Wilguens Paugain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilguens Raphael Polynice Paugain | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thomazeau, Haiti | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | AS Nomexy Vincey | ||
| 2008–2015 | Épinal | ||
| 2015–2019 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Nancy II | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | FK Auda | 21 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | SKN St. Pölten | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Zulte Waregem | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Haiti | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:19, 27 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Wilguens Raphael Polynice Paugain (born 24 August 2001) is a Haitian professional football player who plays as right-back for Zulte Waregem. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Career
Paugain is a youth product of AS Nomexy Vincey and Épinal, before moving to Nancy's academy in 2015 where he finished his development. He debuted with their reserves in the Championnat National 3 in 2019.[2] On 22 July 2022, he transferred to the Cypriot club Akritas Chlorakas.[3] In 2023, he moved to the Latvian club FK Auda.[4] On 31 July 2024, he transferred to the Austrian club Zulte Waregem until 2026.[5] On 1 February 2025, he joined Zulte Waregem on loan for the second half of the 2024–25 season.[6]
International career
Born in Hait, Paugain moved to France at a young age and is a dual-citizen. He played for the France U18s in friendlies in 2018.[7] In March 2025, he was called up to the Haiti national team for a set of friendlies.[8]
References
- ^ Wilguens Paugain at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Photos . La réserve de l'ASNL domine Forbach (3-1) dans le match au sommet de Régional 1". www.estrepublicain.fr. 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Football - Gazette des transferts. Le Spinalien Wilguens Paugain s'engage en première division chypriote". www.vosgesmatin.fr. 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Wilguens Paugain à la porte des Grenadiers - Sport Passion Info". sportpassioninfo.com. 23 November 2024.
- ^ "SKN St. Pölten verpflichtet Wilguens Paugain". www.skn-stpoelten.at.
- ^ "Wilguens Paugain tweede winteraankoop voor Essevee". Essevee Zulte Waregem. 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Vingt Bleuets sélectionnés". 31 August 2018.
- ^ Baptiste, Marc Gorvens (6 March 2025). "Emerson Laissé convoqué pour le match Haïti-Azerbaïdjan".
External links
- Wilguens Paugain at Soccerway
- Wilguens Paugain at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Wilguens Paugain at WorldFootball.net
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