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Gaël Lafont
Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Aix-en-Provence, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	OM
Number	46
Youth career
–2016	Burel FC
2016–2023	OM
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	OM B	14	(1)
2024–	OM	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021	France U16	5	(0)
2024–	France U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Gaël Lafont (born 7 June 2006) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for OM.

Early life

Lafont was born on 7 June 2006 in Aix-en-Provence, France. A native of the city, he has two older sisters.^[1]

Career

As a youth player, Lafont joined the youth academy of Burel FC. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Ligue 1 side OM, where he played in the UEFA Youth League.^[2] Subsequently, he was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2023. On 18 April 2024, he debuted for the first team during a 1-0 home win on penalties over Benfica in the UEFA Europa League.

Style of play

Lafont plays as a midfielder and is left-footed. Speaking to French newspaper La Marseillaise in 2024, his OM teammate Sofiane Sidi Ali said that he "has a good quality of pass and he is intelligent in his movements".^[3]

References

^ "Gaël Lafont, itinéraire d'un capitaine du cru qui rêve de ramener la Gambardella 45 ans après" [Gaël Lafont, itinerary of a local captain who dreams of bringing back the Gambardella 45 years later] (in French). La Provence. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "Raimane Daou et Gaël Lafont, deux purs produits marseillais entrés en jeu en Ligue Europa" [Raimane Daou and Gaël Lafont, two pure Marseille products who came on in the Europa League] (in French). L'Équipe. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "Deux minots de l'OM font leurs classes en réserve" [Two OM kids are learning in the reserves] (in French). La Marseillaise. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

External links

Gaël Lafont at Soccerway

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