Elias Legendre

Early life Legendre was born in La Concordia, Ecuador to a French father and Ecuadorian mother, and moved to France as a child in 2015. In 2021 he joined the academy of Stade Rennais, and the following year he signed a youth contract with the club in June 2022. In the 2023–24 season, he scored fifty goals at youth level,

International career Having represented France at under-16 level already, Legendre stated in an interview with Kily Fútbol that he was happy to represent both France and Ecuador at international level, and that Ecuador had not previously contacted him about the possibility.

He played twice for France's under-17 side in February 2025, scoring twice, before receiving a call up to the Ecuador under-17 for the South American U-17 Championship. In Ecuador's opening game against Uruguay, Legendre scored after just thirty-one seconds as Ecuador went on to win 4–0. In Ecuador's determining match against Paraguay, Legendre scored his penalty as Ecuador lost 5–4 in the shoot-out.

Style of play Legendre has been described as a "versatile forward", capable of playing as a centre-forward and a winger, by online newspaper elDiario.es journalist Jaime Ugalde, who also noted his speed, strength and technical ability. Having praised his goalscoring ability, Ugalde tipped him to be a successor to Enner Valencia, Ecuador's all-time leading scorer.