Jean-Alain Fanchone

Jean-Alain Fanchone is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back and was born on 2 September 1988 in Mulhouse. He came through the youth system of Strasbourg, won the Coupe Gambardella with the club in 2006 by beating a Lyon side that included Karim Benzema in the final, and signed his first professional contract in March 2008. He made his professional debut on 8 August 2008 in a Ligue 2 match at Dijon, where he was credited with an assist. In 2011 he joined Udinese in Italy and was loaned to Watford and Nîmes before moving to Petrolul Ploiești in 2014. He is of Guadeloupean origin and was selected for France at under-18 and under-19 level, taking part in the 2007 European Under-19 Championship.