Thibaut Margalet (born 3 January 1993) is a

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professional

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footballer who plays as a or . He previously played for

Ille-sur-Têt XIII Ille-sur-Têt XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Ille-sur-Têt, Pyrénées Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The club plays in the French Elite Two Championship. Founded in 1945 they play their home games at the Stade Jean ...

in the

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in the

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. and for FC Lezignan in the Elite One Championship.

Playing career

FC Lezignan

On 19 June 2020 it was reported that Thibaut, together with his brother Tristan, had both joined FC Lezignan in the

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Ille-sur-Têt

In 2021, Margalet re-joined

in Elite 2. In December 2023, Margalet was called up to play in Elite 1 for

Saint-Estève XIII Catalan Saint-Estève XIII Catalan are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Perpignan in the region of Pyrénées-Orientales in the south of France. Founded in 2006 following the transfer of Catalans Dragons from the French rugby league system ...

through the partnership agreement with Ille.

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