Khallil Moustapha Lambin (born 3 August 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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. Born in the Ivory Coast, Lambin also holds French citizenship.

Career

As a youth player, Lambin joined the

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in Thailand, before trialing for French

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side

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and

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in Qatar. At the start of 2012, Lambin moved to

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...

side Ahed for six months. He played seven games in the league, and scored a goal in six games in the

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. In summer 2012, Lambin signed for

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club

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

. He played 27 league games, scoring four goals. On 12 August 2013, Lambin joined the

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club

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on a one-year contract. He moved to Israel in 2014, playing first for

Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Bnei Lod Rakevet F.C. () are a football club, from the central Israeli city of Lod. The club plays in an all-red kit, and are currently in , the third tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Lod Municipal Stadium. Histor ...

and then for Maccabi Yavne in the

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. He scored 13 goals in 21 games that season. Lambin signed for

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side

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in 2015, where he scored six goals in 24 games, before joining Shkupi in the

Macedonian First Football League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...

the following year, playing 12 games and scoring 15 goals. In January 2017 Lambin moved to Switzerland, first playing for

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club

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, then moving to

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in the

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six months later. In January 2018, Lambin joined

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in a six-month loan.

Honours

Hapoel Bnei Lod *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

: 2014–15

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Khalil Lambin Khallil Moustapha Lambin (born 3 August 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the Ivory Coast, Lambin also holds French citizenship. Career As a youth player, Lambin joined the JMG Academy in Thailand, before trialing for French ...

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