Tristan Boubaya (born 2 October 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club Le Mans.

Career

Boubaya was part of the Nantes academy. He went on to play in the third and fourth tiers for Carquefou,

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, Fontenay,

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, and

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before signing with the reserve team of

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in the

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in August 2017. He would eventually be made captain of the reserve team. Boubaya made his first team debut for Lorient in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over

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on 14 August 2018. He played in his only Ligue 2 match with the club on 8 February 2019, a late substitute appearance against

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. In May 2020, Boubaya signed with

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side Concarneau. In May 2022, he agreed to join Le Mans in the summer.

Personal life

Boubaya was born in France, and is of mixed French and Algerian descent.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boubaya, Tristan 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor Footballers from Brittany French footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Association football midfielders FC Nantes players USJA Carquefou players SAS Épinal players Vendée Fontenay Foot players Les Herbiers VF players US Saint-Malo players FC Lorient players US Concarneau players Le Mans FC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players