_1.jpg) Lafont with Toulouse in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alban Marc Lafont[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | AS Lattoise | ||
| 2014–2015 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Toulouse | 98 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Fiorentina | 34 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Nantes (loan) | 65 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nantes | 105 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | France U21 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024 | |||
Alban Marc Lafont (born 23 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Nantes. Born in Burkina Faso, he represents France at international level.
Having progressed through the academy of AS Lattoise, Lafont signed for Toulouse in 2014 where he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to play in Ligue 1 upon making his debut the following year. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the club across all competitions before joining Fiorentina in 2018. In 2019, he returned to France in a loan deal to Nantes; the deal was made permanent in 2021.
Lafont has also represented France at various youth levels, and featured for the nation at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59" [Official Press Release No. 59] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 2 October 2018. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Alban Lafont". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.