Chris Antoine Elogne Kablan (born 30 November 1994) is a Swiss professional
footballer
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who played for
Belgian First Division B
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club
SK Beveren as a
left back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. In January 2023, he signed a 1-year contract with FC Lausanne-Sport.
Professional career
Kablan made his professional debut for
Thun
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the municipality has almost ...
in a 1–2
Swiss Super League
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loss to
FC Zürich
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on 30 July 2017.
On 17 June 2021, Kablan signed with recently relegated
Belgian First Division B
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club
Waasland-Beveren. The move reunited him with his former Thun coach
Marc Schneider.
Personal life
Kablan was born in Switzerland to an Ivorian father and a Swiss mother. He also holds French citizenship.
References
7. https://www.24heures.ch/le-lausanne-sport-engage-le-defenseur-chris-kablan-119056776690
External links
Sport.De profile*
Thun ProfileSFL Profile
1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Lucerne
Swiss men's footballers
Swiss expatriate footballers
Swiss people of Ivorian descent
French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Swiss Super League players
SC Kriens players
FC Thun players
Real Salt Lake players
Association football defenders
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Major League Soccer players
Real Monarchs players
MLS Next Pro players
S.K. Beveren players
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