Lilian Raolisoa (born 16 June 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Angers Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...

Early life

Raolisoa is of Martiniquais and Malagasy descent and was born in

, and moved with his family to

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

at the age of two. He began playing football at the age of 7 with A. A. Grisolles, before moving to

Toulouse FC Toulouse Football Club () is a French professional association football, football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France, French football. Toulouse plays it ...

in 2011. He a stint with

AS Muret Amicale Sportive Muretaine is a club located in Muret, France. Founded in 1903, it is mostly known for its football teams. The women's team played in the highest level of league competition, Division 1 Féminine for ten consecutive seasons duri ...

. In 2017 he joined the youth academy of

Career

In 2018, Raolisa was promoted to Angers's reserves. In January 2023, he started training with their senior squad. He made his professional debut with Angers as a substitute in a 2–1

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

loss to

Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It competes in Ligue 2. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and ...

on 15 January 2023.

References

External links

Lilian Raolisoa
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Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Foot ...

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raolisoa, Lilian 2000 births Living people Footballers from Angers Footballers from Toulouse French men's footballers French sportspeople of Malagasy descent French people of Martiniquais descent Angers SCO players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Men's association football fullbacks 21st-century French sportsmen