Julien Bailleul (15 February 1988 – 7 October 2011) was a French

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who played for

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and

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Club career

Born in the

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

region, Bailleul began playing football with the

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lille, Northern France competing in Ligue 1, the top division of Football in Franc ...

youth academy. He also played youth football for

CS Sedan Ardennes Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan (), is a football club based in Sedan, France. The club was formed in 1919 and plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located within the city. Despite ...

and

AC Cambrai Athletic Club Cambrésien is a French association football team founded in 1919. They are based in Cambrai, France and play in the Division d'Honneur Nord Pas de Calais in the French football league system. They play at the Stade de la Libert ...

Belgium

He played amateur football for SC Feignies from 2007 to 2009 before signing a professional contract with

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side R.A.E.C. Mons. The following season, Bailleul transferred to

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023 ...

side Sporting Lokeren but returned on loan to Mons in January 2011. Two months later he was forced to stop playing after suffering from illness.

Death

After battling the disease for several months, he died of cancer at age 23 in October 2011. He was buried in

Lambersart Lambersart () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. This commune is located in the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its northwest side. Inhabitants of the town are ca ...

on 11 October 2011.Bailleul wordt dinsdag begraven
- Belgiumsoccer

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Profile and stats
- Lokeren 1988 births 2011 deaths French men's footballers R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Deaths from cancer in Belgium Men's association football defenders 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1980s-stub