Loïc Chatton (born 26 February 1991) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for Breitenrain.

Career

Chatton made his professional debut with

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's first team in October 2008 against

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in the

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with a 2–0 victory. His first game with the Switzerland U-19 national team was on 21 April 2010 against Italy. On 31 October 2010, Chatton signed a five-year professional contract with

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in the

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. The club won the

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on 29 May 2011 (2–0 against

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). Although he played in all of the cup matches leading up to the final, he did not enter into the game on this 12th cup victory of the club. In July 2013, Chatton decided to join Neuchâtel Xamax FCS in the Swiss 1. Liga, the Swiss fourth tier, with some others national league players and helped the club to return to the Swiss Challenge League in 2015 with two successive championships and promotions. In August 2015, he was operated after a knee injury (meniscus and cartilage) contracted after the first season game and made his comeback on the field on 16 April 2016 against

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, after nine months without playing. With one goal in the last five games he took part to the surprising second place of his team in the CHL.

Honours

Sion *

: 2011

External links

*
Player interview at rts.ch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatton, Loic 1991 births Sportspeople from Biel/Bienne Footballers from the canton of Bern Living people Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Biel-Bienne players FC Sion players FC Lugano players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players FC Solothurn players FC Breitenrain Bern players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Swiss Super League players Swiss Promotion League players