Alban Lafont

Who they were

Personal life In January 2016, relatives of Lafont were among the 30 people killed in the Ouagadougou attacks when a group of gunmen opened fire in a Cappuccino restaurant. [ 1 ] On 25 September 2016, Lafont became the youngest ever footballer to be invited as a guest on French football programme Téléfoot . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] ^ Cite error: The named reference family was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ "Alban Lafont, le gardien que le monde entier envie au TFC" .

Alban-Marc Lafont is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Turkish Süper Lig club Amedspor. Born in Burkina Faso and raised in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Early life

Early life Lafont was born in Ouagadougou , the capital of Burkina Faso, to a French father and Burkinabé Dyula mother. [ 1 ] His parents separated when he was nine years old and Lafont moved to France to live with his father in Herault . His mother remained in Burkina Faso, where she later became a Member of Parliament for the People's Movement for Progress in the Burkina Faso National Assembly. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Lafont comes from a sporting family.

Path and career

Career statistics Club As of match played 17 May 2026 [ 1 ] Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Toulouse 2015–16 Ligue 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 — — 24 0 2016–17 Ligue 1 36 0 1 0 1 0 — — 38 0 2017–18 Ligue 1 38 0 1 0 3 0 — 2 [ c ]

Why this date

Alban Lafont appears on our January 23 calendar for 1999 as a birth entry.