Johan Gastien (born 25 January 1988) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club Clermont.

Career

Gastien started his career with his home-town club

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ...

and made his debut in the 2–1 victory over Libourne-Saint-Seurin in

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on 28 March 2008, coming on as a substitute for Ronan Biger. On 27 March 2010, he scored his first senior goal in Niort's 1–0 victory over Toulouse Fontaines, but was sent off later in the match. Gastien was part of the team that won promotion from the

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in 2010 and subsequently promotion back to Ligue 2 two years later. In total, he played 140 league matches during six senior seasons with the club, scoring 14 goals. On 25 May 2013, it was announced that Gastien had agreed a contract with Dijon for the 2013–14 season.

Personal life

He is the son of football manager and former player, Pascal Gastien. Johan has been coached by his father at Niort and Clermont.

Career statistics

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