Jean-Alain Andre Fanchone (born 2 September 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
![]() Fanchone in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean-Alain Andre Fanchone[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Mulhouse, France | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Strasbourg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Strasbourg | 61 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → Arles-Avignon (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → Watford (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Nîmes (loan) | 35 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Petrolul Ploiești | 16 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Brest | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Brest II | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | ASPV Strasbourg | 12 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Schiltigheim | 29 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Haguenau | 18 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Schiltigheim | 17 | (1) |
National team | |||
2005–2006 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2020 |
Fanchone won the Coupe Gambardella with Strasbourg in 2006, defeating Karim Benzema's Lyon in the final.[2] He signed his first professional contract in March 2008 with Strasbourg.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 8 August 2008 during a Ligue 2 match at Dijon and was credited with an assist on that occasion.[5]
In 2011, Fanchone joined Udinese. The following seasons he was loaned to Watford and Nîmes. In 2014, Fanchone was transferred to Petrolul Ploiești.[6]
Born in metropolitan France, Fanchone is of Guadeloupean origin. He has been selected for France at the U18 and U19 level,[7] taking part in the U19 European Championship in 2007.[8]