Khallil Moustapha Lambin (born 3 August 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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. Born in the Ivory Coast, Lambin also holds French citizenship.

Career

As a youth player, Lambin joined the

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in Thailand, before trialing for French

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side

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and

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in Qatar. At the start of 2012, Lambin moved to

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...

side Ahed for six months. He played seven games in the league, and scored a goal in six games in the

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. In summer 2012, Lambin signed for

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club

Ergotelis Ergotelis Football Club () is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, Crete, which competes in the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, FCA Heraklion A1, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, ...

. He played 27 league games, scoring four goals. On 12 August 2013, Lambin joined the

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club

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on a one-year contract. He moved to Israel in 2014, playing first for Hapoel Bnei Lod and then for

Maccabi Yavne Maccabi "Zvi" Yavne () is an Israeli football club based in Yavne. They currently play in Liga Alef. History The club was founded in 1962 and played in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football, up until the 1971–72 season, when they ...

in the

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. He scored 13 goals in 21 games that season. Lambin signed for

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side Patro Eisden in 2015, where he scored six goals in 24 games, before joining Shkupi in the

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the following year, playing 12 games and scoring 15 goals. In January 2017 Lambin moved to Switzerland, first playing for 2. Liga Interregional club

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, then moving to

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in the

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six months later. In January 2018, Lambin joined

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in a six-month loan.

Honours

Hapoel Bnei Lod *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

: 2014–15

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