Jean-Philippe Sabo (born 26 February 1987) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Gouvieux Gouvieux () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Geography The commune is served by the Chantilly-Gouvieux station on the RER D line or the TER trains from the Parisian Gare du Nord station. The town is located in the urban ...

, Sabo began his career with

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, making his debut during the 2007–08 season. Sabo spent the 2008–09 season on loan at

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

. In July 2009, Sabo agreed to spend the 2009–10 season on loan at

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French language, French: ; or ; , locally: ; ) is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a communes of France, French commune, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, and head o ...

. In the same month, Sabo's contract at ''l'OM'' was extended to June 2012. Sabo was released by Marseille in June 2012. In September 2012 he underwent a trial at

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional association football, football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of Footb ...

, which was unsuccessful. In October 2012, Sabo undertook a trial with English club

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. After leaving

RC Strasbourg Alsace Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a football in France, French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a p ...

upon expiration of his contract in June 2016, Sabo joined lower league side AS Erstein in the 2016–17 season hoping to return to professional football.

Honours

Marseille *

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