Sandy Paillot (born 27 February 1987) is a French

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who plays for FC Fleury 91. His primary position on the pitch is defender.

Club career

Paillot was promoted to the

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

first team for the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season. He was given the squad number 32, but later changed to 15. He made his club debut in Lyon's preseason tour of

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, as the club took part in the

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, and appeared in all four matches. In the season, Paillot appeared in Lyon's 4–0 victory over

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side

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in the

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, on 6 January 2008, as a substitute. He made his first team debut on 23 January, in Lyon's 2–0 win over

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is a French association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French ...

, again subbing in. On 31 January, Paillot joined

outfit

Grenoble Foot 38 Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble or GF38, is a French association football club based in Grenoble. The club plays its home matches at the Stade des Alpes, a sports complex based in the heart of the city, and wears white ...

, on loan for the remainder of the season. After returning to Lyon, it was announced that Grenoble were looking to secure Paillot on another loan deal. After weeks of speculation, it was finally announced that Paillot would return to Grenoble on loan, this time for the entire 2008–09 season. In 2009 he joined the club on a four-year contract. When Grenoble were liquidated in the summer of 2011, Paillot was without a club until signing a short term contract for

SAS Épinal Stade Athletique Spinalien Épinal is a French football club based in the commune of Épinal. They currently play in the Championnat National 2. Their kit colours are yellow and blue. They play their home matches at the Stade de la Colombière i ...

in December. After a good half-season, he left Épinal, but his search for another club was hampered by an injury whilst on trial with

FC Metz Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league sys ...

. Eventually he re-signed with Épinal for another half-season in December 2012. In the summer of 2013 Paillot signed a contract with

FC Rouen Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...

, but the club filed for bankruptcy before the season started, and in August Paillot signed a one-year contract with newly promoted

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side

Paris FC Paris Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade Ch ...

. Not retained by Paris FC, Paillot was without a club until signing for

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side

Limoges FC Limoges Football Club, founded in 1947, were a French association football team based in Limoges, France, last played in the sixth tier of the French football league system. They played at the Stade Saint-Lazare, which can hold 3,000 fans. The ...

in October 2014. In June 2015 Paillot joined

SO Cholet Stade Olympique Choletais is a French association football team founded in 1913. The club is based in Cholet, Pays de la Loire and play at Omnisports Stadium, which has a capacity of 9,000 spectators. They currently play in the Championnat Nat ...

. In January 2019, he moved to FC Fleury 91.

International career

Paillot was a unanimous selection to the French U-20 squad that participated in the 2007 Toulon Youth Festival. He remained eligible to participate in 2009 UEFA U-21 Championships, however he has yet to receive a call-up during the qualification phase. He did, however, receive his first cap and call-up to the France U-21 squad participating in a friendly against the

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Honours

Club

*2007

winner *

Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries. His ...

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International

*2007

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winner

References

External links

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