Émilien Gailleton
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Date of birth | 13 July 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Émilien Gailleton (born 13 July 2003) is a French rugby union player, who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Pau and the France national team.
Early life
[edit]Born in Croydon, England to a French father and a British mother,[1] Émilien Gailleton moved to Cahors, France at the age of three.[2] He started rugby for his hometown club in 2008, and then joined Agen as a junior in 2017.[3]
Club career
[edit]Gailleton made his professional debut with Agen on 15 October 2021 in a loss at Vannes, during the 2021–22 Pro D2 season.[4]
In December 2021, he signed with Pau and joined the Top 14 club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
International career
[edit]On 30 October 2022, Gailleton was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France senior team for the Autumn internationals.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Individual
- 1× Nuit du rugby Breakthrough Player of the Season: 2023[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gailleton gearing up for thrilling Six Nations Under-20s Summer Series". Isle of Wight County Press. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Corée, Adrien (11 February 2022). "Émilien Gailleton monte en puissance au centre de l'équipe de France U20". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Cornu, Pierre (24 February 2021). "SU Agen : Émilien Gailleton, joyau d'Académia". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Gailleton – Ramoka, ça fonctionne". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Azzola, Jean-Marc (30 March 2022). "Émilien Gailleton (SUA) : " Pau était la meilleure option "". Le Quotidien du Sport (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Cyril Baille de retour dans le groupe France, Emilien Gailleton appelé pour la première fois". L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Reyrat, David (20 November 2023). "Nuit du Rugby : élu meilleur joueur du Top 14, Antoine Dupont rafle (encore) la mise". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Émilien Gailleton at ItsRugby.co.uk
- France profile at FFR
- Section Paloise
- All.Rugby
Categories:
- 2003 births
- People from Cahors
- Living people
- French rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players
- Section Paloise players
- Sportspeople from Lot (department)
- Rugby union players from Occitania (administrative region)
- People from Croydon
- Rugby union players from the London Borough of Croydon
- French people of English descent
- France international rugby union players