Chris Antoine Elogne Kablan (born 30 November 1994) is a Swiss professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left back
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.
Professional career
Kablan made his professional debut for
Thun
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in a 1–2
Swiss Super League
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loss to
FC Zürich
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on 30 July 2017.
On 17 June 2021, Kablan signed with recently relegated
Belgian First Division B
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club
Waasland-Beveren
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. The move reunited him with his former Thun coach
Marc Schneider.
On 24 January 2023, Kablan returned to Switzerland and signed with
Lausanne-Sport
Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tier Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League Season.
The ...
.
Personal life
Kablan was born in Switzerland to an Ivorian father and a Swiss mother. He also holds French citizenship.
References
7. https://www.24heures.ch/le-lausanne-sport-engage-le-defenseur-chris-kablan-119056776690
External links
Sport.De profile*
Thun ProfileSFL Profile
1994 births
Footballers from Lucerne
Swiss people of Ivorian descent
French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Living people
Swiss men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Luzern players
SC Kriens players
FC Thun players
S.K. Beveren players
Real Salt Lake players
Real Monarchs players
FC Lausanne-Sport players
Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
Swiss Promotion League players
Swiss Super League players
Challenge League (Switzerland) players
Challenger Pro League players
Major League Soccer players
MLS Next Pro players
Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States
21st-century Swiss sportsmen
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