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Full name | Sébastien Faure | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
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Current club | Lyon | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2008 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2008– | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | France U17 | 15 | (0) |
2008–2009 | France U18 | 9 | (0) |
2009–2010 | France U19 | 8 | (0) |
2010–2011 | France U20 | 12 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
Sébastien Faure (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ foʁ], born 3 January 1991 in Lyon) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1.
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Faure was born in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon and has been with Lyon since he was a child starting off in the club's academy.
Faure became active in the squad at the start of the 2008–09 season. He was promoted to the first-team squad where he was given the number 36 shirt and began participating in Lyon's pre-season tour. Faure appeared in three of the team's five matches starting one against Rapid Bucureşti and appearing as a substitute in matches against Monaco and Nîmes Olympique. He made his professional debut on 11 November 2008 against Metz in the 2008–09 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue starting in the centre back position alongside the Brazilian Cris. Unfortunately, the match resulted in a 3–1 loss with Faure playing the full 90 minutes and picking up a yellow card.[1]
Faure has been active on the international circuit. He was a part of the under-17 team that finished runner-ups at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and also played with the under-18 squad making his debut in the Tournoi de Limoges. He is now playing on the under-20 team.
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