| Jean Laurent | |
| Full Name: | Jean Prosper Laurent[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1906[2] |
| Birth Place: | Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, France |
| Death Date: | [3] |
| Death Place: | Bourbon-l'Archambault, Allier, France |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1921–1930 |
| Years2: | 1930–1932 |
| Years3: | 1932–1933 |
| Years4: | 1933–1934 |
| Years5: | 1934–1937 |
| Years6: | 1937–1938 |
| Years7: | 1938–1939 |
| Clubs2: | Sochaux |
| Clubs3: | Club français |
| Clubs5: | Stade Rennais |
| Clubs6: | Toulouse |
| Clubs7: | Montpellier |
| Nationalyears1: | 1930–1932 |
| Nationalteam1: | France |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1945–1946 |
| Managerclubs1: | CA Paris |
Jean Prosper Laurent (30 December 1906 – 14 May 1995) was a French international footballer. He played as a defender or midfielder. He was the elder brother of Lucien Laurent, and they both took part at the 1930 FIFA World Cup[4]
Laurent started his career at CA Paris in 1921.[3] In 1930, he went to FC Sochaux.[5] He then played for Club français for the 1932-1933 season.[6] Jean Laurent then went to US Saint-Malo for one year, in 1933-1934.[7] From 1934 to 1937, he played for Stade Rennais.[8] He went to Toulouse FC (1937) in its beginning year, 1937-1938.[9] His last club was Montpellier in 1938-1939.[10]
Laurent got his first cap on 11 May 1930 against Czechoslovakia.[3] He was part of France's squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup,[11] but did not play any match of the tournament.[3] He got his eighth and last cap on 12 June 1932 against Romania.[3]
He only had one short stint as a coach, managing his youth club CA Paris for one year, from 1945 to 1946.[12]