Julien Ponceau

Julien Ponceau (born 28 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in Angola, Ponceau is a youth international for France.[2]

Julien Ponceau
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000
Place of birth Catumbela, Angola
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2013 US Saint-Évarzec
2013–2015 US Concarnoise
2015–2018 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Lorient II 41 (1)
2018– Lorient 57 (3)
2020–2021 → Rodez II (loan) 2 (1)
2020–2021 → Rodez (loan) 16 (0)
2021–2022 → Nîmes (loan) 38 (3)
International career‡
2018 France U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 France U19 12 (0)
2019 France U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:58, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Lorient

Ponceau is a product of Lorient's youth academy, having joined in 2015.[3] On 14 February 2018, Ponceau signed his first professional contract with Lorient, keeping him at the club until 2020.[4] He made his professional debut in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over Valenciennes on 14 August 2018.[5]

Loan to Rodez

On 5 October 2020, Ponceau extended his contract with Lorient until 2023, and signed for Rodez on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6]

Loan to Nîmes

In July 2021, Ponceau moved on a new loan to Nîmes.[7]

Personal life

Ponceau was born in Angola to a French father and Angolan mother, and moved to France at a young age.[8]

Honours

Lorient

References
  1. "Julien Ponceau". FC Lorient. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. "Julien Ponceau". FFF (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. "Julien Ponceau : L'amour du risque - FC Lorient". 5 December 2016.
  4. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Julien Ponceau - FC Lorient". 14 February 2018.
  5. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2018/2019 - 1er tour - Valenciennes FC / FC Lorient". www.lfp.fr.
  6. "Julien Ponceau prolonge et est prêté à Rodez". FC Lorient (in French). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. "JULIEN PONCEAU PRÊTÉ AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE" (in French). Nîmes. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  8. "FC Lorient. Julien Ponceau, l'envol du gamin de Saint-Évarzec". Ouest-France (in French).
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