Alan Dzabana

Alan Dzabana

Personal information
Full name	Alan Jadal Florian Dzabana
Date of birth	(1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Livry-Gargan, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sète
Youth career
2002–2004	AS Breuilloise
2004–2012	Torcy
2012–2017	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Lyon B	44	(19)
2018–2021	Le Havre B	32	(10)
2018–2021	Le Havre	11	(1)
2021	Red Star	8	(1)
2021–	Sète	35	(2)
2023	→ Borgo (loan)	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Alan Jadal Florian Dzabana (born 25 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sète.

Club 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]

On 31 January 2021, Dzabana joined Red Star until the end of the 2020–21 season.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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. "Red Star : deux recrues de L2 pour l'Etoile Rouge !" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 January 2021.
6. "Amical Mauritanie-Congo : La liste des joueurs retenus – DRCPF". drcpf.net. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017.
7. "Son grand-père, ce héros". 1 February 2012.

External links

• Alan Dzabana – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Alan Dzabana at Soccerway
• Alan Dzabana at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Le Havre Profile