Thomas Robinet (born 18 August 1996) is a French professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a forward for

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), commonly known as AS Nancy Lorraine, or simply Nancy, is a French association football club founded in 1967 in Nancy, Grand Est and located in Tomblaine, in the inner suburbs of Nancy. The club currently ...

Career

Robinet's youth career started at FCO Chandieu, before spending five years with

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

and then spending time at Saint-Priest. Whilst at Saint-Priest he was part of the ''Pôle Espoir'' (part of the structure of French Football showcasing young talent) in Dijon, and was signed by

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

into their youth system in 2011. He made his debut for Sochaux on 31 July 2015, in the first round of the

2015–16 Ligue 2 The 2015–16 Ligue 2 season was the 77th season since its establishment. Teams There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated to the same level, and three rel ...

season, coming on as a late substitute in the 0–0 draw at Clermont. His full debut came later the year, on 15 October, in the 1–0 win over Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C. On 20 January 2016 he signed his first professional contract with the club, committing himself to Sochaux until 2018. His first league goal for the club came on 12 August 2016, in a 2–1 victory at Clermont. In the summer of 2019, at the end of his Sochaux contract, Robinet left the club and signed for

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

side

FC Villefranche Football Club Villefranche Beaujolais or simply Villefranche is a French association football club founded in 1927. They are based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône-Alpes and play at the Stade Armand Chouffet in town. The team played one seas ...

. After scoring 9 goals in 22 league appearances, he moved to

Stade Lavallois Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second ...

in May 2020, signing a one-year contract, with an option for two more should Laval secure promotion.

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