Lloyd Palun (born 28 November 1988) is a professional
footballer
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who most recently played for
Ligue 2 club
Bastia
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. Born in France, he represents
Gabon
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at international level. He plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundari ...
.
Club career
Palun joined
Nice
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after playing with local amateur clubs
Martigues
Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.
A di ...
and
Trinité.
International career
Palun holds French and Gabonese nationalities. 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
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.
In 2012, he played in all four national team matches at the
2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon reached the quarterfinals.
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Living people
1988 births
Sportspeople from Arles
Footballers from Bouches-du-Rhône
Gabonese men's footballers
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Gabonese descent
Men's association football midfielders
Gabon men's international footballers
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
FC Martigues players
OGC Nice players
Red Star F.C. players
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
En Avant Guingamp players
SC Bastia players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
Gabonese expatriate men's footballers
French expatriate men's footballers
Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
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