway[1]
Birth date2 January 2001 (age 25)[1]
Height1.78m[1]
PositionFull-back, Wing-back
CurrentclubTromsø
Clubnumber2
Youthyears 12010–2017
Youthclubs 1Vålerenga
Years 12018–2019
Clubs 1Vålerenga 2
Caps 126
Goals 12
Years 22018–2020
Clubs 2Vålerenga
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32019
Clubs 3→ Bærum (loan)
Caps 310
Goals 30
Years 42020
Clubs 4Grorud
Caps 424
Goals 43
Years 52021–2022
Clubs 5Djurgårdens IF
Caps 512
Goals 50
Years 62022–2024
Clubs 6Rosenborg
Caps 644
Goals 64
Years 72023–2024
Clubs 7Rosenborg 2
Caps 710
Goals 73
Years 82024–
Clubs 8Tromsø
Caps 849
Goals 88
Nationalyears 12017
Nationalteam 1Norway U16
Nationalcaps 111
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22018
Nationalteam 2Norway U17
Nationalcaps 213
Nationalgoals 21
Nationalyears 32019
Nationalteam 3Norway U18
Nationalcaps 310
Nationalgoals 31
Nationalyears 42021
Nationalteam 4Norway U19
Nationalcaps 42
Nationalgoals 40
Nationalyears 52021
Nationalteam 5Norway U20
Nationalcaps 51
Nationalgoals 50
Nationalyears 62019
Nationalteam 6Norway U21
Nationalcaps 61
Nationalgoals 60
Pcupdate10 May 2026
Nationalteam-update20 August 2024

Leo Erik Jean Cornic (born 2 January 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for the Norwegian professional football club Tromsø.

Career

Vålerenga

In 2010, nine years old, Cornic started playing for Vålerenga's youth teams.[2] He would later rise through the ranks and found himself playing for their second team in the Norwegian Second Division by 2018. The same year, Cornic signed his first professional contract with the club, lasting until the end of the 2020 season.[2] In 2019 he would get his debut for the first team, in a cup tie against Faaberg, which would go on to be the only game he would play for Vålerenga's first team.[3]

After impressing with his appearances for Vålerenga's second team, Cornic was loaned out to Bærum for the latter half of the 2019 season.[4] Cornic was capped ten times for the Norwegian Second Division side, before returning back to Vålerenga.[5]

Grorud

Ahead of the 2020 season, Cornic was sold to newly promoted Norwegian First Division club Grorud.[6]

Djurgården IF

After only one season at Grorud, Cornic moved to Swedish side Djurgårdens IF on a four-year contract.[7] The sale marked Grorud's first time selling a player to an international club.[8] At Djurgården Cornic struggled to establish himself as a starter, and would go on to appear only fifteen times in all competitions over his two seasons there.[9]

Rosenborg

On 15 August 2022, after one-and-a-half seasons at Djurgården IF, Rosenborg announced that Cornic had signed on for them until the end of 2026. Cornic cited that he chose Rosenborg because they were the biggest club in Norway, and that he believed in the head coach Kjetil Rekdal.[10] In the summer of 2023, Cornic scored the winning goal in the second round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying against Crusaders.[11]

Tromsø

After gradually losing his starting position at Rosenborg under their new head coach Alfred Johansson, Tromsø wanted to sign Cornic in the summer of 2024. On 31 July, he was announced as their new signing, on a contract running through the 2027 season.[12][13][14] Only four days after signing with Tromsø, Cornic headed back to Lerkendal Stadion to face his former teammates in a 1–0 defeat, playing the last twenty minutes of the game.[12] The same month Cornic would go on to play both of Tromsø's third round fixtures against Scottish club Kilmarnock in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying, eventually losing out 3–2 on aggregates.[15]

Personal life

Cornic's father is French, and he spent some time in his childhood living and playing football in France.[16]

Career statistics

Club

[5][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup[a]EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 220182. divisjon151——151
20193. divisjon111——111
Total262——262
Vålerenga2018Eliteserien0000—00
2019Eliteserien0010—10
Total0010—10
Bærum (loan)20192. divisjon10000—100
Grorud20201. divisjon243——243
Djurgårdens IF2021Allsvenskan7030—100
2022Allsvenskan50000050
Total1203000150
Rosenborg2022Eliteserien12300—123
2023Eliteserien251203[b]1302
2024Eliteserien7020—90
Total4444031515
Rosenborg 220233. divisjon72——72
20243. divisjon31——31
Total103——103
Tromsø2024Eliteserien103002[b]0123
2025Eliteserien29520—315
2026Eliteserien10010—110
Total4983020548
Career total175201105119121
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Leo Cornic". Worldfootball. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ^ Wulf, Tina (8 March 2018). "Leo Cornic med proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Kampdetaljer Faaberg 0–3 Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Cornic til Bærum" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Leo Erik Jean Cornic Statistikk" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ^ Nydal, Morten (21 January 2020). "Grorud kjøper Leo Cornic" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  7. ^ Fredriksson, Emelie (17 December 2020). "Cornic klar för Djurgården" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  8. ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (8 April 2021). "Kometen skryter av sin norske lagkamerat: – En av de beste i Allsvenskan" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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  10. ^ "Rosenborg bekrefter ryktene – henter høyreback fra Allsvenskan" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  11. ^ Bucher, Jonas & Stenersen, Steffen (3 August 2023). "RBK stanget seg videre i Europa etter ekstraomganger: –⁠ Fantastisk" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  12. ^ By, Erling (5 August 2024). "Cornic om klubbskiftet: – Alt skjedde på to døgn" (in Norwegian). Adressavisen. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  13. ^ Gjøvik, Tina (31 July 2024). "Leo Cornic har signert for Tromsø IL" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Forlater Rosenborg etter to år" (in Norwegian). NRK. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Tidlig selvmål sendte Tromsø ut av Europa" (in Norwegian). VG. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Leo Cornic: "Ska fortsätta kriga på"". djurgardsfamiljen.se. September 8, 2021.