Alban Lafont

Alban Lafont
Personal information
Full name Alban Lafont
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Toulouse
Number 40
Youth career
2014–2015 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Toulouse 12 (0)
National team
2015– France U17 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:49, 14 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ 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

ClubSeasonLeagueAppsC.S.G.CAppsC.S.G.CAppsC.S.G.CAppsC.S.G.CAppsC.S.G.C
France League Cup Europe Other Total
Toulouse 2015–16 Ligue 1 1231600000000012316
Total 1231600000000012316

    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

    1. "France - A. Lafont - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
    2. Jaquin, Alexandre (1 December 2015). "Toulouse: cinq choses à savoir sur le prodige Alban Lafont" (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
    3. "Toulouse vs. Nice - 28 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
    4. Bayol, Marie-Océane (5 December 2015). "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Alban Lafont". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

    External links

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