Louis Nganioni (born 3 June 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for Sète.

Career

Lyon

Nganioni began his career with various local youth clubs before joining

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as a youth player in July 2010 and made his professional football debut with Lyon B in 2013. In three years with the reserve side he appeared in 52 matches scoring one goal. Following his return to Lyon at the beginning of the 2017–2018, Nganioni did not make an appearance for Lyon's first team. At the end of the season, on 30 May, he went on trial with

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. Following his release by Lyon on 1 July, he trialled with Scottish side

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and Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien.

Utrecht (loan)

On 9 July 2015, Nganioni was sent on loan to

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club FC Utrecht. On 8 August 2015 he made his debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to

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. In his one season with the Dutch side he made 12 appearances.

Brest (loan)

After returning to Lyon, Nganioni was loaned to Ligue 2 side

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for the 2016–17 campaign. On 26 September 2016 Nganioni made his debut with Brest, appearing as a starter in a 2–1 victory over Stade de Reims. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 March 2017, opening the scoring in a 3–0 victory over

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Levski Sofia

On 31 August 2018, Nganioni signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian club

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Fremad Amager

On 5 September 2019 Danish 1st Division club

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announced, that Nganioni had joined the club. The deal was terminated by mutual agreement on 22 July 2020.

Personal life

Nganioni is of Congolese descent.

References

External links

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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