Baptiste Aloé (born 29 June 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Marseille

Aloé was born in

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and as a young boy played for his local club, E.S. de La Ciotat, before joining

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in 2003. He made his professional debut on 4 October 2012 in the 2012–13 Europa League campaign against Cypriot side

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in a 5–1 home win. He played the full 90 minutes as a right back. He made his first appearance in

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as a second-half substitute in the visit to

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on 2 November 2014, and played the whole of the 3–1 win at home to

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three weeks later. On 6 March 2015, he made his first professional goal against Toulouse FC. During this period, he took part in fourteen matches.

Loans to Valenciennes

In late August 2015, Aloé was loaned out to

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club

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

. At the end of October 2016, Aloé had to undergo meniscus surgery and was ruled out from football for at least a month.

Valenciennes

After two years of being on loan, Aloé signed on with a three-year contract.

Dinamo București

On 3 February 2022, he signed a contract with

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n side

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Nancy

On 15 July 2022, Aloé joined Nancy on a two-year deal.

International career

Aloé played twice for France at under-18 level in 2012. Aloé played once for France at under-21 level in 2015.

Career statistics

References

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Eurosport profile
1994 births Living people People from La Ciotat Footballers from Bouches-du-Rhône Men's association football central defenders French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Olympique de Marseille players Valenciennes FC players K Beerschot VA players FC Dinamo București players AS Nancy Lorraine players SAS Épinal players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Challenger Pro League players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga I players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub