Christophe Jallet

Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet (born 31 October 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back. During his career, he played for Niort, Lorient, Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, Nice and Amiens, as well as registering 16 caps for the France national team between 2012 and 2017.

Christophe Jallet
Jallet playing for France in 2014
Personal information
Full name Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet[1]
Date of birth (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983
Place of birth Cognac, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1992–1998 Cognac
1998–2003 Niort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Niort 98 (12)
2006–2009 Lorient 97 (3)
2009–2014 Paris Saint-Germain 143 (7)
2014–2017 Lyon 68 (3)
2017–2019 Nice 29 (1)
2019–2020 Amiens 12 (1)
National team
2012–2017 France 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Early career

Born in Cognac, Charente, Jallet began his career at his hometown club UA Cognac where he operated behind the striker.[2] Tracked by the main club in the region, Niort, since 13, he was discouraged by his parents to pursue the move and he remained in Cognac.

Niort

Jallet finally joined Niort at 15, but his coach told his parents that he was "not good enough." Jallet dramatically improved after this.[2] Following his training, he started numerous games in National and Ligue 2 during his three seasons as a defensive midfielder there.[2]

Lorient

In 2006, Jallet transferred to FC Lorient.[3] where he played as the side's third-choice right-back. After a successful tutelage as third-choice, Jallet eventually became a stalwart of the team.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 6 July 2009, Jallet joined Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros, signing a four-year contract.[4] He was recruited to provide competition for Ceará at right-back. Jallet made his first appearance in a competitive match with PSG against Le Mans in the second matchday of the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season.[5] Playing as a right midfielder, he scored his first goal one week later against Valenciennes with an assist from Stéphane Sessègnon.[6] During the next match, against Lille, he delivered an assist a few minutes after he was substituted onto the pitch and marked the very end of game again with a goal.[7] During his first season, Jallet's impact as a substitute with goalscoring potential was highly valued, though gaining a starting berth proved hard with the form of Ceará. Jallet scored again at the 19th match against Grenoble, leading to a 4–0 victory for PSG.[8] He ended the season with 11 assists.[9]

On 1 May 2010, at the Stade de France, Jallet won the Coupe de France with PSG after a 1–0 defeat of Monaco in the final.[10]

On 22 April 2011, he renewed his two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

On 2 October 2011, in the clash between PSG and Lyon, Jaillet scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory with an assist from Nenê.[11] He gained the confidence of new coach Carlo Ancelotti in a new position as midfielder, with Ancelotti preferring Milan Biševac at right-back. Jallet gained the captaincy late in the season following the dropping of Mamadou Sakho.

"Jallet is a player with great regularity. There is no tactical error, he is always focused, dynamic. I did not know Jallet but his performance has always been good. He is very professional. I think Jallet can be a good player for the national team." Carlo Ancelotti[12]

Lyon

On 24 July 2014, Jallet signed a three year deal with Olympique Lyonnais.[13]

Nice

On 18 July 2017, Jallet signed with OGC Nice on a free transfer.[14]

Amiens

On 23 July 2019, Jallet signed with Amiens.[15]

Retirement

Jallet retired after the 2019–20 season, despite Amiens offering to extend his contract for another campaign.[16]

International career

Jallet was called up to the French national team by manager Didier Deschamps for a friendly against Uruguay on 9 August 2012. In his second appearance, on 11 September 2012, he scored a goal against Belarus from a difficult angle. He played a total of 16 matches for the French national team.

International goals
Source:[17]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 September 2012Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Belarus2–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Jallet in 2011

Club

Niort

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

References
  1. "SAS Chrisalo". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
    "Christophe Jallet". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. Mestres, Antoine (31 July 2012). "Jallet, le dernier survivant". So Foot (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. Dussueil, Enguerrand (28 July 2006). "Tour de France du Mercato : FC Lorient". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "Christophe is Jallet Parisien", psg.fr, 6 July 2009.
  5. "Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Le Mans UC 72 ', lfp.fr , 15 August 2009.
  6. "Valenciennes FC 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain", lfp.fr, 22 August 2009.
  7. "Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Lille OSC", lfp.fr, 30 August 2009.
  8. "Paris Saint-Germain 4–0", lfp.fr, 23 December 2009.
  9. "Balance 2009–2010: Defenders " Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, psgmag.net, 19 June 2010.
  10. "PSG - Monaco : les notes du match". Foot Mercato (in French). 1 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. "Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais', lfp.fr , 2 October 2011.
  12. "Ligue 1 – Ancelotti veut voir Jallet en Bleu statement" (in French). Goal.com. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  13. "Transfer news: Christophe Jallet moves to Lyon on a three-year contract". Sky Sports. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  14. "Nice sign defender Christophe Jallet on free transfer from Lyon". ESPN FC. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  15. "CHRISTOPHE JALLET REJOINT L'AMIENS SC POUR UN AN !" (in French). Amiens SC. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  16. "Jallet retires". Ligue 1. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  17. Christophe Jallet at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. "Christophe Jallet". chamoisfc79.fr. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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