Nicolas de Préville

Nicolas de Roussel de Préville (born 8 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Troyes.

Career
Having joined FC Istres as a youth player in 2008, De Préville made his senior debut for the club on 14 August 2009 in a Ligue 2 match against Metz.

On 23 January 2013, he joined Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims on a 3.5-year contract. He finished the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season with six goals and nine assists.

In August 2016, De Préville joined Lille OSC. In a special transfer arrangement, Belgian club K.V. Oostende (whose president Marc Coucke was at that time a minority shareholder of Lille OSC), bought the player from Reims for an estimated transfer fee of €4.5 million and immediately loaned him out to Lille with the latter having an option to purchase him in June 2017.

On 30 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Metz.

In January 2023 free agent De Preville joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.

On 20 July 2023, De Preville joined Ligue 2 side Troyes, on a free transfer following his departure from 1. FC Kaiserslautern after his contract ended, on a two-year contract.