Alban Lafont
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alban Lafont | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Toulouse | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:49, 14 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2015 | |||
Alban Lafont (born 23 January 1999) is a French footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.[1] He was born Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.[2]
Club career
Toulouse
2015-16
Lafont is an academy graduate of Toulouse and made his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 28 November 2015 against OGC Nice.[3] Upon doing so, Lafont became the youngest ever goalkeeper to play in Ligue 1 at the age of 16 years and 310 days, surpassing the record previously held by Mickaël Landreau.[4] Having replaced Ali Ahamada and Mauro Goicoechea as Toulouse's starting goalkeeper, Lafont kept clean sheets in his first two competitive fixtures before finally conceding in a 3-2 loss against Lorient on 5 December 2015.
Club Statistics
As of 13 February 2016
| Club | Season | League | Apps | C.S. | G.C | Apps | C.S. | G.C | Apps | C.S. | G.C | Apps | C.S. | G.C | Apps | C.S. | G.C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
| Toulouse | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | ||
International career
Lafont made his debut for France U17 on 20 October 2015 against N. Ireland U17, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
References
- ^ "France - A. Lafont - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Jaquin, Alexandre (1 December 2015). "Toulouse: cinq choses à savoir sur le prodige Alban Lafont" (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Toulouse vs. Nice - 28 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ Bayol, Marie-Océane (5 December 2015). "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Alban Lafont". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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