Thomas Ephestion (born 9 June 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in

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, he plays for the Martinique national team.

Club career

On 27 January 2021, Ephestion joined RWDM on loan. On 5 July 2022, Ephestion moved to RWDM on a permanent basis.

International career

Ephestion's origin is from France's overseas region of

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

. He was called up to the

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for

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matches in March 2019. He made his debut for the squad on 23 March 2019 in a game against Guadeloupe, as a starter.

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* Living people 1995 births People from Sucy-en-Brie Footballers from Val-de-Marne Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers French people of Martiniquais descent Martiniquais men's footballers Martiniquais expatriate men's footballers Martinique men's international footballers Challenger Pro League players Valenciennes FC players Olympique de Marseille players AS Béziers (2007) players RC Lens players US Orléans players K.V.C. Westerlo players R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Championnat National 3 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National players Ligue 2 players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary French expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 21st-century French sportsmen {{Martinique-footy-bio-stub