Clément Jérôme Michelin (born 11 May 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He previously represented France at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20, and

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level.

Career

Toulouse

Michelin made his debut for

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side

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

on 20 September 2016 against

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, replacing Issiaga Sylla after 61 minutes in a 2–1 away win.

Lens

On 11 June 2019, Michelin signed a three-year contract with French club

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AEK Athens

On 5 August 2021, Michelin signed a four-year contract with Greek club

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Racing Santander

On 5 August 2024, after a two-year spell at

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

, Michelin joined Spanish

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side

on a two-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

France U19 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Michelin, Clement 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Montauban French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Toulouse FC players AC Ajaccio players RC Lens players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate men's footballers Super League Greece players AEK Athens F.C. players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Racing de Santander players Footballers from Occitania (administrative region) Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century French sportsmen