Julien Ponceau (born 28 November 2000) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for club
Lorient. Born in Angola, Ponceau is a youth international for France.
Club career
Lorient
Ponceau is a product of
Lorient's youth academy, having joined in 2015. On 14 February 2018, Ponceau signed his first professional contract with Lorient, keeping him at the club until 2020. He made his professional debut in a 1–0
Coupe de la Ligue
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win over
Valenciennes on 14 August 2018.
Loan to Rodez
On 5 October 2020, Ponceau extended his contract with Lorient until 2023, and signed for
Rodez
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on loan until the end of the
2020–21 season.
Loan to Nîmes
In July 2021, Ponceau moved on a new loan to
Nîmes
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.
Personal life
Ponceau was born in Angola to a French father and Angolan mother, and moved to France at a young age.
Honours
Lorient
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Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...
:
2019–20
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2000 births
Living people
People from Benguela Province
Footballers from Finistère
French men's footballers
France men's youth international footballers
Angolan men's footballers
French sportspeople of Angolan descent
Angolan people of French descent
Men's association football midfielders
Ligue 2 players
FC Lorient players
Rodez AF players
Nîmes Olympique players
Black French sportspeople
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