Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet (born 31 October 1983) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. During his career, he played for

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and

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, as well as registering 16 caps for the France national team between 2012 and 2017.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Charente, Jallet began his career at his hometown club

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where he operated behind the striker. Tracked by the main club in the region,

, since 13, he was discouraged by his parents to pursue the move and he remained in Cognac.

Niort

Jallet finally joined Niort at 15, but his coach told his parents that he was "not good enough." Jallet dramatically improved after this. Following his training, he started numerous games in

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and Ligue 2 during his three seasons as a defensive midfielder there.

Lorient

In 2006, Jallet was transferred to

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, where he played as the side's third-choice right-back. After a successful tutelage as third-choice, Jallet eventually became a stalwart of the team.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 6 July 2009, Jallet joined

for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros, signing a four-year contract. He was recruited to provide competition for Ceará at right-back. Jallet made his first appearance in a competitive match with PSG against Le Mans in the second matchday of the

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season. Playing as a right midfielder, he scored his first goal one week later against

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with an assist from

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. During the next match, against

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, he delivered an assist a few minutes after he was substituted onto the pitch and marked the very end of game again with a goal. During his first season, Jallet's impact as a substitute with goalscoring potential was highly valued, though gaining a starting berth proved hard with the form of Ceará. Jallet scored again at the 19th match against

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, leading to a 4–0 victory for PSG. He ended the season with 11 assists. On 1 May 2010, at the Stade de France, Jallet won the

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with PSG after a 1–0 defeat of

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in the final. On 22 April 2011, he renewed his two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. On 2 October 2011, in the clash between PSG and

, Jaillet scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory with an assist from

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. He gained the confidence of new coach

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in a new position as

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, with Ancelotti preferring Milan Biševac at right-back. Jallet gained the captaincy late in the season following the dropping of Mamadou Sakho.

Lyon

On 24 July 2014, Jallet signed a three year deal with Olympique Lyonnais.

Nice

On 18 July 2017, Jallet signed with OGC Nice on a free transfer.

Amiens

On 23 July 2019, Jallet signed with

Retirement

Jallet retired after the 2019–20 season, despite Amiens offering to extend his contract for another campaign.

International career

Jallet was called up to the France national team by manager

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for a friendly against

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on 9 August 2012. In his second appearance, on 11 September 2012, he scored a goal against

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from a difficult angle. He played a total of 16 matches for the France national team.

International goals

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Honours

Niort *

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: 2005–06 Paris Saint-Germain * Ligue 1:

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, 2013–14 *

: 2009–10 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14 *

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Individual * Ligue 1 Team of the Year:

, 2014–15

References

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