Romain Achilli (born 15 February 1993) is a French

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who plays as a forward for Gallia Club Lucciana.

Club career

A former striker, Achilli gained his first call-up to the first-team of his hometown club

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in March 2013 against

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. He then made his competitive debut a few months later, in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Evian TG in December 2013, starting as a left-back. He debuted in Ligue 1 on 1 March 2014, in an away match against

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. In January 2016, Achilli signed for

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. In August 2017, Achilli returned to former club SC Bastia as one of four new signings announced by the club, which had played in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season but dropped to the fifth-tier Championnat National 3 after filing bankruptcy.

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* * 1993 births Living people French footballers Association football midfielders Ligue 1 players SC Bastia players Corsica international footballers Footballers from Corsica {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub