Alassane També (born 26 January 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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and

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Club career

Early career

També started playing football in the streets of Villepinte, a city in the

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region. After playing for local side Villepinte FC, he joined

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(PSG) in 2002. In the

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, he established himself as a leader of his generation, being a

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from under-11 to under-17 level, while having teammates such as Chris Mavinga, Loïck Landre and Gianelli Imbula.

Paris Saint-Germain

During the 2008–09 season, També signed a three-year professional deal with PSG, and became at the time the youngest player to sign a professional contract for the club. També said "It means a lot for me to sign my first contract with Paris Saint-Germain. It's also great that the club is looking after their youth players. To sign at just 17 years of age a pro contract is simply fantastic, my dream came true but it's only the start for me. I have to keep on working and continue my development." Across three seasons, També went on to make 44 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain's reserve side in the

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(CFA). He never made a professional appearance for the club's first team.

Kortrijk

In January 2012, També signed for Belgian club Kortrijk. He made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012. També played and started most of the games during the second half of the 2011–12 season, helping his to reach the 2012 Belgian Cup Final against

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, where they lost 1–0 at the

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Genoa and Tondela

In February 2015, També signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with

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. On 13 July 2016, he joined

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team

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on a one-year deal.

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19 * Championnat National U19: 2010–11 Kortrijk *

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runner-up: 2011–12

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* 1992 births Living people French men's footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Paris Saint-Germain FC players K.V. Kortrijk players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Genoa CFC players C.D. Tondela players FCM Aubervilliers players UE Sant Julià players Football Club 93 Bobigny-Bagnolet-Gagny players Championnat National 2 players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Serie A players Primeira Liga players Championnat National 3 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Andorra 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub