Lloyd Palun

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Lloyd Palun
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Arles, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
2005–2008 Martigues
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Martigues 11 (0)
2009–2010 Trinité 7 (3)
2010–2015 Nice 62 (1)
2013–2014 Nice B 3 (0)
2015–2017 Red Star 67 (4)
2017–2019 Cercle Brugge 54 (2)
2019–2021 Guingamp 32 (1)
2020 Guingamp II 1 (0)
2021–2023 Bastia 46 (1)
International career‡
2011– Gabon 68 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:15, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Lloyd Palun (born 28 November 1988) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in France, he represents Gabon at international level. [1] He plays as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder.

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Club career

Palun joined Nice after playing with local amateur clubs Martigues and Trinité. [2]

International career

Palun holds French and Gabonese nationalities. [3] He elected to represent the Gabon national team at senior international level. He made his debut on 9 February 2011 in a 2–0 victory over Congo DR. [4]

In 2012, he played in all four national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon reached the quarterfinals. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lloyd Palun au Red Star". L'Équipe (in French). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lloyd Palun, l'envol d'un Aiglon". Foot-Express (in French). 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Lloyd PALUN -".
  4. ↑ "Lloyd Palun, la révélation des Panthères du Gabon". Afrik (in French). 11 February 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "AfricanFootball - Gabon".
  6. ↑ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations matches".


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