Julian Jeffrey Gaston Chabot (born 12 February 1998) is a German professional

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who plays as a centre-back for 1. FC Köln.

Club career

Chabot started his career with

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in 2010, before joining

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in 2014; he joined the reserve squad in 2016. In 2017, he joined Sparta Rotterdam, and made his

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debut for the club on 12 August 2017 in a game against

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. He then joined FC Groningen in 2018; he made 29 competitive appearances for the club during the 2018–19 season, scoring a goal and providing one assist, helping the club to an eighth-place finish in the

. On 24 May 2019, Chabot signed with

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club

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for €3.7 million, on a five-year contract that would keep him at the club until 30 June 2024; the deal officially went through on 1 July, once the transfer window had re-opened. On 24 September 2020, Chabot joined

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on loan until 30 June 2021. On 26 January 2022, he joined 1. FC Köln on loan until 30 June 2023. In May 2023, Köln announced that Chabot would join the club on a permanent basis and sign a contract until 2026.

International career

Chabot was born in Germany and is of French descent. He is a youth international for Germany, and has represented the nation at U17, U19, and U20 level.

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* Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Hanau Footballers from Darmstadt (region) German people of French descent German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football central defenders RB Leipzig II players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Groningen players UC Sampdoria players Spezia Calcio players 1. FC Köln players Eredivisie players Serie A players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub