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Alban Lafont
French footballer (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alban Marc Lafont (born 23 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Nantes. Born in Burkina Faso, he represents France at international level.
![]() Lafont with Toulouse in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alban Marc Lafont[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | AS Lattoise | ||
2014–2015 | Toulouse | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Toulouse | 98 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Fiorentina | 34 | (0) |
2019–2021 | → Nantes (loan) | 65 | (0) |
2021– | Nantes | 103 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015 | France U16 | 5 | (0) |
2015 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
2016 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
2017–2019 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
2019–2021 | France U21 | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 |
Having progressed through the academy of AS Lattoise, Lafont signed for Toulouse in 2014 where he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to play in Ligue 1 upon making his debut the following year. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the club across all competitions before joining Fiorentina in 2018. In 2019, he returned to France in a loan deal to Nantes; the deal was made permanent in 2021.
Lafont has also represented France at various youth levels, and featured for the nation at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.