Jonathan Ligali (born 28 May 1991) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Ligali was promoted to the

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

first team before the beginning of the 2009–10 season. He was given the squad number 30. On 1 December 2012, Ligali made his professional debut in a league match against

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

International career

Ligali was born in France, and is of Beninese descent through his mother. After representing France at youth level, Ligali switched his international allegiance to Benin in October 2018.

References

External links

Jonathan Ligali at ''Foot mercato''
* 1991 births Living people Footballers from Montpellier French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Beninese descent Men's association football goalkeepers Montpellier HSC players USL Dunkerque players Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Black French sportspeople {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub