Nicolas Borodine (born 5 April 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

club

Épinal Épinal (; german: Spinal) is a commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, south of Nancy. Épinal station has rail connecti ...

Career

A product of

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

's youth system, he made his senior debut on 6 November 2015, coming on as a substitute for Mouaad Madri in the 2–0 win against

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient province of Bresse ( frp, Brêsse, links=no). In 2018, ...

at the Stade François Coty.

Personal life

Born in France, Borodine is of Russian descent through his great-grandfather. His nickname is "Le Kosovar" (The Kosovar), due to his beard.

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Nicolas Borodine
at foot-national.com * * * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Lyon French men's footballers French people of Russian descent Men's association football midfielders AC Ajaccio players AS Saint-Priest players SAS Épinal players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub