Dylan Daniel Mahmoud Bronn (; born 19 June 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Servette. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team. Before becoming professional, Bronn played in the French lower leagues with

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, his hometown club.

Club career

Bronn was signed by

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in the summer of 2016, initially as a reserve team player on an amateur contract. However, first team manager Denis Renaud gave Bronn the chance to play in three of the side's pre-season friendly matches. His performances in these games led Renaud to hand Bronn his professional debut on 29 July 2016 in the 0–0 draw with

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on the first matchday of the year at the Stade René Gaillard. Over the course of the 2016–17 season, he became a regular starter for the first team, forming a central defensive partnership with

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. On 18 October 2016, Bronn was given a three-year professional contract by Niort. Bronn joined

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side K.A.A. Gent in 2017. He was elected best player of the season of KAA Gent for the 2018–19 season. He joined

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in 2020. On 12 August 2022, Bronn signed a three-year contract with

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in Italy. On 14 February 2024, Bronn was loaned by Servette in Switzerland.

International career

Bronn was born in France, and is Tunisian by descent through his mother, and German through his father. Bronn was called up to the Tunisia national team in March 2017. He won his first cap for Tunisia in a friendly match against

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on 28 March 2017, playing the whole match in a 1–0 defeat. In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia's final 23-man squad for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bronn goal.''

Honours

Tunisia *

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: fourth place:

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Servette FC *

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: winner: 2023-24

References

External links

Dylan Bronn
at the U.S. Salernitana 1919 website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronn, Dylan 1995 births Living people Footballers from Cannes French sportspeople of Tunisian descent French people of German descent Tunisian people of German descent Tunisian men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Tunisia men's international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Swiss Super League players Serie B players AS Cannes players Chamois Niortais FC players K.A.A. Gent players FC Metz players US Salernitana 1919 players Servette FC players Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century French sportsmen