Alan Dzabana

Alan Dzabana (born 25 March 1997) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Le Havre.

Alan Dzabana
Personal information
Full name Alan Dzabana
Date of birth (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997
Place of birth Livry-Gargan, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Le Havre
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2004 AS Breuilloise
2004–2012 US Torcy
2012–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Lyon II 44 (19)
2018– Le Havre II 29 (9)
2018– Le Havre 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2019

Professional career

Dzabana first began playing football at the age of 5 with AS Breuilloise, moved to US Torcy, and in 2012 joined Olympique Lyonnais's famed youth academy.[1] On 9 March 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Lyon, keeping him at the club until 2020.[2]

Dzabana joined Le Havre AC on the last day of the winter transfer period, 31 January 2018.[3] He made his professional debut for Le Havre in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to FC Lorient on 5 March 2018.[4]

International career

Dzabana was called up to the Republic of the Congo national football team for a friendly against Mauritania on 15 March 2017, but he declined the selection as he needed time to reflect on who he wanted to represent.[5]

Personal life

Dzabana's grandfather, Germain, was a legend of Congolese football and represented the Republic of the Congo national football team at the 1968 African Cup of Nations.[6]

References
  1. "Alan Dzabana : "J'aspire à évoluer avec le groupe professionnel" – Olympique & Lyonnais". www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com.
  2. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Alan Dzabana – OLWeb.fr". www.olweb.fr.
  3. "Alan Dzabana Lyon Rejoint Le Hac". www.hac-foot.com.
  4. "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Domino's Ligue 2 – Saison 2017/2018 – 28ème journée – FC Lorient / Havre AC". www.lfp.fr.
  5. "Amical Mauritanie-Congo : La liste des joueurs retenus – DRCPF". drcpf.net.
  6. "Son grand-père, ce héros". 1 February 2012.
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