Nabil Djalout

Nabil Djalout (born 28 March 1989) is a French international rugby league footballer who plays for AS Carcassonne as a second row.

Nabil Djalout
Personal information
Born (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–08 Saint-Esteve 9 2 0 0 8
2008–12 SM Pia XIII 38 18 3 0 78
2012–13 Lézignan Sangliers 3 1 0 0 4
2013–14 Palau XIII Broncos 2 1 0 0 4
2015–17 Saint-Esteve 19 6 0 0 24
2017 Catalans Dragons 1 0 0 0 0
2018 Sheffield Eagles 6 0 0 0 0
2018– AS Carcassonne 5 3 0 0 12
Total 83 31 3 0 130
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 France 3 0 0 0 0
As of 29 June 2019
Source: [1][2][3][4]

Background

Djalout is of French-Algerian heritage.[5]

Club career

Djalout began his professional career with Elite One Championship side Union Treiziste Catalane (now Saint-Esteve), he played in nine games and managed two tries in his first spell with the club.

Following his stint with Saint-Esteve, the second rower joined up with the SM Pia, also of the Elite One Championship. He spent four years with them from 2008–2012. In this spell he played 38 times and scored eighteen tries and kicked three goals. In his first season the club finished third in the division with 47 points collected. After this, they suffered back-to-back defeats in the play-offs. The following year the club finished fourth with 11 less points than before but were more successful in the play-off stages as they reached the final to be beaten by Lézignan Sangliers. During the 2010/11 season Pia picked up 50 points but again finished third in the league and lost in the Elimination Final stage of the play-offs. However, in his final season with the side they finally won the league with 46 total points. They again suffered a play-off Grand Final defeat by AS Carcassonne.

Djalout then joined Lézignan Sangliers in 2012, but he only scored once in just three appearances.

After this spell with another Elite One Championship team he joined up with 2014 Grand Finalists Palau Broncos, but he played even less here making just two appearances.

Having just played 5 times in two seasons and at two different clubs, Djalout rejoined his first club Saint-Esteve. From 2015–2017 he played much more frequently, making 19 apps in two seasons and racking up 6 tries. This new found good form attracted the attention of French Rugby league's best team the Catalans Dragons.

In 2017 he made his Super League debut, and only game, for the Dragons against the Huddersfield Giants.[6]

After having trials with newly promoted Super League side Hull K.R.[7]and turning down a new deal with Catalans, Djalout signed for English Championship outfit the Sheffield Eagles. He made his début against the Dewsbury Rams and impressed as the Eagles went down 20 points to 18. However, during a game against the Rochdale Hornets Djalout suffered an injury that turned out to be a ruptured Achilles tendon and this ruled him out for the rest of the season.

At the end of the season, Djalout's contract was not renewed with the Eagles and he returned to France to play for AS Carcassonne.[8]

International career

He featured for France in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup and played against England and Lebanon in the Group Stages.

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References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Catalans Dragons profile
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. itsrugby
  5. "French star Nabil Djalout's hard road to Rugby League World Cup". Daily Telegraph. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. "Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants". BBC. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. "Hull KR trialist Nabil Djalout will have chance to earn deal in friendly at FC". Hull Daily Mail. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. "Nabil Djalout: 'Revive me in France'". Treize Mondial. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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