Gaëtan Perrin (born 7 June 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for club Auxerre.

Career

Perrin is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his

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debut at 14 February 2016 against

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replacing Alexandre Lacazette after 88 minutes in a 4–1 home win. On 19 March 2016, he scored his first professional goal two minutes after having come onto the pitch, thereby helping his club to a 2–0 win against

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. On 9 January 2017, it was announced that Perrin would join

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side US Orléans on loan until the end of the season. Nine days later, however, the loan was invalidated by the National Directorate of Management Control's decision to prohibit recruitment by Orléans. The club subsequently sold

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and appealed the ban. Perrin eventually joined Orléans on a season-long loan on 21 June 2017. In January 2018 the loan was made permanent when Perrin signed a three and a half year contract.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perrin, Gaetan Living people 1996 births Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Olympique Lyonnais players US Orléans players AJ Auxerre players