Gaël Lafont
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa U20 | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Burel FC | ||
| 2016–2023 | Marseille | ||
| 2025– | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Marseille B | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | France U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Gaël Lafont (born 7 June 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Under-20 squad of Italian club Genoa.
Early life
Lafont was born on 7 June 2006 in Aix-en-Provence, France. A native of the city, he has two older sisters.[1]
Career
As a youth player, Lafont joined the youth academy of Burel FC. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Ligue 1 side Marseille, where he played in the UEFA Youth League.[2] Subsequently, he was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2023. On 18 April 2024, he debuted for the first team during a 1–0 home win on penalties over Benfica in the UEFA Europa League.
On 12 August 2025, Lafont signed with Italian Serie A club Genoa.[3] He was assigned to their Under-20 squad in Campionato Primavera 1.
Style of play
Lafont plays as a midfielder and is left-footed. Speaking to French newspaper La Marseillaise in 2024, his OM teammate Sofiane Sidi Ali said that he "has a good quality of pass and he is intelligent in his movements".[4]
References
- ^ "Gaël Lafont, itinéraire d'un capitaine du cru qui rêve de ramener la Gambardella 45 ans après" [Gaël Lafont, itinerary of a local captain who dreams of bringing back the Gambardella 45 years later] (in French). La Provence. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Raimane Daou et Gaël Lafont, deux purs produits marseillais entrés en jeu en Ligue Europa" [Raimane Daou and Gaël Lafont, two pure Marseille products who came on in the Europa League] (in French). L'Équipe. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Lafont è un giocatore del Genoa" [Lafont is a Genoa player] (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Deux minots de l'OM font leurs classes en réserve" [Two OM kids are learning in the reserves] (in French). La Marseillaise. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
External links
- Gaël Lafont at Soccerway