Alexandre Lauray (born 18 March 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as

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for club

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Club career

Lauray joined the youth academy of

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in 2011, and moved to

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in 2018. Lauray made his senior debut with Bordeaux in a 3–0

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loss to

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), commonly known as A.S.S.E. () or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in ...

on 14 April 2019. In July 2019 he signed his first professional contract, for three years, with Bordeaux, and subsequently joined USL Dunkerque on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. In September 2020 he was loaned to Villefranche for the 2020–21 season. On 9 August 2021, he signed with

. He suffered a serious injury in a friendly in July 2022, sidelining him for an extended period.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lauray, Alexandre 1997 births Living people People from Les Sables-d'Olonne Association football defenders French footballers Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players USL Dunkerque players FC Villefranche Beaujolais players Le Mans FC players Sportspeople from Vendée Footballers from Pays de la Loire