Gauthier Descloux is a

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professional

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who is currently playing with

Genève-Servette HC The Genève-Servette HC (also called Servette or GSHC) is a professional ice hockey club based in Geneva, Switzerland and competing in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. The team plays their home games at the ...

of the

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(NL). He previously played with

HC Ajoie HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. HC Ajoie has won three Swis ...

of the

Swiss League The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, th ...

(SL) and with

HC Ambrì-Piotta Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Switzerland, Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and b ...

of the

(NL).

Playing career

Descloux made his professional debut with Genève-Servette HC during the 2014–15 season. The next year he was loaned to

for most of the season, including the 2016 SL playoffs. Descloux posted a .936 save % during the playoffs with a 1.77 GAA to lead Ajoie to the

title. Descloux was loaned to

to start the 2016/17 season. He played 16 games for the team, as well as 4 SL games with their affiliate, the Ticino Rockets. He again started the 2017/18 season on loan with Ambri-Piotta but was called back by Geneva at the start of the season to replace injured Robert Mayer. On October 18, 2018, Descloux was signed to an early 3-year contract extension by Genève-Servette. On February 3, 2021, Descloux agreed to an early four-year contract extension with Servette through the end of the 2025–26 season.

International play

Descloux made his debut with the Switzerland men's national team in November 2018 at the

Deutschland Cup The Deutschland Cup is an in-season international ice hockey tournament hosted by the German Ice Hockey Federation which has been contested in most years since 1987. Early years (1987–1997) In 1987, the German Ice Hockey Federation created the ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Descloux, Gauthier 1996 births Living people HC Ajoie players HC Ambrì-Piotta players Genève-Servette HC players Swiss ice hockey goaltenders HCB Ticino Rockets players Sportspeople from Fribourg